Coffee

The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is the currently world’s largest coffee producer, will see its most suitable coffee-growing land decline by 79%. …
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Fancy a cup of lab-grown coffee? Finnish researchers have managed to produce coffee cells in a bioreactor using cellular agriculture. According to the team, it smells and tastes exactly like your regular cup, but comes at a fraction of the…
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The taste and smell of your morning coffee could be very different in a few years from now. In fact, it has probably undergone slight changes already due to climate change. In a new study, researchers found that shifting climate conditions…
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Starbucks has chosen Shanghai as the first destination for its Greener Store concept outside of North America. Opening this week, the new store is fitted with repurposed materials and zero-waste initiatives and marks the first in a series…
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Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, is going circular. In a new global campaign, the company will be serving handcrafted beverages in reusable cups, offering increased discounts for customers who bring in their own cup for a…
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Compound Foods, a San Francisco startup brewing coffee without any beans, has just secured $4.5 million in its seed round. The biotech has developed coffee that tastes, looks and smells and even the same caffeine dose as its conventional…
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One-third of this upcycled rain boot has waste coffee grounds and the other materials include coffee yarn and recycled plastic bottles.
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Through its coffee grounds recycle program, Starbucks Japan will deliver new menu options to consumers, and promote reusable cups.
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Coffee pulp, the byproduct of coffee production that ends up as waste, could be upcycled and used to speed up tropical forest recovery. In a new study, scientists found “dramatic” results, with a small forest emerging in post agricultural…
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Global coffee chain Starbucks recently announced that it will be introducing Swedish food tech Oatly's dairy milk alternative made from oats at all its outlets across India, in order to offer consumers more plant-based options. Oatly…
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Global coffee chain Starbucks recently announced the launch of its new plant-based food options in two major Middle Eastern markets, including 190 outlets in the city of Dubai. Developed in collaboration with California-headquartered food…
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Nescafé has announced that it will launch a line of vegan flat white latte pods in the U.K that will be available in almond, oat, and coconut variations. With this launch, the company hopes to meet the demands of the people in the U.K. who…
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Hong Kong and Australia-based siblings Herman, Sharon and Chamani Wong started Beams Coffee after a stressful experience that saw Herman go through heart surgery, when the trio decided to create a brand “allows everyone to take control of…
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Coffee chain giant Starbucks is now testing vegan cashew-based cream cheese from plant-based brand Miyoko’s Creamery at one U.S. location. The move comes after the company launched its campaign to increase the number of plant-based options…
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Starbucks Hong Kong has just announced the launch of its plant-based menu, which features three vegan-friendly plant-based coffees and two new vegetarian meal options made with Impossible Foods’ plant-based breakfast sausage. The expansion…
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Tata Starbucks, the joint venture that owns and operates Starbucks outlets in India, has just opened two new stores in Delhi and Mumbai that are entirely run and operated by female staff. The new all-women Starbucks stores are a part of…
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The humble hemp plant is having a moment in our fair city. Hong Kongers in the know have been using CBD for a couple of years now (and we've banging on about it for a while), but suddenly it seems CBD is everywhere. Your aunt's tried a CBD…
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Following Starbucks’ highly publicised company-wide pledge to become more eco-friendly this year, the global coffee giant is now hoping to be able to remove the additional fee for drinks that use plant-based milks shortly. Starbucks’…
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In addition to bringing about frequent disasters, rising temperatures and extreme unpredictable weather events, the consequences of climate change extends to the staple foods we consume daily. One of these is coffee, which is already being…
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A new investigation by Channel 4’s current affairs programme Dispatches has revealed that coffee chain giant Starbucks and Nespresso are sourcing their beans from suppliers who are using child labour. The television exposé showed children…
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In her fourth column for Green Queen, environmental activist Smita J asks some tough questions about our global food systems and their reliance on Big Food's over-processed, industrially farmed commodities, shares her learnings from a…
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