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Relationships are about more than just paying a good price for specialty coffee

Perfect Daily Grind

And while these actors can certainly play an important role, their presence in the supply chain can often mean that producers end up receiving a smaller percentage of the final price of each cup of coffee. As part of this, farmers can receive higher prices for their coffee. This is especially important to note.

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How does foreign exchange affect the price of coffee?

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For the most part, both the price of arabica and robusta rely on futures contracts. These are legal agreements to buy or sell a particular commodity at a predetermined price on a set date. Fluctuations in the market can influence prices paid by roasters and consumers and prices paid to farmers, as well as their production costs.

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How do increases in the price of coffee affect co-operatives?

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From early 2021 through until mid-2022, coffee prices increased steadily – with arabica futures reaching a ten-year high of US 258.95 However, in recent weeks, the global market price of coffee (also known as the C price) has fallen to an 18-month low of US 174.20 cents/lb in February 2022. How do coffee co-operatives work?

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Do specialty coffee consumers actually want to be more connected to farmers?

Perfect Daily Grind

You may also like our article on why more producers don’t market their own coffee. Forging connection to origin: a specialty “special” One of the main selling points of specialty coffee is that it is more sustainable, traceable, and transparent than commodity-grade coffee. But why is this?

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Franchise Portfolio Diversification: Trends Taking Shape in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, a CBS MoneyWatch article from June of this year cited several well-known fast-casual brands' move to boost prices as much as 4 percent to help offset higher labor and other costs. More recent price increases have nearly doubled this number. are the fast-casual franchise model of the future.

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Addressing deforestation in coffee production

Perfect Daily Grind

Sustainability continues to be a major focus across the coffee industry, specifically in coffee production. You may also like our article on carbon-neutral coffee production. Justin Archer is the Head of Sustainability at Sucafina , a sustainable farm-to-roaster coffee trader. Read on to find out what they said.

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Optimizing the Supply Chain: 3 Methods for Maximum Restaurant Efficiency

The Rail

While the industry has been clouded by a variety of pressures that defined 2023 (such as inflation and price sensitivity), Restaurant Dive predicts that such challenges may push restaurants to embrace new solutions this year. The value triangle refers to three primary points in business: speed, quality, and price.