https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/by-region-coffee-beans/south-america/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Fri, 10 May 2024 16:31:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/10/juan-valdez-and-green-coffee-company-ink-deal-for-us-coffee-sales/ Fri, 10 May 2024 16:31:01 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179776 The owner of the Colombia-based Juan Valdez coffee chain announced a joint venture with United States- and Colombia-based Green Coffee Company for coffee sales in the U.S. and Canada. According...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/29/juan-valdez-actor-carlos-castaneda-of-colombia-has-died/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:42:06 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179511 Carlos Castañeda, a fourth-generation coffee farmer and actor known for portraying the iconic Colombian coffee figure Juan Valdez, died late last week. The Colombian national coffee federation (FNC), shared news...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/25/cotierra-raises-1-million-for-biochar-production-on-coffee-farms/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:58:42 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178714 A Swiss-Colombian startup called Cotierra has raised US$1 million in pre-seed funding to expand the development of its biochar solutions while promising to “decarbonize” coffee supply chains.  From its offices...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/05/starbucks-names-10-new-origin-grants-totaling-nearly-4-million/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:16:27 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178240 The Starbucks Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with global coffee giant Starbucks, has named the recipients of 10 grants worth nearly US$4 million. Each of the new grants support the Foundation’s...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/29/value-chain-study-explores-how-to-make-coffee-work-for-smallholder-farmers/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:08:26 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177825 Newly published research reinforces the idea that participation in the specialty coffee market has greater potential to improve small family farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. The catch is that participation in...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/28/new-consultancy-kune-brings-finance-and-sustainability-together/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:26:10 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177954 A new consultancy based in Central America called Kune (LinkedIn page) has planted itself squarely at the intersection of sustainability, coffee agribusiness and finance. Taking its name from the universal...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/28/futura-coffee-roasters-regenerates-into-new-southeast-portland-cafe/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:23:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178004 Two years removed from opening its first cafe and two months removed from expanding to both United States coasts, Portland, Oregon-based Futura Coffee Roasters just opened its fourth cafe overall....]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/27/colombias-fnc-launches-direct-trade-export-platform-cafix/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:27:55 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178121 [Note: This story has been updated since its original publication to include comments from a Cafix program representative.] The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) last week announced the launch of Cafix,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/15/san-franciscos-sae-coffee-sets-sights-on-superluxe-coffees/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:52:28 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177858 A new San Francisco-based company called Sāe Coffee Studio has grand ambitions to bring the highest of the high-end specialty coffees to more consumers. Signaling those ambitions loud and clear,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/06/brazils-expocacer-cooperative-opens-us-hub-in-delaware/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:55:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177648 One of Brazil’s largest coffee cooperatives, Expocacer, recently launched operations in the United States, opening a logistics hub in Delaware. The Patrocínio, Minas Gerais-based group — which currently exports green...]]>