New York: The world’s growing love for instant coffee is keeping roasters reliant on the robusta variety once snubbed by java snobs, even as prices reach the highest in about half a century.

But, robusta is narrowing the margin as more coffee professionals educate consumers about the beans, and roasters offer single-variety bags of robusta coffee.

Robusta coffee has a dire reputation, but a small group of farmers in Vietnam is trying to turn the bean's fortunes around AFP Bitter and earthy. Fit for instant brews only. Robusta coffee has a ...

Fit for instant brews only. Robusta coffee has a dire reputation, but a small group of farmers in Vietnam is trying to turn the bean's fortunes around as a warming world threatens the industry.

Global soluble coffee consumption is on track to hit a record high. That is sustaining demand for robusta beans.

The world’s growing love for instant coffee is keeping roasters reliant on the robusta variety once snubbed by java snobs, even as prices reach the highest in about half a century.

But, robusta is narrowing the margin as more coffee professionals educate consumers about the beans, and roasters offer single-variety bags of robusta coffee.

While there are nearly 120 different varieties of coffee plants, arabica and robusta are the only two that can be harvested for their beans. These two varieties couldn’t be more different, from ...

The perfect coffee is all about the right beans for you. Taste is subjective, so there is no right or wrong. All coffee originates from Ethiopia, but over the centuries it has been exported around ...