STiR coffee and tea magazine

STiR coffee and tea 47 Single Serve Cup Filling & Sealing Machine Visit us at： Catching Cups Out Hot Sealing Nitrogen Flushing Lids Detecting Placing Lids Vacuum the Coffee on the Edge of the Cups Nitrogen Flushing Nitrogen Flushing Filling Coffee / Tea Nitrogen Flushing Cups Detecting Insert One-Body-Cups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 #723 Coffe Fest'17 Chicago, Jun 9-11 #1022 World Tea Expo'17 Las Vegas, Jun 13-15 Email: sales@eastsign.com #9262 NRA'17 Chicago, May 20-23 DCC-1-1500 *) Entry Level One Lane Machine, DCC-1-1500 *) One Machine, Different Cups *) Speed: 25~30 pcs / min *) Weight / Dimension: 880lb / 80'' x 26.5'' x 70'' *) Supply the Lids and the Welded Cups 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Advocates for Price Transparency Transparent Trade Coffee (TTC) is an advocate for price transparency. TTC is one of four projects at Emory University's Goizueta Business School that focus on appropriate compensation for specialty coffee growers. "Our goal is to treat the people that grow coffee, in the same way that we treat successful entrepreneurs," said Peter Roberts, TTC academic direc- tor. "Today, we spend a lot of time talking about yields, costs, living income, but very few companies share the price that they paid for their coffee, and in turn, what they sold it for." Markets today aren't structured to allow farmers to gauge how much they should receive for their coffee, he said. TTC maintains that commodity indices do not represent true coffee valuations in the specialty segment because they do not account for the qualities and quantities and origin conditions of coffees that are purchased. "This is rooted in the structural separation in where coffee is grown and where it meets the end market," said Roberts. Ideally, TTC would like to see specialty coffee divorced from the ICO's commodity price index. To do this, TTC is working closely with 30 roasters that are voluntarily sharing the price they paid for green beans. These prices are published online in charts that list averages per lot, cupping scores, and retail price when available. "Every negotiation benefits from benchmarks, this is a long-term education process," said Roberts. Learn more: www.transparenttradecoffee.org beans from multiple suppliers are mixed in a batch, for example, "it can cause a headache for traceability systems that don't cater to cascading traceability." Failure to provide complete or ac- curate reports required by third-party certifiers results in high grower turnover and inconsistent supply. "Co-operatives seem very concerned that the growers are not maintaining correct trace- ability records, or are fudging them to satisfy record keeping. This can result in rejected product or loss of customer confidence," says Whitehead. Software that reduces manual inputs can re- solve these concerns. "A good traceability system should justify to growers the exact grades and weights that were achieved, moisture levels, pre-process and post-process quality results, which must all tie back to the original delivery that should also be clearly documented," said Whitehead. Selecting the right system DeVries advises suppliers to fully understand what they are trying to achieve by adding traceabil- ity. "Don't just fall for the buzz or word or trend," stressed DeVries. "Take time to determine whether traceability systems fit what you are trying to achieve," he said. UTZ requires accessible, transparent documentation in its certification process. The certifier's software tracks coffee from origin and flow of commodities to reassure buyers that the coffee meets UTZ standards. Next generation software will further enrich the data and make it possible for buyers to trace coffee back to the individual farmers using GPS to pinpoint field locations. "In a perfect world, one software solution would magically suit every potential user. Unfor- tunately, it isn't so – generally speaking, any medium-to-large processor or co-operative will have special business process requirements not included with off-the-shelf software," said Whitehead. He suggests working with a vendor that has experience within the coffee sector, and can both react and adapt their system to address the specialized requirements of your business. Traceability requirements are constantly changing and so is the technology. "Choose a soft- ware vendor that will help your business meet its challenges not only today, but for many years to come," he advised. The integration of technology empowers buyers with increased visibility and insight, simply by sharing the information they routinely gather on the fields where their coffee is grown. Daan DeVries

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