Club Coffee selected as the 2016 Innovation in Bioplastics Winner for PURPOD100®

PURPOD100® has earned Club Coffee the 2016 Innovation in Bioplastics award from SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association and the SPI Bioplastics Council. About the Award: The competition acknowledges the year’s most creative, state-of-the-art innovation in the bioplastics industry. •SPI selects one company a year for its innovative application of bioplastics materials, products or processes

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SPI quarterly Plastics Market Watch Report Now Available

SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association today released Plastics Market Watch: Bioplastics. This report educates about the business and environmental benefits of bioplastics products and makes the case for their increased use. The report addresses current hurdles to growth in the bioplastics industry, as well as consumer and policy trends that may encourage the development of new

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Behind the Hype: Just Clean Your Machine

Single-serve brewing systems have seen exponential gains in market share since they were initially released. As of 2015, 27% of daily coffee drinkers in the U.S. use single-cup brewers, making it the second most common preparation method after traditional drip machines, according the NCA’s National Coffee Drinking Trends report. And their popularity is still growing, both in home and at work.

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Making Biodegradable & Related Environmental Claims Webinar

Making Biodegradable & Related Environmental Claims 2 pm –3 pm ET Wednesday, August 24 SPI will be hosting a webinar for those interested in learning more about making biodegradable or related environmental claims about their products or packaging. Bioplastics are a dynamic and innovative part of the plastics industry, playing an important role in promoting sustainability.

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Bioplastics Awareness Week ON NOW: August 22-26, 2016

What is it? Bioplastics Awareness Week (BAW) is aimed at increasing visibility for bioplastics. During this week, information surrounding bioplastics will be discussed, the winner of the 2016 Innovation in Bioplastics Award will be announced, and the next edition of SPI’s quarterly Plastics Market Watch: Bioplastics Edition will be released. Who is involved? SPI Bioplastics

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Bioplastics Awareness Week August 22-26, 2016 – Events Schedule

Webinar on making biodegradable and related environmental claims is TOMORROW. Sign Up today SPI’s quarterly Plastics Market Watch: Bioplastics Edition report will be released this Thursday. The winner of the 2016 Innovation in Bioplastics Award will be announced Friday.

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Six Surprising Single-Cup Statistics

The single-serve phenomenon has changed the way Americans drink – and think about – their coffee. And while recent headlines suggest that the single-serve format is beginning to fall out of favor with consumers, the numbers show a different story. The implications will impact the entire coffee industry – from new practices at origin to

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Is Single Serve Heading for Heavy Scrutiny by Regulators?

The explosive growth of the single serve coffee category underlined consumers’ interest in convenience and quality. The single serve story is well-known on kitchen countertops across North America. NCA data points to a steady rise in single-serve coffee preparation among US consumers until 2014, followed by two years of sudden up and down patterns around an apparent

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Juan Valdez® Joins the PURPOD100® Family

From the 3 mountain ranges of Colombia’s growing regions come the coffees of Juan Valdez®. Each unique, complex Juan Valdez® coffee is rich in the authentic heritage of Colombian coffee. Every cup brings you the finest coffees from a network of 500,000 farmers across Colombia. And now, the Juan Valdez® premium, single-origin coffee line is

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What’s New at BPI?

The Latest from BPI® The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI®) has been one of the most important contributors to the PURPOD100® story. Its role as the source of reliable, independent certification of compostable products is important to manufacturers, consumers and the people who run composting facilities. Here are some highlights of BPI®’s most recent newsletter. BPI

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