Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover exclusive financial news about the food & beverage industry. 62-year-old Edgar Correa, a fourth-generation Colombian ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. This infographic, created by Chuck Patton of Bird Rock ...

While not a new concept, the specialty coffee industry has embraced “direct trade” in the last decade years. The term reflects a farm-to-table ethos in a product that has to travel thousands of miles ...

When it comes to buying coffee most people are completely clueless. Shade Grown? Rainforest Alliance certified? Bird Friendly? Organic? There’s no reason to be afraid of these labels, but there are ...

Online platform Typica is allowing coffee producers and coffee roasters to directly trade coffee from a single 60kg jute bag, rather than the standard 18 tonne shipping container. The aim is to ...

Over the past 15 years, Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) and Fair Trade labels have played an important role in driving consumer awareness and demand for socially and ...

Core to the mission of Catholic education is engagement in the social issues of our wider world. This presentation by Anthony Vinciguerra, PhD candidate, provides a brief overview of advances in the ...