Coffee has fuelled people’s mornings for hundreds of years, and like other fuels, it comes with its own unique environmental issues. As one of the largest agricultural commodities in the…
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International Coffee Day puts farmers first
Coffee lovers around the world will celebrate International Coffee Day on Tuesday 1 October. While coffee consumption has doubled in the last 40 years, the amount that coffee farmers are…
Read MoreBean There roars into Bloomingdales
American luxury department store chain, Bloomingdales, will stock Bean There Coffee during the month of July to celebrate the launch of Disney’s The Lion King. The live-action remake of the…
Read MoreAfrica Day – Celebrating African coffee
Africa Day, which takes place on 25 May aims to celebrate the continent’s vibrant and diverse history and identity. One of the continent’s biggest exports is coffee, with the Sub-Saharan…
Read MoreBarista to businessman
The South African market is a cutthroat place to set up shop and many entrepreneurs struggle to find their footing. For local success story Khanyiso Dumisana of Journey Coffee, his…
Read MoreCoffee lovers can now tip the farmer
A new initiative called Tip the Farmer is bringing South Africans closer to the people who grow their coffee. Launching on National Coffee Day, which takes place on 29 September,…
Read MoreClimate change heating up the coffee industry
Good quality coffee could become a luxury product, priced out of the market. The culprit is climate change, with altered temperatures and rain patterns taking a toll on the conditions…
Read MoreThe surprising role of coffee in business
Many of the most powerful business ideas have been hatched over a cup of coffee. Multi-million dollar lines of code, grand mergers, groundbreaking innovations and classic works of art have…
Read MoreBean There launches limited edition roast
Bean There Coffee Company, South Africa’s first roaster of certified direct fair trade coffee has launched their latest, limited-edition Olga’s Reserve. Founder Jonathan Robinson was introduced to coffee by his…
Read MoreBean There launches limited edition roast
Bean There Coffee Company, South Africa’s first roaster of certified direct fair trade coffee has launched their latest, limited-edition Olga’s Reserve. Founder Jonathan Robinson was introduced to coffee by…
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