Nepal Coffee Producers´ Association (NCPA) in association with Agricultural Products Export Promotion Center will form a committee to check the functioning of those outlets and the quality of coffee they have been serving to customers.[break]
The committee will consist of members from Department of Commerce (DoC), Trade and Export Promotion Center (TEPC), Department of Agriculture (DoA), National Tea and Coffee Development Board (NTCDB), coffee producers and exporters.
“We are going to constitute a committee by mid-November and will soon start inspecting coffee outlets as we have received complaints that many outlets are selling coffee without organic certification, sub-standard coffee in the name of global brand and Nepali Arabica coffee,” Shyam Prasad Bhandari, president of NCPA, told Republica.
He said some coffee outlets are running without any license. Bhandari also said the committee will monitor the quality of coffee being exported by Nepali producers.
Though Nepal has potential to produce high quality Arabica coffee due to improved technology in producing and processing of the coffee, huge amount of coffee from international brand are being sold in the Nepali market.
Tejendra Nath Shrestha, president of Restaurant and Bar Association Nepal (REBAN), said around 30 to 40 coffee outlets have come into operation over the years.
“Due to lack of strict registration policy of the government, coffee shops are operating in the capital in a haphazard manner,” said Shrestha.
Espresso coffee, Lavazza, Illy, Himalayan Beans, Starbucks coffee are among the new coffee outlets whereas Himalayan Java has added four outlets within the valley.
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