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Catch Up

International Hub for Coffee Research and Innovation

Established

This is a place where science and technology are at the service of
the coffee industry, to achieve new quality goals. Both from the scientific
world and entrepreneurship, the ‘International Hub for Coffee Research and
Innovation’ was established on the initiative of two leading subjects in their
respective areas. The University of Camerino (Italy), is one of the oldest uni-
versities in the world, founded in 1336, and is now one of the most accredited
universities with international scientific collaborations in chemistry, physics,
biotechnology, food science. Simonelli Group has been in the professional
coffee machine sector for 80 years and, by paying particular attention to the
entire production chain, is now present in 120 countries around the world
with its two brands, Nuova Simonelli and Victoria Arduino.
Researchers working in the Hub can carry out their activities
in an integrated way, including university laboratories and the design and
production facilities, but always in an international context, that is of the
International Hub for Coffee Research and Innovation, a point of excellence
in knowledge and coffee know-how.
Under the coordination of a specifically formed scientific committee,
the centre, alongside its main research is also providing training for the entire
supply chain of operators and outreach activities in the relevant international
forums.

Number of Registered Coffee
Exporters is on the Rise

As a result of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation's (FNC) efforts to
promote direct coffee sales and increase the income of coffee growers, all natural and
legal persons registered as a coffee exporter have been able to export Colombian cof- The small-quantity coffee ex-
fee in small quantities via international shipping and express courier companies since port policy seeks to support producers
April 28 th. and small-scale coffee businesses in
Correspondingly, the number of registered coffee exporters has increased accessing new customers and markets
significantly over the past few months. This not only reflects the positive response of directly, when unable to do so in large
Colombian producers and exporters to the initiative, but also the potential increase in volumes.
small-quantity Colombian coffee exports that lies ahead. The FNC has innovative chan-
During May 2016, 40 new exporters were registered. This represented a 74% nels and programs that help coffee grow-
increase compared to the 23 new registrations formalized in April 2016 and a 135% ers who are interested in exporting their
increase compared to the monthly average of 17 new registrations between January coffee directly to increase their income
and March 2016. As of June 1st, the total number of active registered coffee exporters by facilitating their access to new high-
was of 331 (108 new registrations and 223 renewed registrations). value markets.

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