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The end of commodity logic

For years, the price of coffee had nothing to do with its quality. Until 1989, imports were subject to quotas established by the International Coffee ...


Mixer (Monthly / Italy) 

La fine della logica commodity (The end of commodity logic)

For years, the price of coffee had nothing to do with its quality. Until 1989, imports were subject to quotas established by the International Coffee Organization. Interview to Evangelos Touras, Chief Global Marketing Officer at illycaffè explaining how the company’s approach to green coffee and coffee growers has changed since 1989, with regenerative agriculture representing the most recent example of this path.

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