SULU PRINCESS USES COFFEE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE
By Yvette Tan, published by Manila Bulletin on March 3, 2019 Women are natural peacemakers. In the case of Sulu Royal Coffee, the peacemaking is literal. Princess Kumala “Lalah” Shug Elardo, of the Royal House of the Sultanate of Sulu, was born in Panamao, a remote, high conflict area in Sulu. She grew up… Read More
COFFEE CAPITAL PERKS UP
by Linda B. Bolido, published by Philippine Daily Inquirer on February 10, 2019 The municipality of Amadeo in Cavite is out to reestablish itself as the undisputed coffee capital of the Philippines. As part of this drive to restore its reputation as the country’s top coffee producer, Amadeo is reviving the annual Pahimis Festival,… Read More
SPECIALITY & FINE FOOD ASIA BREWS EXCITING EVENTS THIS JULY 2019
Speciality & Fine Food Asia (SFFA) is Southeast Asia’s leading trade show for artisan, gourmet and fine food & drink. It provides distributors, retailers, restaurateurs, , chefs and more from the foodservice, retail and hospitality industries an excellent platform to source new products for their business, meet new suppliers and gain the latest industry insights.… Read More
TRADING COFFEE
If you ask the blue-suited men in the New York and London commodity exchanges, coffee is a commodity that they trade every day and that is the subject to the simple law of supply and demand. That’s what we know determines the global coffee prices. Many factors affect supply: the supply from Brazil may be… Read More
A FUTURE HARVEST
LANDBANK and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently launched a financing facility to boost the agriculture sector in and around the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and its neighboring conflict-affected areas, and to help promote lasting peace and development in the region. LANDBANK President and CEO Alex Buenaventura, Office of the Presidential Adviser on… Read More
THE COFFEE DINNER
It is said that the best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. As Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. (PCBI) seeks to inspire unity and participation for the future of Philippine coffee, the board, led by Nicholas Matti and co-chaired by Pacita Juan, has decided to adopt the famous London Coffee Dinner concept to bring… Read More
OCTOBER 2018 COFFEE COURSES
INTRODUCTION TO ROASTING October 6, 2018 9 AM – 2:30 PM Commune Café and Bar Lyndon Realubit, roasting consultant and trainer, will take you through the process of choosing green beans and the basics of roasting. This hands-on course includes the science of how coffee changes from green beans to the brew that you… Read More
IF YOU WANT PREMIUM COFFEE, ORDER A PEABERRY
Is it a coffee bean? Or is it a pea? Or is it pea bean? Whatever you may call it, this is a highly-prized coffee bean that may be an Arabica or even a Fine Robusta. I first came across the peaberry when it was touted to be a Tanzanian peaberry. At the time I… Read More
