Our journey with #Colombiancoffee and the producers behind the coffees started with a #farmerfirst approach, branching to healthy #collaborations and #partnerships, underscored by a mutual commitment to quality. To date, we’ve worked alongside 1700 farmers and established connections with over 10 Colombian #coffeefarmers associations.
Our pricing model prioritises a #livingincome, ensuring our #farming partners consistently receive better prices for their coffees. Premiums are earmarked for exotic varietals, cup scores and priority assigned to multi-year purchasing agreements. Notably, our farming partners have received, on average a 60-80% increase compared to local prices, reflecting our ethos of improving the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers amid C-price volatility.
Guided by passion and curiosity, our on-ground team has enabled Qima to work with 12+ coffee varieties, cupping over 1,100 coffees. The team has methodically traversed difficult-to-access spaces across a minimum of 12 coffee-growing regions in Colombia and sought out stories from valleys and flanks of the Andes. The effort speaks for itself; we have exported a multitude of coffees from Colombia to roasting partners across the world.
Over the next few posts in the series, we will delve deeper into Qima’s Colombia operations, upholding the spirit of transparency and the inspiration that drives us to achieve excellence in #sourcing, processing, distribution and #storytelling.
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Vow has been approved for sale in Singapore, making it the fourth company approved globally to sell a cultivated-meat product. 🧫🇸🇬✅
Launched under the new ‘Forged’ brand label, Vow’s cultivated Japanese quail parfait will be the only cultivated meat product currently available to the public anywhere in the world.
Vow CEO & Founder George Peppou compared its producing cultivated meat first as a luxury product to EVs "...starting as a premium commodity, and moving down market as the technology matures."
Food Frontier CEO, Dr Simon Eassom: “Although other companies have received regulatory approval to sell their products, for various reasons cultivated meat is not on menus anywhere. This means Vow is the only company currently selling cultivated meat anywhere in the world. That’s an incredible achievement for an Australian company.”
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Some things were not meant to be: "After a promising beginning, is Singapore's cultivated meat industry on the way to the slaughterhouse?"
Ultimately the consumer tried and said no.
This is the dange of hyping sectors and companies promising financials that they can't deliver"
"In two short years, the industry appears to be slowing down.
In March this year, Eat Just put its lab-grown meat production at the Bedok facility on hold, the Straits Times reported. Huber’s Butchery stopped offering the product in December last year.
In the same month, it was reported that Singapore-based lab-grown seafood startups Shiok Meats and Umami Bioworks were merging.
And it is not just here that the industry is slowing down. A New York Times article in February detailed the decline of the industry – one which had a bright start with investors pouring over US$3 billion into the industry between 2016 and 2022.
However, a mix of unrealistic optimism from investors, followed by the realisation that the science behind the product could not match consumer demand for low prices and higher volumes of production, has left the entire industry in limbo.
“I have been saying in every media interview and from day one that it will take at least another decade for cultivated meat or seafood to scale and for it to be available for the consumers to buy easily in restaurants and supermarkets,” she said.
“Until then, it will be a niche and premium market.”
Echoing these sentiments, the authorities said the lab-grown meat industry is still nascent both globally and in Singapore."
Spot on.
Probably best to focus on plant based or vegetarian options instead.
What do you think?
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🌎🌍🌏 CINTURRINO Fruit Management SL: Expanding Our International Reach 🍌🌽🥦We are thrilled to announce our expansion into international markets, bringing our top-quality fruits and vegetables to customers worldwide.🍇🌎🌽
🌟Our commitment to quality remains unwavering as we extend our reach globally. Whether you're in #Europe, #Asia, #America, or beyond, you can count on the same excellence in produce that we're known for locally.
🌱From the sweetness of bananas to the freshness of corn and the crispness of broccoli, our diverse range of #products caters to the varied tastes and preferences of customers across different regions and cultures.
🚀As we expand internationally, we are also forging new partnerships with distributors, retailers, and wholesalers who share our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction. Together, we're creating opportunities for growth and success in every market we enter.
Join us in celebrating this new chapter of growth and global expansion at #CINTURRINOFruitManagementSL. Together, we'll continue to deliver freshness, quality, and excellence around the world. 🍏🌍🚢
#InternationalExpansion#QualityProduce#CINTURRINOFruitManagement#GlobalPartnerships#FreshnessAcrossBorders
'1824' has a fantastic range of Marble Score 2-3+ Wagyu. We are seeing a huge appetite for this addition or upgrade to menus.
Adding Wagyu to menus can significantly enhance the dining experience, offering a premium option that appeals to discerning customers. For Bravofoods, incorporating 1824 Wagyu, known for its exceptional quality and taste, could attract a clientele willing to pay a premium for superior meat. This addition not only diversifies the menu but also elevates the restaurant's brand, potentially increasing revenue and customer satisfaction.
If you haven't thought of adding Wagyu yet, speak to the experts, Christopher, Adam & Amanda.
1824 Wagyu by Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is what you get from almost two centuries of craftsmanship and we don’t throw that word around often. This is real, primal meat. Herds that’ve been honed for generations with proven techniques and a knowing hand to thrive on the Australian range.
Wagyu beef is considered a premium dining option due to its exceptional marbling, tenderness, and flavour. These qualities are a result of meticulous breeding and careful feeding, making Wagyu a luxurious choice for discerning diners.
Have you not yet given it a try? BravofoodsOrdermentum store is ready to receive your order. Give it a try today!
Crafting chocolate starting from the cacao beans (instead of melting industrial couvertures) is already a big challenge, but we take this sweet mission many steps further 🍫
With a love for cacao born directly in El Salvador, we couldn’t just stop at making chocolate and ceremonial cacao. Our transparency and traceability values bring us back to the source of cacao through:
DIRECT PARTNERSHIPS
No intermediary, buyer or trader is involved. We’ve known each single supplier of our Salvadorean cacao personally for almost a decade now.
Because of such close relationships, there is no “market price” to be imposed, but we discuss the price directly with our partnering farmers for a deal that feels fair and just for both parts.
As a result, there has been a continuous price increase since the beginning of our project.
FAMILY-OWNED FARM
Finca Cuyancùa in Izalco is the family farm where we learned all we know about cacao growing and post-harvesting processes.
This is also the place where some of our farming partners, such as Finca San Fernando and Finca Parras Lempa, among many other farms in El Salvador, got their cacao trees from the nurseries, learned about modern agricultural practices, fermented and dried their first harvests.
Then we as VAICACAO encouraged them to empower themselves and take control of their post-harvest processes.
And of course, we turn the special cacao from this enchanting farm in tree-to-bar and ceremonial cacao for you to enjoy!
DIRECT IMPORT
We take care of all the organization, bureaucracy and payments, but also delays, headaches and misunderstandings involved in directly importing cacao from Central America to our cacao laboratory in Olbia, Italy.
It’s a whole new business on top of making chocolate and ceremonial cacao, but we wouldn’t want it any other way.
We believe that the most important thing we are able to do is to encourage farmers to believe in cacao forestries, and help their crops access worldwide markets by telling their stories with pure and authentic products and constantly transmitting better prices through a vertically integrated supply structure.
Learn more on how we do things on our website 👇🏼
www.vaicacao.com
(CHINA/UAE 15.03.24) Unifrutti Acquires 3 Fruit Companies in 3 Months.
Unifrutti Group https://lnkd.in/g7azBdKW , a major player in fruit production, has acquired three South American fruit companies - Verfrut, Bomarea, and AvoAmerica Peru - within just 10 weeks of 2024.
Owned by Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund ADQ, Unifrutti distributes 500,000 metric tons of fresh fruit globally annually. The acquisitions aim to secure food security for Middle Eastern countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which heavily rely on imports.
Unifrutti sees Latin America as a key region for fruit exports, particularly to markets like the US, Europe and China. The acquisitions in Chile and Peru strategically position Unifrutti to tap into these markets.
Verfrut, the first acquisition in January https://lnkd.in/giwATD2U , is a major grape exporter with operations in Chile and Peru. Bomarea and AvoAmerica Peru, acquired in March https://lnkd.in/g-vf7PZ8 , specialize in premium blueberry and avocado production.
These acquisitions aim to meet the growing global demand for blueberries and avocados while accessing key markets like the US and China.
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