Sentences with phrase «coffee buyers»

Coffee is a commodity just like gas or cotton, so its future value is under constant speculation by commodity traders and coffee buyers alike.

While this amount of coffee doesn't even put Caribou in the top ten green coffee buyers in the world, it does mean they purchase more genuinely eco-certified coffee than at least five of the seven biggest buyers that disclose this data.

Starbucks buys nearly twice as much coffee grown under meaningful environmental standards than the four largest coffee buyers in the world combined.

To get an idea of why I find this so significant, we need put all of this in perspective by comparing it to the largest coffee buyer in the U.S., J.M. Smucker Company.

«Central America, in general, had a tough time with regard to quality this year due to weather,» said Shawn Hamilton, lead cupper and vice president of plant operations and coffee buyer for Java City.

How this stacks up against other major coffee buyers, with a footnote on Caribou stock ownership.

Under the leadership of coffee buyer and sustainability manager Kim Elena Ionescu, Counter Culture worked with Root Capital in piloting the scorecard last year with two of CC's suppliers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi.

Two of the giants in the corporate coffee world want to merge in an attempt to rival the world's current biggest coffee buyer, Nestlé.

The official results of the Rainforest Alliance Cuppings are publicized in key trade publications and media outlets and shared with coffee buyers around the world.

While the price of coffee has risen, some wonder why coffee buyers hadn't predicted the rise and scooped up bulk coffee beans while they were cheap.

I can't tell you how much I've learned from Counter Culture Coffee's sustainability and producer relations manager Kim Elena Bullock, Counter Culture director of coffee and co-owner Peter Giuliano and Intelligentsia's VP of coffee and green coffee buyer Geoff Watts.

On a practical level, it means coffee buyers (importers, roasters, and consumers) will have some objective benchmark (the Q coffee score) indicating the quality of the coffee, as well as the flavor profile.

It highlights how much «certified» coffee each buyer purchased, including Rainforest Alliance, Utz Certified, organic, Fair Trade, 4c, and the private initiatives of Starbucks (CAFE Practices) and Nestlé (Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality Coffee Program).

Julie, I have immense admiration for the zeal with which you undertake work that most coffee buyers, even from the most - respected companies, have never done!

In that role, he oversees the work of a team of seven green coffee buyers sourcing coffee from more than 30 Direct Trade partners in 14 countries.

Many factors are important and we needed a broader labeling,» said Minette Rosén, coffee buyer at Zoégas.

Shawn Hamilton is the Vice-President of Operations and Coffee Buyer for Java City, located in Sacramento, California.

In an upcoming post I'll look at similar data from another perspective: how much of this sustainably - grown, certified coffee is purchased by the each of the world's top ten major coffee buyers.

As it turns out Starbucks buys nearly twice as much verifiable, sustainably - grown coffee than the four largest coffee buyers in the world combined.

It is the development of best practices beginning with investment at the farm level and extending to the operations of coffee buyers and roasters in the United States and beyond.

Nestle is one of the world's biggest coffee buyers but its treatment of coffee farmers is not brilliant.

As green coffee buyers we have a responsibility to push importers, cooperatives or producers towards truly sustainable organic production, not just the execution of a system plan that is inspected on an annual basis.

Among the interesting data included is a summary of the green (unroasted) coffee purchases by each of the world's top ten coffee buyers for 2008.

Here, we'll look at which of the world's major coffee buyers / roasters are purchasing this coffee.

Isais's job as a coffee buyer (and Q Grader) is to select certified coffees that also meet his company's high standards for taste.

I'm not sure what it says about large coffee buyers that the supply of «sustainably» grown 4C coffee so widely outstrips demand, with less than 20 % of 4C coffee being sold as such.

JM Smucker's, owner of Folgers and other grocery and convenience coffee brands, is one of the world's largest coffee buyers.

All the knowledge in the world won't help a coffee buyer if the roaster doesn't provide enough information on where they get their beans.

Molly started with Farmer Brothers in 2010 as a green coffee buyer and has been critical in developing direct trade verified sustainable programs and growing Farmer Brothers» overall portfolio of responsibly sourced coffees and other products.

Alex Morgan, Director of Markets Transformation, hosted more than 250 coffee professionals — including green coffee buyers, exporters, producers and roasters — at the 14th annual Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Coffee Breakfast during the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Expo in Atlanta, Georgia in April.

Isais's job as a coffee buyer (and Q Grader) is to select certified coffees that also meet his company's high standards for taste.