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koffieTcacao News – September 2026

From higher Fairtrade prices and coffee beans for home use to an exhibition on coffee and colonial history: here's what's happening in September.

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Duikelman Amsterdam - David Appelboom

Amsterdam-based cooking and coffee shop Duikelman has been swimming against the tide for 85 years

In Amsterdam's Pijp neighborhood, Duikelman proves that expertise, service, and inventory still make all the difference.

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Arabica Robusta variety, Hero cultivar

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Arabica, Robusta, variety, and cultivar: what do these terms mean?

Arabica, Robusta, Bourbon, Gesha, or SL28: the plant names on a coffee bag reveal something about the variety, flavor, and origin.

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Matcha Foam Hero

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Foam and Style: How Tea Schools Shape the Matcha Experience

Is a lot of foam a sign of good matcha? Not necessarily.

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Fairtrade Original Matcha Featured Image

Fairtrade Original Brings Organic Matcha to Albert Heijn

This bright green tea powder comes from a remote mountain community in China and is perfect for tea and (iced) matcha lattes.

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Alpro Flavor Studio hero

Alpro Barista Flavor Studio: New Flavors for Your Food and Beverage Menu

Sweet madeleines from The Art of Baking by Hidde de Brabander

Sweet madeleines by Hidde de Brabander

myths about coffee

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10 persistent fables and myths about coffee that you thought were true

Macaron de Paris with matcha and yuzu from The Art of Baking by Hidde de Brabander

Macaron de Paris with matcha and yuzu

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Usucha and koicha: two styles, one leaf

2026–2027 Dutch Barista Coffee Championships

SCA Netherlands Kicks Off New Competition Season at Two Venues

Duikelman Amsterdam - David Appelboom

Amsterdam-based cooking and coffee shop Duikelman has been swimming against the tide for 85 years

In Amsterdam's Pijp neighborhood, Duikelman proves that expertise, service, and inventory still make all the difference.

Read more “

Arabica Robusta variety, Hero cultivar

PREMIUM

Arabica, Robusta, variety, and cultivar: what do these terms mean?

Arabica, Robusta, Bourbon, Gesha, or SL28: the plant names on a coffee bag reveal something about the variety, flavor, and origin.

Read more “

Matcha Foam Hero

PREMIUM

Foam and Style: How Tea Schools Shape the Matcha Experience

Is a lot of foam a sign of good matcha? Not necessarily.

Read more “

Fairtrade Original Matcha Featured Image

Fairtrade Original Brings Organic Matcha to Albert Heijn

This bright green tea powder comes from a remote mountain community in China and is perfect for tea and (iced) matcha lattes.

Read more “

LATEST NEWS

Alpro Flavor Studio hero

Alpro Barista Flavor Studio: New Flavors for Your Food and Beverage Menu

Sweet madeleines from The Art of Baking by Hidde de Brabander

Sweet madeleines by Hidde de Brabander

myths about coffee

PREMIUM

10 persistent fables and myths about coffee that you thought were true

Macaron de Paris with matcha and yuzu from The Art of Baking by Hidde de Brabander

Macaron de Paris with matcha and yuzu

PREMIUM

Usucha and koicha: two styles, one leaf

2026–2027 Dutch Barista Coffee Championships

SCA Netherlands Kicks Off New Competition Season at Two Venues

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