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Bio-bean’s Biomass Pellets up to 50,000 tons of waste coffee grounds by the end of
Instead of throwing away tons of waste coffee 2016 and the factory will produce enough pellets to heat
grounds each year, Bio-bean will turn the used coffee about 1,000 homes by the end of this year.
grounds in to heating pellets, called Biomass Pellets. The
founder of Bio-bean Arthur Key said that the company
wanted to see waste coffee grounds disposed of in the
most transparent, sustainable and valuable way possible.
The company has recently started to send out a van to
pick up the waste coffee grounds from about 100 cafés
in Central London. The waste grounds are then brought
to a processing factory where the grounds are dried and
processed into pellets. Finally, as the pellets are burned
in boilers for heat, they can produce 150% more energy
than wood pellets. In addition, the leftover oil from the
processing of waste coffee grounds can be used to produce
biodiesel. It is expected that the company will to collect

One Tree for Every Bag by Starbucks Lavazza to Triple U.S. Revenue
On the National Coffee Day, Starbucks has This year, Italy’s biggest coffeemaker Lavazza is
announced its latest One Tree for Every Bag commitment investing over one third of its total budget in the U.S. Last
to help farmers in coffee growing regions that have been year, the U.S. sales was approximately $100 million and La-
most impacted by coffee rust. As the fungus has damaged vazza expects to double the sales by 2018 and finally triple
millions of coffee trees around the world, farmers are the revenue. Due to the increased demand for gourmet
extremely challenged to produce high-quality coffee beans. and specialty coffee in the U.S., Lavazza plans to expand
Therefore, through September 2016, Starbucks will plant its market with new products, including hot coffee, cold
a coffee tree for every bag coffee and coffee with milk and flavors, and a $20 million
of coffee purchased in a advertising and sponsorship budget. Lavazza entered the
participating U.S. store. U.S. in the 1990s and had struggled for a long time before
To start the program, getting to enjoy the success about 10 years ago when more
Starbucks will donate people started to look for specialty coffee. To achieve its
1 million rust-resistant new goal, Lavazza has been developing new recipes that will
seedlings and continue to satisfy the taste buds of consumers in the U.S.; however,
give away the seedlings its identity, quality and product philosophy will continue
according to the sales. This to be well maintained.
buy-one, give-one model
will help raise awareness
about the fungus that
has a serious impact on
coffee cultivation in Cen- Slow-Melting Ice Cream
tral America. This is good news for those who want to enjoy their
frozen treats a little bit longer. Teams of scientists at the
First Coffee Exports from South Sudan in Nespresso University of Edinburgh and Dundee have discovered a
Capsules naturally occurring protein, called BslA, that binds together
Nespresso and non-profit organization TechnoServe the air, fat and water in ice cream, making its texture con-
have been working with 500 coffee farmers in South Sudan to sistently smooth, and they have also found the method to
rebuild its coffee industry that almost died out during those produce it and incorporate it into ice cream. As the BslA
years of Civil War. On October 7, 2015, Nespresso launched keeps oil and water mixed well together, prevents air
the first exported coffee from South Sudan, called Suluja ti from escaping and coats the ice cream, it takes more time
South Sudan, meaning “beginning of South Sudan,” for sale for the ice cream to melt. As a result, the ice cream stays
only in France. This batch of coffee comes in Nespresso chilled long enough that it does not drip before one finishes
capsules and it is a limited edition. After trying the first it. Moreover, having this protein in the ice cream means
cup of South Sudan coffee, George Clooney, an advocate of that the fat content is reduced as some fat molecules are
South Sudan and the public face of Nespresso, has revealed replaced, resulting in lower levels
that the coffee “tasted just a bit better knowing that it was of fat and calories without
from people who have worked so hard for normalcy and any changes in the tastes.
peace.” Although the export volume is currently small, the It is estimated that the
companies plan to work with more farmers and it is believed slow-melting ice cream
that coffee has a potential to become the second-biggest could be available in
export of the country. the market within 3-5
years.

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