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Volume 3, Number 1

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Maintaining the highest quality from crop to cup requires a blend of technology and know-how that only years of experience and innovation can provide. And no one knows this better than GEA Process Engineering - the company behind the world-recognised GEA Niro instant coffee plants. We have fine-tuned the process to ensure excellence and cost-efficiency at every stage – from the green beans to drying and packing – so you can supply customers with the finest coffee using a single production resource. Instant experience GEA Process Engineering A/S Gladsaxevej 305, DK-2860 Soeborg, Denmark Phone: +45 39 54 54 54, Fax: +45 39 54 58 00, gea-niro.food@gea.com, www.gea.com engineering for a better world Most who did explained they keep some around for use when they run out of bet- ter beans. Vietnam Serge Mantienne, director of Sustainabil- ity Management Services is working on sustainability development for ACOM in Vietnam. He presented a brief history of coffee in this Southeast Asian coun- try noting that today the crop is exported to 70 countries. His talk also addressed how the use of cheap fertilizers over the course of the past decade accounts for an increase of more than 50% while total acreage increased only 16%. Other notable changes to Vietnam's production include a large increase in certified coffees in the past few years. In 2011, such coffees totaled less than 100 metric tons compared to the more than 350 metric tons available today. Manti- enne included beans carrying certification or labels from UTZ, 4C, Rainforest alli- ance, and Café Practices in his report. Given the preference for quality in the cup, it comes as no surprise that only 8% admitted they drank instant coffee. Yunson Lee, vice president, Terarosa Coffee provides latest data on Korea's fast-growth coffee market. Photos on Pgs. 18-19 Courtesy of Matias Suater and Daniela Linares Xinia Chaves, vice minister of agricul- ture and livestock in Costa Rica presents on resilience.

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