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Are tax rules impacting kombucha in need of a revamp? KOMBUCHA Act to be reintroduced in Congress

10-Feb-2021

By Elaine Watson

The ABV threshold at which kombucha switches from a non-alcoholic beverage to what is effectively 'beer' for tax purposes is currently set at 0.5%. The KOMBUCHA Act, set to be reintroduced to Congress this session, provided the right tax vehicle comes...

Rediscovering ‘forgotten’ wild coffee species

10-Feb-2021

By Rachel Arthur

The coffee sector can look to ‘forgotten’ wild coffee species to mitigate the global impact of climate change, according to research from CIRAD and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. And coffee giants such as Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Nespresso and Starbucks...