Coffee News Recap, 2 Jun: PRF to launch new No Filter panel series, USDA estimates Tanzanian coffee production to increase by 21% & other stories

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week's stories.

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PRF announces new No Filter panel series Upcycled coffee fruit snack launches at Woolworths stores across Australia Fairtrade says it now represents more than two million international farmers and agricultural workers as consumers are still willing to pay more for its products Semi-washed Pacamara receives 91.82 points at 2023 Cup of Excellence El Salvador competition HOTELEX Shanghai takes place at National Exhibition and Convention Centre SCA Turkey announces 2023 Barista and Cezve/Ibrik Championships winners USDA predicts 21% increase in 2023/24 Tanzanian coffee production Estate ’98's ultra-concentrated coffee receives full funding on Kickstarter in under 40 minutes Yolk Brands acquires Dubai specialty roaster The Climbing Goat Royal Coffee offers online promotion for East African Crown Jewels selection Strauss Coffee reports 10% organic growth in 2023 first quarter WMF launches CoffeeConnect telemetry solution Nestlé appoints Anna Manz as new Chief Operating Officer International Women's Coffee Alliance seeks candidates for Executive Director role Starbucks on track to reach 9,000-store mark in China by 2025 SCA Greece Chapter announces two new coordinators Tims China reports 50% revenue increase in 2023 first quarter despite net losses Specialty Coffee Association Educator Summit takes place in Busan, South Korea World Coffee Research to potentially launch robusta breeding programme Green Coffee Association stops publishing US coffee stockpile data reports Chamberlain Coffee secures US $7 million in latest fundraising round This year's Milan Coffee Festival to take place from 2 to 4 December This year's French AeroPress Championship to take place on 1 July in Bordeaux Oatly partners with Snapchill and Little Wolf Coffee on RTD café au lait drinks Robusta futures reach over US $2,600 while arabica prices bounce back from one-week low Flash Coffee becomes first major coffee chain in Singapore to default to oat milk Toddy launches new Cold Brew Coffee Maker Essential Brewer Cocinare to launch wireless electric grinder on Kickstarter Brighton Coffee Festival returns on 12 August 2023 Registration opens for 2023 Caffè Culture Show The 2023 Singapore AeroPress Championship scheduled for 22 June New roaster BiraBiro becomes first in Europe to source coffee exclusively from Africa National Coffee Association promotes Matthew Cariani to Director of Education, Research, and Innovation Tue, 2 May – Oatly announces multi-year partnership with Minor League Baseball in the US Thu, 18 May – USDA estimates 2023/24 Ugandan coffee production to increase by 4% Thu, 25 May – Research suggests chemicals used to manufacture decaf coffee contribute to ozone damage Thu, 25 May – JDE Peet's to cancel 15.3 million of its treasury shares. Fri, 26 May – Probat receives entrepreneurial excellence award for outstanding corporate governance Fri, 26 May – International Labour Organisation supplies new equipment to coffee and tea farmers in the Lao People's Democratic Republic