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Nuova Simonelli

Asia Pacific Office Opening

Nuova Simonelli Asia Pacific is the first commercial office,
showroom and training centre that the Italian company is opening
to serve its many customers and others working in this sector in the
vast area of Asia and Oceania.
The structure has already been operating at 61 Kaki Bukit
Ave 1 02-24 Shun Li Industrial Park and is expected to soon become a
centre for developing Coffee Culture, constantly hosting distributors,
customers and technicians, for both marketing activities and for
Wolfgang Puck’s professional training. The office and the showroom work closely
with the Training Centre, where distributors, customers and tech-
Coffee Pods nicians can continuously discuss all issues related to coffee and
cappuccino, receiving information and in turn providing input to
Goes Green develop the sector.

Nuova Simonelli Asia Pacific is not just a commercial
The convenience of using these pods leads to hub. The company wants to make this structure a Coffee Academy
environmental problem since the pods are usually made for Asia and Oceania. It is no coincidence that, right next to the
from partly-or non-compostable material. Fortunately, af- showroom, Nuova Simonelli will develop a real school for baristas
ter repeated attempts to develop more sustainable packag- managed by Santino Coffee, Nuova Simonelli’s longstanding official
ing, Wolfgang Puck is finally proud to introduce their 100% distributor. Nuova Simonelli Asia Pacific is therefore a centre meet-
compostable single-serve coffee pods. With the Biodegrad- ing the needs, which are very strong today, of all those operating in
able Products Institute (BPI) Certified 100% Compostable Asia and Oceania who want to thoroughly learn about everything
packaging film, the new pods can be discarded into the related to the world of coffee and to meet the ever growing need for
compost bin. They usually take one to four months to education.
decompose into natural elements which are beneficial to
plants and do not leave any trace metals behind!

Colombia Coffee Exports Increased

Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Despite these positive results, experts warn that the
Arabica coffee, produced a total of 944,000 60-kilo bags repercussions of El Niño on Colombian coffee growing will begin
in March 2016, an 18% increase compared to the 800,000 to appear in April.
bags produced in March 2015. Colombian coffee exports reached nearly 1.1 million
Year-to-date production was nearly 3.2 million bags, 60-kilo bags in March 2016, a 37% increase compared to the 786,000
a 9% increase compared to the 2.9 million bags produced bags exported in March 2015. Year-to-date exports were nearly
between January and March 2015. 3.3 million bags, a 13% increase compared to the 2.9 million bags
During the last 12 months (April 2015-March exported between January and March 2015.
2016), coffee production increased 17% by reaching 14.4 mil- During the last 12 months (April 2015-March 2016), coffee
lion 60-kilo bags. So far this coffee year (October 2015-March exports rose 19% by reaching 13.1 million 60-kilo bags. And so far
2016), Colombian coffee production was 7.3 million bags, an this coffee year (October 2015-March 2016), Colombian coffee
18% increase compared to the total bags produced between exports were nearly 6.8 million bags, a 14% increase compared to
October 2014 and March 2015. the 5.9 million bags exported during the same previous period.
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