CQI in Brazil + One other Espresso Competition

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CQI and BSCA Companion on Espresso Training in Brazil

The Espresso High quality Institute (CQI) and the Brazilian Specialty Espresso Affiliation signed an settlement at World of Espresso Brussels to broaden CQI training in Brazil. Below the settlement, BSCA will distribute CQI instructional choices in Brazil whereas the teams search private and non-private funding to decrease scholar prices for Brazilian producers.

NCA Applauds Brazil Prompt Espresso Tariff Exemptions

The Nationwide Espresso Affiliation welcomed the U.S. Commerce Consultant’s announcement that espresso, together with unflavored immediate espresso, shall be exempt from new Part 301 tariffs tied to Brazil. The choice maintains present espresso exemptions whereas including unflavored immediate espresso, addressing a niche the NCA had flagged in a latest push to the Trump administration. 

One other Espresso Competition Debuts in Singapore

One other Espresso Competition 2026 is making its Singapore debut Sept. 3-6 at Guoco Tower City Park. The nonprofit, industry-led pageant is anticipated to characteristic 34 specialty espresso roasters, together with 19 Singapore-based roasters and 15 worldwide roasters from 9 international locations and areas throughout Asia and Europe.

ICO Says June Espresso Costs Fell 2.8% from Might to June

The Worldwide Espresso Group mentioned its Composite Indicator Worth averaged 248.90 U.S. cents per pound in June, down 2.8% from Might. Costs fell early within the month earlier than rebounding 17.4% from a June 9 low, with the ICO citing rising El Niño considerations and rainfall-related harvest slowdowns in Brazil’s arabica areas.

SCA Espresso Worth Evaluation Expands to Digital Platforms

The Specialty Espresso Affiliation’s Espresso Worth Evaluation is now out there by means of two new digital platforms: TheBeanGeek and Quantify CVA. TheBeanGeek presents a web-based CVA device, whereas Quantify CVA is an iOS and Android utility with multi-evaluator syncing, multilingual assist and PDF kind conversion.

Seattle Robust Espresso Relaunches Gofundme Amid Nestlé Dispute

Seattle Robust Espresso has relaunched a Gofundme marketing campaign as its trademark dispute with Nestlé continues. Nestlé, proprietor of Seattle’s Greatest Espresso, first challenged Seattle Robust’s federally registered trademark in 2025, and Seattle Robust says the corporate has since expanded the dispute to problem its brand and broader branding.

RoasTronix Companions on Greatest 100 Espresso Retailers USA

Missouri Metropolis, Texas-based RoasTronix has partnered with The World’s 100 Greatest Espresso Retailers to launch Greatest 100 Espresso Retailers USA. The brand new recognition program is meant to focus on U.S. cafes primarily based on espresso high quality, hospitality, innovation, buyer expertise and sustainability, in keeping with RoasTronix.

Each Half Espresso Roasters Raises $8 Million

Ho Chi Minh Metropolis-based Each Half Espresso Roasters has raised US$8 million in Collection A funding from present traders Openspace Capital and DSG Shopper Companions. The corporate mentioned the funding will assist retailer growth in Vietnam, e-commerce development, new gross sales channels, coffee-processing analysis and long-term partnerships with native farmers.

Kauai Espresso Appoints Mark Bogner Basic Supervisor

Kauai Espresso Co. has named Mark Bogner its new common supervisor following the corporate’s latest long-term lease settlement with landowner Brue Baukol Capital Companions. Bogner, who beforehand served as a advisor to Kauai Espresso, succeeds Brian Kubicki, who served as appearing common supervisor throughout a interval of uncertainty over the way forward for the three,100-acre farm, in keeping with a Kaua’i Now report. 

Carnival Reuses Espresso Grounds at Celebration Key

Carnival Company mentioned its Celebration Key vacation spot in Grand Bahama is receiving roughly 2,800 kilos of spent espresso grounds every week from Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras ship. The grounds are being composted on website and reused as fertilizer for landscaping, together with native palms and bushes.

ICYMI

Listed below are a few of DCN’s prime tales from the previous week…

Contained in the 2026 Espresso Barometer, Half 2: What Firms Are Not Saying

The espresso {industry} is awash in sustainability claims. What’s lacking, the 2026 Espresso Barometer finds, is proof that any of it’s altering the industrial phrases that dictate worth within the international espresso commerce… learn extra

World Espresso Innovation Summit Returning to London in October

The World Espresso Innovation Summit is returning to London this fall, with the two-day occasion scheduled for Oct. 21-22 on the QEII Centre… learn extra

Palm Oil, Cocoa, Espresso… Who’s Going to Are inclined to Tomorrow’s Massive Tropical Plantations?

Palm oil plantations, for one, are more and more scuffling with the sector’s declining attractiveness, which has hardly modified because the colonial period… learn extra

Practical Prompt Espresso Vendor Reformed Will get $22 Million Spherical

UK “practical espresso” and matcha firm Reformed has raised a US$22 million Collection A spherical led by Iris Ventures, with plans for a U.S. launch… learn extra

Overview: Espresso Sustainability Analysis is Rising however Fragmented

A latest assessment of greater than 20 years of espresso sustainability analysis discovered that whereas the sphere has grown significantly within the twenty first century, it stays fragmented… learn extra

Trade-Backed Research Says Espresso Pulp Extract Might Decrease Ldl cholesterol

A medical trial in Thailand discovered {that a} drink produced from arabica espresso pulp, the fruit materials usually discarded or composted throughout espresso processing, could modestly enhance ldl cholesterol markers in adults with weight problems… learn extra

NCA Makes New Push for Prompt Espresso Tariff Exemption Amid Brazil Talks

The Nationwide Espresso Affiliation is asking the Workplace of the U.S. Commerce Consultant (USTR) to spare unflavored immediate espresso from proposed new tariffs tied to separate commerce disputes and compelled labor… learn extra

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