Author: Qahwa World Dubai Source: Official announcement Date: May 18, 2026 Executive Summary: Applications for Youth Academy are now open in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. Malaysia deadline is June 7, 2026, with interviews on June 18 and 19, and winners announced June 30. UK deadline is June 14, 2026, with
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Author: Coffee World Source: CNN/ctvnews Date: May 17, 2026 Executive Summary: Hong Kong, a city of 7.5 million people, has begun growing coffee on Lantau Island despite urban conditions. Ringo Lam, a former tech entrepreneur, started the project after bringing 100 coffee seeds from Panama six years ago. About 80 of the 100 seeds sprouted,
Source: Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Author: Qahwa World – Dubai Date: May 18, 2026 Executive Summary The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) released updated rules for the 2026 World Barista Championship (WBC) in Panama from October 22 to 25. Changes include adjustments to water served to judges and clarified language on espresso shot quantities for the
Netherlands – Ali Azakary | Qahwa World On May 4, the European Commission published its “simplification” package for the Deforestation Regulation. Some saw it as genuine relief. Others called it cosmetic. Qahwa World concludes its interview series with industry experts. After Dr. Steffen Schwarz, Kim Thompson, Burke Campbell, John Seroney, and Michael Trung, our sixth
Author: Qahwa World – Dubai Date: May 17, 2026 Executive Summary The barista role has shifted from a simple drink maker to a quality controller, hospitality professional, and skilled storyteller. Automation does not reduce difficulty; it changes the nature of work, turning baristas into technical monitors and calibrators. Today’s customers are more knowledgeable than ever,
Source: Iran International Author: Maryam Sinaiee Date: May 16, 2026, 08:37 GMT+1The Iran café crisis economic collapse has been making headlines in recent months. Executive Summary Café operating costs in Tehran have more than doubled, while customer numbers have fallen by up to 50 percent in recent months. The head of Tehran’s coffee shop union
Author: Coffee World Source: El.kz Date: May 17, 2026 Executive Summary: Coffee consumption in Kazakhstan rose by approximately 24 percent over the past year. In the capital Astana, sales increased by 31 percent, while Almaty recorded a 16 percent rise. The most coffee-consuming age group is between 18 and 40 years old. Cappuccino and latte
Author: Qahwa World Source: Industry reports and TASS news agency Date: May 17, 2026 Executive Summary: Economist Svetlana Ilyashenko announces that Russia has completely transformed from a tea country to a coffee country. The turning point was 2016, when coffee imports exceeded tea imports for the first time in history by 4 percent. Russian per
Vietnam – Ali Azakary | Qahwa World On May 4, the European Commission published its “simplification” package for the Deforestation Regulation. Some saw it as genuine relief. Others called it cosmetic. Qahwa World continues its interview series with industry experts. After Dr. Steffen Schwarz from Germany, Kim Thompson from Dubai, Burke Campbell from Honduras, and
Author: Qahwa World – Dubai Date: May 17, 2026 Executive Summary The barista role has shifted from a simple drink maker to a quality controller, hospitality professional, and skilled storyteller....
Qahwa World – Dubai | May 14, 2026 | 7 min read | Source: WCR Annual Report 2025 Executive Summary World Coffee Research released its 2025 annual report covering...
Author: Qahwa World – Dubai Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service – Mexico City Office Report Number: MX2026-0026 Date: May 14, 2026 Executive Summary Mexico coffee production forecast at 4.1 million...
Author: Qahwa World – Dubai Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) – New Delhi Office Report Number: IN2026-0026 Date: May 13, 2026 Executive Summary India MY 2026/27 coffee production forecast...
