by andrew | May 18, 2022 | business, economy, featured, industry, retail, starbucks
Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to be on of those network talking heads in an impromptu live discussion about the retail market for coffee in China on CGTN, the China Global Television Network. In retrospect, I might have addressed some of the questions a... 
by andrew | Oct 2, 2021 | agriculture, business, economic development, economy, featured, industry, marketing, news, origin, quality, women
The International Trade Centre released an updated version of the Coffee Guide yesterday. The date (October 1st) is also International Coffee Day, a holiday established by the ICO to celebrate the importance of coffee production to humanity. In practice, it is mainly... 
by andrew | Aug 9, 2021 | agriculture, economy, industry, news, origin, quality, sustainability
Key coffee market points Commodity coffee market prices remain extremely volatile Frost damage to Brazil’s crop caused a 37% price increase in July within a two-week period Internal market prices will rise smallholder coffee producing countries, but quality and trade... 
by andrew | Jul 29, 2019 | economy, industry, origin, policy
Introduction Coffee is a significant cash crop in Papua New Guinea (“PNG”), providing incomes for more than 2.43 million people that represent a large percentage of the country’s rural population (CIC, 2017; World Bank, 2019a). Many of the more than 37% of Papua New... 
by andrew | Jul 5, 2015 | business, economy, industry, news, roasting, sustainability |
Last week’s interview with the New York Post was a quick one: J.M. Smucker, major producer of American grocery store retail coffee brands Millstone, Dunkin’ Donuts, Folgers and others announced a 6% price cut and smaller package sizes in order to attract... 
by andrew | Oct 1, 2014 | economy, retail, starbucks
Successful Korean coffee retail cafe chains like Caffe Bene and Paris Baguette already have dozens of locations within the United States and are eyeballing thousands of units in the next decade. What makes these brands so appealing to American consumers and can they... 