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Barry Callebaut establishes Farm of the Future to power cocoa farming research and innovation
Ecuador is a country with a deep knowledge of agricultural production, rooted in crops as diverse as coffee, bananas, and shrimps. In the world of chocolate, it is the world’s third-largest cocoa producer and one of the fastest-growing cocoa origins, as well as the largest global producer of fine flavor cocoa. Combined with our long-established expertise in innovation and sustainability, Ecuador is the perfect match for Barry Callebaut to build a dedicated hub to power cocoa farming research to support cocoa farming resilience and productivity.
Blurred Lines: how co-ferments, hard seltzer and zero-alc options are transforming the beverage industry
Authors: Paula Redes Sidore and Stuart Pigott
Once upon a time, the lines between the categories of alcoholic beverages were clearly defined and easily recognizable. Every producer had a lane to stay in, a particular audience to reach, and a clearly defined message to transmit. However, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, consumers today are switching with increasing frequency between beverages and trialing new beverages. We have entered a new era of blurred lines.
How Climate Change is Driving Adaptation in the Vineyard
ProWein 2022 Wine Bounces Back
Authors: Paula Redes Sidore and Stuart Pigott
When Covid-19 reached North America and Europe en route to the world two years ago, things looked very bad for Planet Wine. Many insiders feared the global wine industry would tip into a crisis as deep as that during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Wine, however, has continued to demonstrate a remarkable flexibility and resilience, evidenced not least through the return of the first ProWein in 3 years on 15 May in Düsseldorf/Germany.
International sector looks to ProWein 2022 from 15 to 17 May with great anticipation
Unique product range worldwide: Over 5,500 exhibitors from more than 60 countries
After the mandatory pandemic-induced 2-year break the international wine and spirits industry is now looking to ProWein from 15 to 17 May 2022 with great anticipation. The product ranges are unique worldwide in terms of diversity – despite the difficult circumstances associated with Covid and the postponement to May. The international market leaders are represented here as are importers and exporters, commercial agents, select vintners and the regional growing regions from the great wine nations.
ProWein 2022 - Trending: Overnight Caravan Stays with Vintners
Premiere for the Wine Travel Awards
Wine tourism is a key sales-promoting and image-building channel for many vintners. In Germany alone wine tourism in the growing regions generated total annual sales of EUR 29.9 b in 2019 according to a study carried out by the DWI (German Wine Institute) and Geisenheim University. In combination with caravanning as a way of holiday making this opens up completely new perspectives.
ProWein 2022: Covid restrictions largely lifted
Matchmaking: “Dating App“ for wine and spirits professionals
The Covid restrictions of the past two pandemic years can now largely be dropped under current legal provisions. In concrete terms this means for the forthcoming ProWein from 15 to 17 May: the 2G and 3G restrictions and strict social distancing rules no longer apply. “After this long pandemic period the focus is now on a new departure because the signs of the time all point in the same direction – namely an active resumption of business life. International trade fairs play an essential key role here.