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Island Coffee Traders 🇯🇲
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Welcome to Island Coffee Traders 🇯🇲! Experience the rich taste of Jamaica’s finest coffee, straight from our island to your cup. Stay tuned for fresh updates and offers! #IslandCoffee #JamaicanBrew

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From adaptogens to creative blends, functional coffee is reshaping menus for small cafés everywhere. #coffee #entrepreneurship #functionalcoffee #specialtycoffee
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The Functional Coffee Revolution: A Complete Guide for Small Coffee Businesses
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January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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When volume increases, precision still matters. The Kaleido M6 delivers both.
#Coffee
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Island Coffee Traders - Kaleido Sniper M6 700g Coffee Roaster
Discover the Kaleido Sniper M6 coffee roaster – a precision-engineered machine designed for superior roasting control and consistency.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Roasting reactions don’t stop at drop — they stop when bean temperature does.

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Master the Final Frontier of Flavor: Why Advanced Post-Roast Cooling is Your Most Critical Roast Step
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January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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All-new Kaleido M1 Lite Coffee Roaster — precision control, compact design, and professional-level results, built for serious home and small-batch roasters.

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Kaleido M1 Lite 200g Coffee Roaster | Artisan-Ready Home Roaster
Roast like a pro with the Kaleido M1 Lite. This 200g mini roaster delivers precise Artisan software control, efficient infrared heating, and exceptional consistency for home roasting enthusiasts.
islandbrew.ca
January 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Professional roasting without compromise. Meet the @kaleidoroasters.bsky.social M10 Sniper.

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Island Coffee Traders - Kaleido Sniper M10 1.2kg Coffee Roaster
Discover the Kaleido Sniper M10 coffee roaster – a precision-engineered machine designed for superior roasting control and consistency.
islandbrew.ca
January 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Two months after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica’s Blue Mountains, blocked roads are leaving ripe and unripe coffee cherries to rot in the fields—deepening losses for already struggling coffee farmers.

www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/12/31/c...
Coffee beans rot in field as roads remain inaccessible post-Melissa - Jamaica Observer
Coffee beans rot in field as roads remain inaccessible post-Melissa
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December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Coffee consumption across the uae and gcc is accelerating, fueled by one of the world’s strongest out-of-home coffee cultures.

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Why UAE's café culture keeps growing despite price pressure on coffee beans
UAE Coffee Culture: Discover why UAE's café scene thrives despite global coffee price hikes, with a market value over Dh12 billion.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Hainan's M1 Fantasy Coffee Factory blends modern coffee processing with immersive tours and attractions, setting a global example for coffee innovation and tourism.

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News Bite: Hainan's Volcanic Heritage—Lessons for Jamaica
YouTube video by pbcjamaica
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December 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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7 science-backed ways coffee may help you live longer — research you’ll actually want to read.

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7 Ways Coffee Helps You Live Longer, According to Science
It's everyone's favorite kind of research.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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For nearly three decades, Donald Berry has dedicated his life to 🇯🇲 Blue Mountain Coffee — but after Hurricane Melissa, he’s been forced to reconsider a journey shaped by passion and resilience.

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Portland coffee farmer wins battle with Hurricane Melissa
YouTube video by Jamaica Gleaner
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December 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Jamaican coffee farmers have faced three tough years as severe weather and hurricanes — including Beryl and Melissa — continue to disrupt harvests and livelihoods.

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Battered beans
Making a case for more meaningful support from the Government toward one of the country’s long-standing industries, Donald Salmon, president of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, says coffee farm...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Coffee farming runs on small decisions — a new “digital coffee farmer” turns field data and grower knowledge into simple, smarter recommendations.

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Digital Coffee Farmer: IoT Sensors and AI for Smarter Coffee Decisions
Digital coffee farmer tech uses IoT sensors, LoRaWAN, and AI to guide fertilizing, pruning, and pest decisions for small coffee farms in Quindío.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Small batch. Big precision.

The Kaleido M1 Lite is officially here. Your home roasting journey starts now.

Check it out: kaleidoroasters.ca/product/kale...
December 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Coffee thrives on cooperation, not confrontation. As globalization evolves, South–South partnerships and initiatives like the Belt and Road are reshaping how coffee producers and consumers connect.
#coffee #globaltrade #china #supplychain #beltandroad

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Coffee needs cooperation, not confrontation
For centuries, coffee has powered conversations, commerce and creativity. It has fueled revolutions, supported trading empires and driven scientific breakthroughs. Today, it energizes offices, parliam...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Upgrade your roast this Christmas with Kaleido Roasters Canada. Sale ends Dec 25th.
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Christmas Sale at Kaleido Roasters Canada — final days until December 25th.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Jamaica’s coffee farmers are calling for more assistance after hurricane Melissa wiped out nearly 100,000 boxes of coffee—around $1 billion in losses—and left farms damaged and inaccessible months later.

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Coffee farmers cry for more assistance
Hit with losses estimated at $1 billion from the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, the local coffee industry yesterday received 5,000 bags of fertiliser and other key agricultural inputs value...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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From social feeds to sensory skills, this is how coffee craft is taught today.

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From Scroll to Roast: How to Introduce Gen Z & Alpha to Coffee Craft
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December 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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What does your cup of coffee look like in 2026? 🌍✨

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The Global Coffee Roaster's Guide to 2026: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies
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December 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Specialty markets invite us to rethink value chains in the tropics — where place, culture, and biodiversity add real value. Beyond commodities, specialties can support livelihoods, protect landscapes, and enable more conscious, sustainable consumption.

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Specialty markets: rethinking value chains in the tropics
Commodities are not always the answer. Specialties suit development based on livelihood and biodiversity conservation, as well as more sustainable consumption.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The future of coffee is already here. ☕ Gen Z and Gen Alpha are reshaping how brands connect, sip, and stand for something.

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The Next Sip: A Coffee Marketer's Guide to Gen Z & Gen Alpha
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December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The Art and Science of Coffee Roasting: Mastering Dehydration, Temperature Climb, Smoke Control, and Sliding

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The Art and Science of Coffee Roasting: Mastering Dehydration, Temperature Climb, Smoke Control, and Sliding
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December 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Young Europeans want coffee collabs and merch from brands—and the more collectible, the better

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Gen Z’s Coffee Culture in Europe vs. America - YPulse
European Gen Z are giving coffee culture a full refresh in ways that are both similar and different than their American peers.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Black Friday is almost over! Kaleido Roasters Canada — Sale ends Dec 1st. Don’t miss your chance to upgrade your roasting setup.

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Black Friday Sale Is Here: Elevate Your Coffee Roasting with Kaleido Roasters
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November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Introducing the Kaleido M1 LITE: compact, powerful, and ready for your small-batch roasting. Pre-order here:
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Kaleido M1 Lite 200g Coffee Roaster | Artisan-Ready Home Roaster
Roast like a pro with the Kaleido M1 Lite. This 200g mini roaster delivers precise Artisan software control, efficient infrared heating, and exceptional consistency for home roasting enthusiasts.
kaleidoroasters.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Coffee flavour manipulation – what’s acceptable and who decides?
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Coffee flavour manipulation – what’s acceptable and who decides? - Coffee Intelligence
For decades, specialty coffee drinkers have prided themselves on purity: varietal, altitude and terroir expressed with minimal intervention. Many competition coffees now show adjunct-driven aromatics ...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM