Nespresso expands coffee purchases in post-conflict Colombia
NOVEMBER 28, 2017 / 2:14 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Nespresso expands coffee purchases in post-conflict Colombia
Reuters Staff
(Reuters) - Nestle Nespresso said on Tuesday it plans a substantial increase in the amount of coffee it buys from one of the regions hardest hit by Colombia’s long-running guerrilla war, as it sources more beans from southern Caqueta province.
A peace deal between the Colombian government and the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in late 2016, following the five-decade war, paved the way for many to return to their homes and farms, including thousands of coffee growers.
Colombia is the world’s biggest producer of mild arabica beans, some of the highest quality coffee. In 2016, Nespresso bought its first coffee from a post-conflict region of Colombia - Caqueta - and launched it this year as a limited edition called “Aurora de la Paz,” which translates as “Dawn of Peace.”
Nespresso’s coffee-sourcing expansion into several regions previously at the center of armed conflict is part of a $50 million investment for “sustainable quality coffee production” in Colombia, the company said in a release.
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