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What’s New





        THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW














                                                        Peet’s Coffee Raises up

                                                        to US$50k for Women
                                                        Farmers in Colombia


                                                                                                                             Coca-Cola launches its new sparkling        4      A ‘sustainably-minded’ health bar that is
                                                            The 2020 anniversary blend of Peet’s Coffee has           1      water brand AHA recently, including seven          made from recycled coffee fruit by I Am
                                                        been released as a bid to support the Women’s Center for             flavors with two containing 30mg caffeine          Grounded is launched via crowd-funding
                                                        Entrepreneurship in Colombia. The program was initiated       added per can.                                     website Kickstarter.
                                                        by Peet’s Coffee with the Coocentral cooperative in the
                                                        Huila region and the Portland-based importer Sustainable
                                                        Harvest last year. The center provided business training
                                                        to 100 women to diversify their incomes and improve
        Events Postponed due to                         their financial resiliency.
                                                            Its limited-edition anniversary blend features 100
        the COVID-19 Outbreak                           per cent women-grown coffee from Colombia with tasting
                                                        notes of bright citrus and sweetness. This has been a
                                                        tradition since 1991, an origin-focused blend to celebrate
            As the World Health Organization (WHO) has   the brand’s anniversary.                                       2    Nespresso introduces Ispirazione Italiana,   5     Coffee for Peace, a USAID-sponsored
        officially named the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, many   It’s worth noting that for every bag sold, Peet’s Coffee   an intense coffee range. This collection also      initiative that works to develop, facilitate,
        event organizers are following local government and WHO   donates US$1 to the program to build up their communities   debuts two brand new blends enriching the         and promote the trade of traceable coffees
        advice to postpone planned trade shows. If you intend to   as well as improve their livelihoods.              current intense espresso and ristretto range, which   from historic conflict zones in Colombia, has
        attend such food and beverage expos in the upcoming                                                           is inspired by the culture and coffee traditions of   launched a brand new online micro-lot program.
                                                                                                                      seven Italian cities.
        months, please kindly check official sources for updates.
        We’ve listed a few key events with their revised dates for
        your reference.

        Greece Food Expo      UK Food Shows
        May 16-18, Athens, Greece   September 7-9, Birmingham, UK
        CFIA                  Alimentaria
        May 26-28, Rennes, France  September 14-17, Barcelona, Spain
        Hotelex Shanghai      World of Coffee
        June 15-18, Shanghai, China   October 15-17, Warsaw, Poland
        Vinexpo               MICE 2020                                                                                      Megmilk  Snow Brand, a Japanese dairy              Starbucks announces plans to invest
        July 8-10, Hong Kong, China  November 3-6, Melbourne, Australia                                               3      company, introduces the first functional     6     US$130 million to build a production
        FHA-HoReCa            FHA-Food & Beverage
        July 13-16, Singapore   March 2-5, 2021, Singapore                                                                   yogurt drink that it claims can relieve            facility known as Coffee Innovation Park
        Cibus International Food Exhibition  Foodex                                                                   allergy symptoms. The retail price in Japan is 120   in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. It would be the brand’s
        September 1-4, Parma, Italy  April 12-14, 2021, UK                                                            yen, or US$1.1.                                    first large-scale production roastery in China.


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