[This Week On The Podcast] "Taking Coffee Brands Global" with Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee

Coffee Market Spikes, Global Expansion, and EUDR Delays!

On The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward this week, we’re joined by Nawar Adra, founder of Stitch Coffee in Sydney, Australia. After nearly a decade, Stitch Coffee is expanding into Asia, targeting markets in China and Japan.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "Keeping A Cafe Open During Wartime" with Joseph Sayegh from Levant Cafe in Beruit

This week on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast, we’re inspired by the resilience of Joseph Sayegh, owner of Levant Cafe in Beirut, Lebanon. Despite the challenges of war in Gaza and Beirut, Joseph has kept his cafe open, offering connection and comfort during a time of immense hardship.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "Becoming a Big Coffee Trader" with Lennart Clerkx from This Side Up Coffee

Our latest podcast series features Lennart Clerkx, co-founder of This Side Up Coffee, an independent coffee trading house based in the Netherlands that has an eye on strategically becoming one of the “Big Guys”. Lennart and I discuss whether values-driven coffee traders can stay true to their principles while navigating the challenges of a volatile market.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "The Details of EUDR" with Andrew Hetzel

In our new five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast, host Lee Safar talks with Andrew Hetzel about the Details of EUDR and their potential impact on stakeholders across the coffee supply chain.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "Roasting At Origin" with Stephen Vick from African Coffee Roasters

In our new five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast, host Lee Safar talks with Stephen Vick from African Coffee Roasters about roasting coffee at origin.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "The Economics of Coffee Farming Systems" with Jonas Ferraresso, Brazilian Agronomist

In our new five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast, host Lee Safar talks with Brazilian coffee agronomist Jonas Ferraresso about the economics of coffee production in Brazil, covering different farming systems, costs, and the future of coffee crops.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "A Living Income For Coffee Farmers" with Miguel Zamora from the International Coffee Organization (ICO)

This week on the podcast we have Miguel Zamora from the International Coffee Organization (ICO) joining us to discuss how the ICO is working with governments and other partners around the world to achieve a living income for coffee producers.

I found this discussion very enlightening. The ICO is one of those organizations that we’ve all heard of but may not know exactly what they do. In this series, Miguel did a great job helping me to understand what the ICO and more specifically, what he as the coordinator of ‘The Coffee Public Private Taskforce” is hoping to accomplish.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" with Map It Forward and the "Professors"

this week Map It Forward has an announcement! We are proud to present “Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming” - A live online event for coffee producers and the wider coffee industry in English, Spanish, and Portuguese on Oct 28, 29, and 30th.

This is the first phase in a 3 phase project and this week on the podcast, you’ll hear from the trainers of our workshops on why our focus as an industry needs to be on regenerative agriculture if we’re going to have a future for the supply of coffee.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "EUDR and Coffee Traders" with Pedro Manga from Caravela Coffee

European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is fast approaching and many people have opinions about what it will do to the coffee supply chain, coffee producers, and the price of coffee in general in Europe.

The main issue I’m hearing is that coffee producers “don’t need another expense to add to the list of things to get coffee to the consumer”.

4 months out from the regulation coming into effect, I am keen to understand how different stakeholders are positioned now that EUDR is about to become a reality for them and their partners.

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[This Week On The Podcast] "Building Values Driven Coffee Businesses" with David "Rabbithole" Lalonde from Rabbithole Roasters

We’re living in very volatile times politically and economically in the coffee sector and while we don’t often get political on this show, this week we couldn’t not!

Our guest for this series is David "Rabbithole" Lalonde from Rabbithole Roasters, based in Montreal, Canada.

David is best known for his Instagram meme account @davidsrabbithole, where he encourages discussions on various uncomfortable supply chain, social, political, and economic issues within and outside the coffee

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[This Week On The Podcast] "The Privilege In Coffee" with Camila Khalife - Coffee Impact and Comms Specialtist

I have said many times on the podcast that we need to empower coffee producers. This week, my guest helped me understand why that might not be the right way to look at it and while we didn’t agree on everything, the discussion was fascinating and insightful!

Our guest on the podcast for this next series is Camila Khalife, an impact and communications specialist in the coffee sector and the creator of the meme account @concaradecafe which speaks about social and economic justice for coffee producers and women in origin countries.

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[This Week On The Podcast] An Unusual Year For Indian Coffee with Komal Sable from South India Coffee Co

At first glance, it might seem like a win for coffee producers, with higher C-Market prices on the ICE Exchange in New York suggesting that they might finally receive fairer compensation for their hard work. However, a deeper analysis of the supply chain reveals more significant, troubling issues that underscore the magnitude of the coffee crisis and the potential long-term negative impacts on producers.

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[This Week On The Podcast] Fairtrade Coffee with Monika Firl from Fairtrade International

Earlier this year, when we started using the term “Coffee Crisis” we were contacted by Fairtrade International asking to come and discuss the work they were doing.

I have been curious about Fairtrade over the years because of the mixed messages I get from stakeholders in the industry that engage with Fairtrade Coffee. So when they approached me about the potential for a discussion on the podcast, I was very interested. I was especially keen to hear their perspectives on the role that regenerative agriculture would play in the future of coffee supply stability.

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[This Week On The Podcast] Market Structure and Certified Coffee Stocks with Judy Ganes

It's official...we are not in a normal coffee market!

Judy Ganes, everyone's favourite on the podcast is back to explain that we are in "backwardation" (the price of contracts on the exchange decreases as we go into the future), an abnormal state for the market.

Judy, the director of J Ganes Consulting, is a world-renowned market advisor with over 40 years of experience in the commodities sector.

In this series Judy gives us insight into "market structure" and "certified stocks" and why the situation we're facing at the moment isn't what the "typical" market is faced with.

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[This Week On The Podcast] Pricing Volatility of the Coffee Futures Market with Carley Garner of DeCarley Trading

Perhaps the greatest source of anxiety at the moment across the coffee supply chain is pricing instability and volatility.

Our returning guest in this series is the owner of US-based boutique commodities brokerage, DeCarley Trading, Carley Garner.

With all the price volatility in the market recently, as well as the uncertain pricing in the near and medium future, I thought it was time to have Carley back on the podcast to help us with clarity on where the futures market is, what it's likely to do, and how we can adapt to hedge against any negative consequences no matter where we are on the supply chain.

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[This Week On The Podcast] Antonie Fountain - Will Coffee Follow The Same Trend As Cacao?

To say this month is off to an interesting start is an understatement! With coffee prices soaring again on the C-Market at the same time as global economics are experiencing high volatility and throwing currencies into a spin, people are understandably wondering what comes next!

Some are asking if the volatility that we saw in Cacao will be witnessed in coffee. To answer this question I wanted to get an expert onto the podcast who understands what happened in Cacao earlier this year.

This week on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward podcast hosted by founder, Lee Safar, our guest is Antonie Fountain, managing director and co-founder of VOICE Network (cocoa) and VOCAL Alliance (coffee).

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Is It Time To Become a Coffee Consultant?

People often ask “How do I become a coffee consultant?”. It's an interesting question because, much like everything else in the coffee industry, there is no defined path to "becoming" a consultant. No test or certificate you're required to have, no must-have accredited course that holds you to industry-wide standards, no proof that you know anything at all really. The barrier to entry for all things in our industry is low. Consulting is no exception. With this in mind, I'd like to invite you to consider a different question. Rather than "How do I", ask yourself "SHOULD I become a coffee consultant?"

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Read This Before You Decide to Open a Coffee Focused Small Business in the '20s

According to the ChamberofCommerce.org, approximately 400,000 small businesses opened each year in the United States between 2009 and 2016. Contrary to what the sensationalists out there would have you believe, the vast majority of those small businesses, including cafes and coffee roasting businesses, will NOT close in their first year of business.

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5 Tips on How To Get Ready for Your Next Decade In Coffee

If you’re anything like me, it’s been another year where it’s felt like it’s you’re steadily making your way into March and out of no-where, you look up only to realize that it’s already OCTOBER!! Add to that the realization that it’s only a couple of months to the end of this decade and it’s got me feeling like I need to speak to the controller of this sim and ask them to chill the fuck out with this “time-speeding-up” thing!

Despite time going way to fast for any of us to keep up, with a new decade comes wonderful potential for setting (or resetting) intentions and goals and creating a refreshed outlook on what you, whether you’re a business owner or a professional in the hospitality industry, set your sights on achieving!

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How to Get Experience as a Barista When Everyone's Only Hiring People With Experience

“Looking for a skilled barista with minimum 2 years experience in a cafe located in…”. It’s how advertisements looking for barista’s seems to start more often than not. Especially in cities with more developed cafe cultures.

Recently someone asked, ‘How am I meant to get experience as a barista if everyone wants barista’s with a minimum of 2 years experience?’. How indeed.

Knowing how to get started during the first two years (what we at MIF call the Puppy Years) of your career in a way that will have long term, foundational benefits, is underrated in our industry. Most people tend not to take these puppy years seriously. They’re just “fun times in coffee” right?. Sure, and while they should truly be fun times meeting new people who share your passion for this awesome craft that we do, if you’re considering a long term career in coffee, I invite you to consider these puppy years as potentially the defining years of your future success in the industry, if done right.

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