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Coffee News Recap, 20 May: Brazil’s coffee exports hit four-year low, PRF Colombia awards scholarships & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The three-day conference includes a number of sensory science-focused seminars and workshops led by academic researchers and specialty coffee professionals. Tue, 10 May – Nespresso partners with zero-waste fashion start-up to create sneakers made from recycled coffee grounds. Take a look.

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Wasting Away: Reducing Food (and Energy) Waste for Restaurants

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The Food Service Tecnology Center (FSTC) held two educational seminars in June covering the relationship between food and energy waste. The discussion was lively and the speakers covered all aspects of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. Richard Young, Director of Education. Specifically, if you cook less food, does that lower the energy bill?

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Coffee News Recap, 16 Sep: Brazilian coffee export revenue up by 61.4% in 2022, EU votes in favour of anti-deforestation law & other stories

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Huhtamaki and Stora Enso to implement single-use cup recycling programme in Europe. The scheme aims to recycle around half a billion paper cups in the first two years. The event, which will be held at the Nau Bostik cultural centre, will include 30 exhibitors, several coffee competitions, and lectures and seminars.

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Coffee News Recap, 18 Nov: PRF El Salvador announces speaker line up, arabica futures drop to 16-month low & other stories

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The festival includes an extensive tradeshow, educational seminars and workshops, the annual Coffee of the Year competition, and the Brazilian Cup Tasters and Brewers Cup Championships. The roaster now uses recyclable coffee bags, and its Nespresso-compatible coffee pods can be recycled using the UK PodBack scheme.

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Coffee News Recap, 2 Dec: World AeroPress Championship Finals take place in Vancouver BC, Canada, two Peet’s Coffee California locations vote to unionise & other stories

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The EU’s final approval of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mean companies are required to use as little packaging as possible, and that governing bodies will need to ensure that 65% of all packaging waste (including coffee capsules and single-serve products) is recycled by end of 2025.

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Coffee News Recap, 11 Nov: Hawaiian coffee farmers facing “one of their worst years for production”, Brazilian coffee farmers default on contracts for second consecutive year & other stories

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The sixth annual festival will be held at the Fort Mason Centre for Arts and Culture, and will include an extensive tradeshow, workshops, and seminars. The two-day event will also feature a tradeshow, seminars, panel discussions, workshops, and coffee tastings. San Francisco Coffee Festival to be held on 12 and 13 November 2022.

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