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... the vietnamese coffee industry's plan to retain up to 500,000 tonnes of beans for six months will significantly reduce the supply from the southeast asian country, already the world's top exporter of robusta variety used for making instant coffee ... "the plan has now won consensus at all ministries and sectors concerned," chairman luong van tu of the vietnam coffee and cocoa association, or vicofa, told reuters after the association met on friday to review production and assess the 2010/2011 crop harvesting ... "this work will now become regular each year," he said, referring to the plan which now still requires government approval before banks can start giving funds to coffee exporters for their domestic purchases ... global coffee prices are now at their highest in many years, with robusta coffee in sight of its two-year high of $1,975 a tonne and arabica coffee nearing its 13-year high of $2 ... traders said with vietnamese coffee prices hitting 25-month highs earlier this week, farmers were encouraged to speed early harvesting in the central highlands coffee belt, but the government may delay a final decision on the stockpiling plan ... earlier this year vietnam had planned to stockpile 200,000 tonnes of coffee but failed to reach the targeted volume, and domestic businesses only bought about 63,000 tonnes ... slow trade in vietnamese coffee in the past month, with sales totalling around 100,000 tonnes, or less than 10 percent of output, could lead to a buildup in stock when the harvest peaks from late november and prices could crash, an exporter said ... the country's coffee association has sought to boost prices by saying output from the upcoming harvest would fall 10 percent ... chairman tu said a 20 percent fall in output expected in the provinces of gia lai and kontum following a drought earlier this year coupled with smaller bean sizes and the fact that a third of coffee trees are nearing or exceeding their 25-year production life contributed to the decline

... gikas cited nestle sa, mcdonald's, coca-cola co and procter & gamble co as some names linked to possible buyout interest in the specialty coffee firm ... "single-cup brewing is a major consumer trend that will lead to short-term and long-term conversion of home coffee brewing, and keurig is, and will continue to be, the leading player in the sector," canaccord genuity's scott van winkle wrote in a note ... vermont-based green mountain -- founded by bob stiller with the proceeds from his 1980 sale of cigarette paper maker e-z wider -- has grown rapidly in large part due to its razor/razor blade business model -- selling coffee machines to consumers at cost so it can then sell its k-cup coffee refills at an attractive margin ... pinheiro reckons suitors are more likely to be beverage firms or a coffee market leader ... coffee company is starbucks corp, which already partners kraft foods inc on tassimo, a rival single-cup brewing machine ... home coffee market ... ric rhinehart, executive director of the specialty coffee association of america, said, "it might make sense (for nestle to buy green mountain) because nestle has essentially no roasting ground presence in the u

... since the crop losses were not expected to be significant in volumes, coffee dealers said the storm did not impact arabica coffee futures trading on ice futures u ... coffee prices soared to a 13-year top earlier this month, underpinned by fund buying and tight global supplies of washed arabica beans ahead of colombia and central america's upcoming growing seasons ... we need coffee but we're not there yet," said one new york coffee dealer ... the region has already been battered by months of heavier-than-usual rains that have flooded sugar cane fields, blocked roads and collapsed bridges connecting remote coffee farms ... the coffee cherry picking season begins in october and if infrastructure damage is not fixed soon, growers will have trouble transporting workers to fields and moving their coffee for export, farmers and exporters say ... "we have a disaster in the road system in the coffee growing areas," asterio reyes, the head of the honduran coffee association told reuters in an interview late sunday ... "if we don't cut the coffee on time, it can ferment ... the actual coffee trees were largely spared, however, he said ... too much moisture can hurt coffee trees if they develop disease or fungus

... the nescafé plan contains a set of objectives which will help nestlé further optimize its coffee supply chain ... in addition to the chf 200 million invested over the past ten years, nestlé will invest chf 500 million in coffee projects by 2020 ... the rainforest alliance, an international non-governmental organization, will support nestlé together with other partners of the sustainable agriculture network (san) and the coffee association, 4c, in meeting the nescafé plan objectives related to farming ... over the next five years, nestlé will double the amount of nescafé coffee bought directly from farmers and their associations, eventually purchasing 180,000 tonnes of coffee from around 170,000 farmers every year ... with the support of the rainforest alliance and the 4c association, all directly purchased green coffee will meet the internationally-recognized 4c sustainability standards by 2015 ... in addition, 90,000 tonnes of nescafé coffee will be sourced according to the rainforest alliance and sustainable agriculture network (san) principles by 2020 ... under the nescafé plan, nestlé will distribute 220 million high-yield, disease-resistant coffee plantlets to farmers by 2020 ... through partnerships with public and private institutions in a number of countries, including mexico, thailand, the philippines and indonesia, nestlé has already distributed over 16 million coffee plantlets over the past ten years ... nestlé is also expanding its technical assistance programmes, in which nestlé agronomists provide advice on farming and post-harvest practices, to over 10,000 coffee farmers a year ... nestlé ceo paul bulcke said: "we are proud that nescafé, the world's leading coffee brand, gives its name to this global initiative which creates value across the coffee supply chain, from farmers to consumers to us ... " tensie whelan, president of the rainforest alliance, added: "the nescafé plan is about looking ahead, to the future of coffee farming

... the family-run seller of grocery brands like don francisco's and cuban coffee staple cafe la llave espresso in july introduced its don francisco's family reserve line in southern california, ahead of a national launch ... the move, which pits the company against formidable players like starbucks corp and peet's coffee & tea inc in the supermarket aisle, reflects how u ... coffee drinkers are graduating to higher-quality brews -- from home ... "once you taste good coffee, you don't go back," said company president pedro gavina, who like other roasters compares the trends in the coffee market with the increasing sophistication in the u ... "we have the heart of a coffee farmer," gavina said ... coffee market growth of more than 25 percent between 2009 and 2014, with annual sales increasing to $59 ... but demand for upscale coffee far outpaces that: the specialty coffee association of america said sales of upscale coffee are growing at about 5 percent to 6 percent a year ... "the shift towards upscale coffee is continuing, but an increasing number of consumers are preparing upscale coffee at home due to the recession," said ed weiss, author of a recent study for packaged facts ... "the upscale coffee business at retail is extremely competitive, but smaller marketers such as peet's have made impressive gains in recent years," weiss added ... cuba to los angeles founder francisco gavina abandoned a thriving coffee business in cuba after communist revolutionary fidel castro seized power in 1959 ... " the family now roasts 40 million pounds of coffee a year -- more than peet's 25 million to 30 million pounds, but significantly less than starbucks' 367 million pounds ... the company gets around 18 percent of its revenue from a deal that makes it one of a handful of drip and espresso coffee suppliers to mcdonald's, said leonor gavina-valls, the roaster's vice president of marketing

... in 2003, demand for instant powder coffee went up 17 per cent in germany, with cappuccinos accounting for 85 per cent of the segment, according to the latest figures from the german coffee association

... us federal regulations on using the term "organic" only went into full effect on monday, but they are already rapidly transforming a niche of the coffee industry and will cost consumers more, experts say ... "i think we're looking this year at sales growth of our double certified line in the region of 50-60 per cent as some of our larger customers distribute (organic coffees) to more mainstream channels," said rick peyser of green mountain coffee roasters based in waterbury, vermont ... organic coffee is grown without prohibited synthetic substances ... organic coffee is very much west coast, so the impact will be even greater to the east coast roasters because it is a smaller part of most people's businesses," said donald schoenholt, president of gillies coffee co ... " higher prices aside, the consumer of organic coffee should be better off with the new regulations ... you must meet the federal rules," said lynn moorer, director of operations and general counsel for the organic crop improvement association international, of lincoln, nebraska ... in the long run, it gives us more legitimacy in the eye of the consumer," said adam tietelbaum, co-founder of the organic coffee association ... larger coffee and food companies have either purchased an organic coffee line or are shopping for acquisitions ... tietelbaum started adam's organic coffees in 1992 in oakland, california, and it was snapped up by peerless coffee co ... the frontier coffee organic coffee brand was purchased by green mountain coffee roasters last year, and several roasters of organic coffee told reuters they have been approached with tempting buy-out offers in recent months ... "it's like a dot-com rally for the organic coffee world," said one west coast roaster, referring to the prices being offered to some organic roasters

... danisco, the danish company which claims to be the world's leading supplier of flavours to the coffee industry, has launched a new concept - danisco seasonal coffee flavours ... the campaign was designed to help create partnerships between danisco and coffee roasters, helping them to build their business by appealing to the ever changing demands of flavoured coffee drinkers ... "studies show that flavoured coffee drinkers don't necessarily like the flavour of coffee ... summer flavours, including homemade vanilla ice cream, peanut butter cookie, apple crisp, s'more and caramel corn, were introduced at the specialty coffee association of america's annual specialty coffee conference in early may

... everyone wants to be involved in a "hot" consumer trend - like the cold coffee that is due to appear in supermarkets across the us, reports reuters ... pre-packaged coffee drinks from pioneer starbucks' started migrating to store shelves in 1996 ... despite an uneven track record, food and beverage companies are now rushing to appeal to the tastebuds and life styles of the twenty-something coffee bar set with pop-the-top, sweetened, iced cappuccino-like drinks ... " iced coffee is consumed mostly by 18- to 24-year-olds, more than twice any other age group, according to the nca's 2001 national coffee drinking trends survey ... of 107 million daily coffee drinkers, the national coffee association found there were two million daily drinkers of iced/cold coffee beverages, an additional six million weekly drinkers, plus another 41 million occasional drinkers, all of whom are just as likely to drink the beverage in the afternoon or evening as in the morning ... ready-to-drink coffee has long been a booming beverage market in japan, where sales outstrip soft drinks, and coffee can be conveniently purchased from vending machines ... "coffee drinks are not going to be the next bottled water or sports drinks ... sales of shelf-stable - not refrigerated or frozen - iced coffee products from the top ten brands in supermarkets, drug stores and mass merchandisers were up 6 ... we are a $350 million to $400 million retail category, with bottled frappuccino 90 per cent of the ready-to-drink category," keith reimer of the north american coffee partnership said, referring to starbucks' trademark bottled drink ... "we are targeting anybody who likes coffee," said john imbesi, president of north american beverage ... planet java now has three flavours to appeal to the hip coffee-drinking set - javadelic, a low-fat offering, caramocha which is a coffee chocolate-caramel flavour, and tremble with enhanced caffeine