Local organizer of the ASEAN Coffee Federation: Can your team make 20 coffees in 15 minutes? How about 15 coffees in 10 minutes? The ASEAN Barista Team Championship (ABTC) is all about speed, accuracy, and craftsmanship! It is designed to show the pressure of what happens behind espresso bars worldwide. Within a limited time, baristas… Read More
Riding on the wave of a rising middle-income population, Asia and Southeast Asia are not only home to the world’s leading coffee-producing countries but are also quickly becoming one of the top coffee-consuming regions. Against this background, the ASEAN Coffee Institute (ACI) is determined to speak coffee in the Asian language. The ACI has spent 3 years… Read More
GCash and the Philippine Coffee Board have joined forces in 2023 to nurture a better and greener tomorrow by planting 223,000 coffee trees and its companion trees like madre de cacao, pine, and Alnus. The partnership’s shared mission aims not just to rebuild forests but also to uplift the lives of local coffee farmers and… Read More
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Gerry Roxas Foundation (GRF), together with the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. (PBCI), recently conducted a training of trainers program on coffee production, from farming to post-harvest processing, intended to standardize local practices among Indigenous Peoples organizations (IPOs) in Mt. Kalatungan, Bukidnon. The 3-day capacity-building activity… Read More
Published in Philippine Star on October 5, 2024 by Food For Thought columnist, Chit U. Juan October is National Coffee Month. What is our national coffee anyway? Is it the famous Barako or Liberica which people think is all coffee from Batangas? It is not from Batangas alone but is now grown in Cavite, Bataan,… Read More
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20-24 January 2024 – Rimini Expo Centre, Italy SIGEP is the unmissable event to discover the latest news, innovations, and trends in the Dolce Foodservice sector: raw materials and ingredients, machinery and equipment, as well as furnishings, packaging, and services. It is a unique meeting place to have a dialogue with companies and professionals, to… Read More
Originally from L.A. Taco, article written by Sean Vukan Let’s imagine this is a lightning round and you have 30 seconds to write down any sort of coffee terms you know. Common answers would most likely include, but not limited to: Arabica. Robusta. French roast. Coffee Mate. Italian Roast. Starbucks. Guatemala. Java. Kona Blend. Pumpkin Spice… Read More
Originally from Business World’s Agribusiness section; article written by Patricia B. Mirasol The coffee industry said it expects to benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, standing apart from the rest of the agriculture sector, which has raised the loudest objections against the trade deal. The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) already allows… Read More