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8 STiR coffee and tea / Issue 2, 2020 (April / May) 3 © 2020 October Multimedia Co. Ltd., STiR coffee and tea is published bi-monthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December by October Multimedia Co. Ltd. Printing and distribution overseen by October Inter Co., Ltd., Interchange 21 Bldg. Fl 32, Rm 3225, 399 Sukhumvit Road, North Klong Toey, Wattana, Bangkok, 10110 THAILAND. Tel +66 2 660 3789. E-mail: info@octobermultimedia.com www.octobermultimedia.com. All rights reserved. By-lined or initialed articles represent the opinion of the author. All articles published in STiR coffee and tea or www.stir-tea-coffee.com are copyrighted. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission. 22 Coffee Report - Starbucks' First Chinese Roastery - Coffee Good for Bones? - Nespresso Finds Child Labor 26 Tea Report - IBM's AI Tea Factory System - Oregon Tea - Mombasa Tea Auction Published by: October Multimedia Co. Ltd. ℅ October Inter Co. Ltd. Interchange 21 Bldg., Rm. 3225 399 Sukhumvit Road 32nd Fl. Bangkok, 10110, Thailand Tel +662 660 3789 Asia I Middle East I Africa Southern & Eastern Europe Glenn Anthony John October Inter Co Ltd Bangkok, Thailand Mobile +1 917 843 0000 or +66 818 299 409 gaj@octobermultimedia.com Representation for STiR The Americas Northern Europe Emerson Leonard Cardinal Media LLC 2 Glenfield, Barrington RI 02806 United States Tel +1 917 680 1050 edl@octobermultimedia.com Printing/Distribution overseen by: October Inter Co. Ltd. Distribution by: DHL Express International Published by: October Multimedia Co., Ltd. Printed in Thailand 1 2 18 Q|A Miguel Meza Green buyer, cupper, award-winning roaster 32 Lessons in Retail Resilience from China China's coffee growers survive a difficult year 36 India's Tea Industry Struggles To Flourish Showing deep cracks at age 70 42 IWCA Promotes Gender Equity in the Coffee Industry Locally driven, globally connected 46 Mexico Returns Now the world's eighth largest producer 50 Colombia Specialty Growers Go Direct-to-Consumer Farmers can now command fair prices 18 18 Q&A with Q&A with Miguel Meza Miguel Meza 32 32 China's China's Retail Retail Resilience Resilience ON THE COVER 1 The GIMA 595 capsule filling and sealing machine's flexible design makes customized solutions possible [www.ima.it] 2 IWCA Brazil Matas case study [IWCA Brazil] 3 Yeast-fermented natural and honey-processed coffees Miguel Meza Mombasa, Kenya tea auction Piero Bambi, La Marzocco