Être Bon turns one

Singapore

Être Bon Gallery and Academy, Boncafé’s coffee gallery and training facility, turned one year old on 11 February. A year on from its launch and opening of doors to welcome coffee aficionados and barista potentials, Être Bon Gallery and Academy has gone through an exciting and eventful year of activities and events, bringing it to its very first milestone in 2010.

"Être Bon Gallery and Academy was a project that the Boncafé team was very excited to work on and bring to completion," according to Christian W. Huber, managing director of Boncafé International. "It was and is our hope to bring the Coffee Journey story to all who love coffee, as well as to help those who want to become skilled coffee baristas, to achieve their dream. It’s all about the art of being good."

4C grows in Vietnam

Vietnam

The 4C Association announced the opening of its fourth regional office, in Vietnam, during the major Workshop on Sustainable Coffee Development held in collaboration with the Vietnamese Department of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) last December 4 in Da Lat. After two years of operation in close cooperation with MARD, currently there are 12 registered and verified 4C Units in Vietnam. The production potential of these 4C Units accounts for 1.4 million bags of 4C compliant coffee.

New appointment at Lilla

Brazil

Lilla has appointed Fernando Oliveira as director of international sales.

In his new role Oliveira will lead the sales and marketing, as well as public relations. Oliveira has been with Lilla for over 15 years and his market knowledge and experience will be instrumental in helping Lilla to improve its market presence.

Coffee sales up 3%

Brazil

Brazilian coffee saw its share of the word market grow to 32% in 2009, according to the Council of Coffee Exporters (Cecafe).

It exported 30.3 million 60kg bags of coffee last year, an increase of 3% over 2008. However, earnings of US$4.27 billion represented a 10% drop over the previous year.

VIVA invests €50 mln

Germany

In Upahl, close to the A20 motorway in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Europe’s most modern freeze-dried coffee plant is currently under construction. And this was not initiated by one of the large German coffee corporations: the €50 million (US$67.75 million) plant is being established especially for the production of international sales brands.

By positioning itself as a ‘one-stop shop for your private label’, VIVA Coffee GmbH wishes to win commercial and industrial clients over for future private label projects.

Emilio Lavazza 1932 - 2010

In Memoriam

Lavazza Group announced the death of Emilio Lavazza at the age of 78, on February 16.

Lavazza was an extraordinary captain of industry, the man who helped make Lavazza the iconic coffee brand that it is today.

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