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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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2025 Cocktail/Beverage Trends Ingredients on the Rise Super Juice Acid correction is a technique that allows bartenders to sustainably mimic flavors not locally available, such as using acid-corrected local citruses in Roatán in the Caribbean to replace lemons in cocktails.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

This set the precedent for future astonishing auction prices, which have since surpassed US $10,000/kg. With the 2025 BoP auction scheduled for 6 August, all eyes will be on the bidders of the 97- and 98-point coffees, as many eagerly anticipate the extent of the prices they’re willing to pay. in the year-ago period.

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Coffee News Recap, 20 Jun: NCA report says specialty coffee consumption is at 14‑year peak, Vietnam robusta exports hit record high & other stories

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As the C price dips to multi-month lows, this challenge may become easier to achieve. New York City, New York, US) Wed, 18 Jun – Coffee futures drop to multi-month lows as illycaffè CEO projects arabica prices to stabilise at US $2.50 cents/lb – the lowest price since late January.

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Coffee News Recap, 27 Jun:  WoC Geneva hosts four World Coffee Championships, Starbucks denies complete sale of China division & other stories

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Homegrown rivals like Luckin and Cotti are outperforming the coffee giant, offering consumers similar quality drinks at a fraction of the price. In a bid to compete, Starbucks announced its first-ever price drop in China in mid-June, lowering the price of selected drinks by an average of 5 yuan – although it denied a price-war strategy.

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How does foreign exchange affect the price of coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

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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7 key restaurant revenue streams to prioritize in 2024

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Profitability remains a challenge for many restaurants, especially with prices for ingredients and labor going up. Special events and private dining Special events and private dining provide restaurants with the opportunity to charge premium prices for customized menus and exclusive services.

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Coffee News Recap, 7 Oct: Severe weather forecast across several of Brazil’s coffee-growing regions, Nestlé commits US $1 billion to sustainable coffee production & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

As part of the initiative, local artists in three US cities – Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Portland, OR – designed street art murals to raise awareness of sustainability issues in the coffee supply chain. Nestlé commits US $1 billion to support sustainable coffee farming. Nestlé is aiming to sustainably source 100% of its coffee by 2025.