{"id":384116,"date":"2025-07-31T11:44:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/?p=384116"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:45:22","slug":"covoya-specialty-coffee-signs-mou-with-us-women-in-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/covoya-specialty-coffee-signs-mou-with-us-women-in-coffee-384116.html","title":{"rendered":"Covoya Specialty Coffee Signs MOU With US Women In Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Providence, RI\u2013 In recognition and support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covoyacoffee.com\/\">Covoya<\/a>\u2019s Cafe Delas initiative, which seeks to create equity and build capacity for women growing coffee, U.S. Women in Coffee (USWIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Covoya Specialty Coffee. 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