STiR coffee and tea magazine

10 STiR coffee and tea / Issue 5, 2017 (October / November) NEWS Starbucks Rosalind Brewer ICO Harvest Forecast The International Coffee Organiza- tion projects a record harvest of 153.9 million 60-kilo bags in 2016/17. Arabica is expected to reach 97.3 million bags. Demand is expected to be 155.1 million bags, resulting in a 1.2 million bag deficit. Exports are significantly ahead of 2016 through July, passing 100 million bags. Colombia doubled exports compared to last year at 11.2 million bags since October 2016, up 11.6%. But in Brazil July exports fell to 1.75 million bags, the lowest level since February 2004. Shipments from Vietnam were 1.55 million bags, down 30% compared to the same period in 2016. Rosalind Brewer Named Starbucks America's Group President and C.E.O. Rosalind Brewer, a former presi- dent and c.e.o. of Sam's Club and a Starbucks board member, has been named Americas group president and chief operating officer. Brewer, has more than 30 years of management experience and more than 10 years of experience leading multi-national retailers. "I am honored that Roz is joining Starbucks in this capacity and playing an important role with an accomplished team of senior leaders that reflects the strength and diversity of our organization," said Starbucks president and c.e.o. Kevin Johnson. Brewer will be responsible for business operations, product innovation, store development, and supply chain. She reports to Johnson and began work Oct. 2. She will be based in the Seattle headquarters. Researchers Say Bee Declines Put Coffee in Jeoparty A new study identified coffee's dependence on bees as a significant threat in regions where higher temperatures reduce both the number and variety of these industrious insects. Coffee is not completely reliant on bees to pollinate, but insect pollination makes better fruit, and increases yield by 20 to 25%, observed reseachers in a peer-reviewed article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Ideally the farms will be served by at least five of the many thousands of compet- ing species of bees. The study shows that increased temperatures are likely to make the coffee lands uninhabitable for hives. Bee-suitable habitat is shifting away from the places where arabica thrives. By 2050 climate change could also limit coffee produc- tion to a much smaller range. One solution is to improve the habitat for bee colonies by creating zones where the bees can find shade and water. The authors concluded that reduced coffee suitability and bee species diversity could affect more than one-third of the future coffee-suitable areas "but all future coffee-suitable areas will potentially host at least five bee species, indicating continued pollination services." Nespresso Promotes Sustainability Nespresso has launched a new global marketing campaign promoting the sustainable aspects of its operations. The ad campaign features Colombian coffee farmers in Jardin who describe how a local coffee mill improved coffee quality and reduced the workload. Nespresso created the AAA Sustainable Quality Program in 2003. There are six videos in the series. www.sustainablebrands.com NUCOFFEE Switches to Sustainable Green Coffee Paper Bags NUCOFFEE, a platform developed by Syngenta, that supports all fronts of coffee chain, has switched to sustainable green coffee bags made of paper by Brazilian manufacturer Klabin. "High-barrier paper bags are recyclable and produced from renewable natural resources, with the raw material coming from Klabin's planted and certified forests," the company said. This new packaging is one of the most efficient solutions in preserving the original characteristics of specialty coffees destined for export, according to researchers at Federal University of Lavras. Roberta Armentano Rossi, trade operations manager at NUCOFFEE said the bags enable the company to expand its product offering for exports with more resistant and recyclable packaging. "This partnership added value and brought us a new market opportunity," Rossi said. Klabin's high-barrier paper bags are made of high-strength extensible paper, are airtight due to a closure system that consists of a high-barrier film that offers protection from light, as well as an easy open system that facilitates bag opening.

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