Khe Sanh Arabica coffee of Pun Coffee Co. Ltd. has won the first prize at the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition 2021 held by Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
Vietnam, the world's biggest producer of robusta, has become the top supplier of coffee beans for Japan as the consumption of instant coffee, which uses robusta, is soaring there amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Nikkei Asia Review.
Vietnam expects to export 1.7 million tonnes of coffee this year, earning about 3.5 billion USD, said Chairman of the Vietnam Coffee – Cocoa Association (VICOFA) Luong Van Tu.
Italian coffee producers highly evaluated Vietnamese coffee beans as they are essential ingredients of their products, Mario Vicentini from Comunicaffe International, an Italian daily newspaper about coffee, told Vietnam News Agency reporters at Milano Coffee Festival.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has taken numerous measures to develop and protect the brand name of Arabica coffee grown in Cau Dat district, Da Lat City.
Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture’s manager in charge of coffee Silvio Farnesi has said that the government has approved the importation of robusta coffee, including those from Vietnam
Foreign female diplomats to Vietnam expressed their hope for stronger cooperation with Son La province while visiting this northern mountainous locality on December 12.
Arabica coffee, a strong product of Vietnam, was promoted at the SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference and Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan, on September 30.
Vietnamese coffee and investment opportunities in the industry were introduced at the 15th Seoul International Café Show, which wrapped up in the Republic of Korea on November 15.
Starbucks has started selling roasted Arabica coffee beans from Vietnam's Da Lat city in the US and said on its website it plans to sell it in more than 21,500 stores in 56 countries.