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Inside Coffee & Cocoa International, January 2012...
- Farmers less likely to secure high prices in 2012
- Climate problems rein in pace of African recovery
- El Salvador again hit by natural disaster
- 2014/2015 could see Brazilian production spike
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FAIRTRADE STUDY SUGGESTS ORGANIC BRINGS ADVANTAGES
A study addressing the fortunes of Fairtrade coffee farmers in Mexico concludes that there is a "small but positive advantage" to Fairtrade organic farmers. |
HERSHEY EXPANDS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES IN WEST AFRICA
The Hershey Company has announced details of a plan that it says will reinforce the sustainability of the cocoa sector in West Africa, where 70 per cent of the world's cocoa is grown. |
SLOW PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS NEW ICCA
Progress on bringing the International Cocoa Organization's new cocoa pact into force is proving to be slower than some hoped, but ICCO officials are far from disheartened. |
COCOA COULD HELP PREVENT COLON CANCER
A new study has indicated that eating cocoa could help to prevent intestinal complaints linked to oxidative stress, including the onset of colon cancer. |
SARA LEE SIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILIPS
Sara Lee has agreed to enter into a nine-year exclusive partnership with Philips for Philips-branded consumer coffee systems. |
STRAUSS COFFEE SIGNS DEAL WITH VIVA COFFEE
Strauss Coffee in Israel has signed an agreement with Viva Coffee in Germany that covers operation of a freeze-dried instant coffee production plant. |
BRANDED COFFEE SHOP SECTOR DEFIES ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
The UK branded coffee chain market has shown "incredible resilience," growing sales by 10 per cent to an estimated turnover of GBP2.1 billion, with the market doubling since 2005. |
UNILEVER MAKES BARRY CALLEBAUT STRATEGIC PARTNER
Long-term global partnership agreement to become Unilever's strategic global supplier and innovation partner of choice for its cocoa and chocolate needs. |
EUR15 MILLION INVESTED IN SUSTAINABLE COCOA
EUR15 million to be invested in sustainable cocoa via the Cocoa Productivity and Quality Programme partnership between farmers, international companies and civil society. |
CONAB PUBLISHES 2012/13 ESTIMATE
Brazil's official crop forecasting agency, CONAB, expects Brazil to produce between 48.97 million and 52.27 million bags of coffee during the 'on' season in 2012. |
EUROPEAN GRINDINGS TURN BEARISH
The European Cocoa Association has reported its fourth quarter 2011 quarterly grindings just 1.8 per cent higher year-on-year. |
HAITIAN CO-OPERATIVE TO RECEIVE RECOVERY ASSISTANCE
Two years after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, a co-operative organization is receiving support through a programme funded by other co-operatives around the globe. |
ILLY PREDICTS SIGNIFICANT FALL IN PRICES
Coffee prices could fall by as much as 23 per cent this year as Brazil prepares to harvest a bumper crop, Illycaffe's Chief Executive Officer, Andrea Illy, told Bloomberg recently. |
COFFEE AND CAFFEINE IMPROVE PRE-DIABETIC CONDITIONS
The National Coffee Association in the US reports that coffee and caffeine appear to reduce pre-diabetic conditions induced by a high-fat diet, according to a new Japanese study. |
ACDI/VOCA WINS AMARTA II PROJECT
ACDI/VOCA has won a contract to implement the 20 million dollar, five-year Agribusiness Productivity (AMARTA II) programme, funded by USAID. |
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