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Bella Vita reports that its visit to the Costa Nova factory led to the creation of Brisa Branca, a custom neutral plate developed in collaboration with Casafina.
Rosewood Baha Mar announced a month-long culinary residency featuring Michelin-recognized Chef Alfredo Villanueva at Costa, the resort’s coastal Mexican restaurant, beginning in November 2026.
Costa Brazil’s official shop lists a Costa Brazil x Tropic of C collaboration among its current product offerings.
SUNDEK collaborated with Free & Easy, led by founder and creative director Kevin Circosta, on a capsule featuring surf trunks, graphic tees and retro trucker hats.
Costa expanded its ongoing partnership with Bureo, makers of NetPlus, beyond sunglasses into apparel and accessories including the Untangled Oceans Jacket, Convert Cargo and Hat.
Smeralda Holding, which owns major Costa Smeralda tourism assets, signed a partnership with Azumi Ltd to bring chef Rainer Becker’s Zuma restaurant concept to the Cervo Tennis Club in Porto Cervo.
Shantell Martin created the visual world for Anthony Roth Costanzo’s official video for “In Darkness Let Me Dwell,” released by Nonesuch Records as part of his forthcoming album. ([shantellmartin.art](https://shantellmartin.art/info/news/in-darkness-let-me-dwell-anthony-roth-costanzo/))
Costa Coffee and Holiday Inn Express announced an exclusive U.S. partnership bringing Costa freshly ground and brewed coffee to Holiday Inn Express hotels, supported by a college-football-season activation offering free coffee at participating properties.
Masi's 2026 Costasera Contemporary Art edition features Fabrizio Plessi's site-specific installation The Soul of Amarone and a limited-edition Costasera Amarone 2006 label based on the artwork.
Waterfront Costa Smeralda 2026 presents named external brands in pop-up stores and dedicated areas spanning fashion, design, art, wellness and yachting. Technogym is identified as hosting a dedicated wellness-design area with personalised training sessions.
Costa Smeralda's official 2026 Waterfront programme hosts named external brands in pop-up stores and activations, including an Assouline pop-up and a Technogym wellness-design area with personalised training sessions.
Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo pairs its golf offering with science-backed performance and recovery experiences, including an exclusive partnership with human-performance scientist Dr. Andy Galpin.
The future Costa Smeralda resort is being developed with landscape designer Patrizia Pozzi, Rocco Forte Hotels design director Olga Polizzi and interior designer Patricia Urquiola, alongside Sardinian craftspeople.
The Hoxton Southwark and Urban Greens created a September sandwich special by Chef Ana Da Costa.
The Manner’s ongoing Costa Brazil relationship covers hotel scent and clean products, a concierge shopping experience and an exclusive gift with purchase; the Remedy Reset page also specifies a Costa Brazil candle in the stay experience.
The Manner features Costa Brazil products and offers guests a concierge shopping experience and an exclusive gift with purchase.
The Manner provides guests with partner access and benefits at ONDA Beauty, Remedy Place SoHo and ClassPass, alongside Costa Brazil amenities and gifts.
The Manner’s Remedy Reset includes a $150 Remedy Place SoHo credit, a wellness welcome and a Costa Brazil candle for stays through December 31, 2026.
Rocco Forte Hotels’ Costa Smeralda resort is being developed with landscape designer Patrizia Pozzi, design director Olga Polizzi, interior designer Patricia Urquiola, and local craftspeople.
Masi's sixth Costasera Contemporary Art edition featured Japanese artist Yasuhiro Asai, whose work was reproduced on a limited-edition run of Costasera 2005 Amarone. The project also cites Masi's collaboration with Japanese commercial partner JET.
Cargill and Global Water Challenge expanded their Cargill Currents partnership into Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica and Türkiye, while extending existing initiatives in Brazil, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and North America. The joint work addresses safe water and sanitation, water-system maintenance, water-efficient agriculture, watershed restoration and monitoring.
Jones Snowboards identifies Community Carbon Trees as a nonprofit partner supported through its annual 1% for the Planet donation.
Costa Coffee US described a national partnership with Holiday Inn Express to provide freshly brewed Costa coffee 24/7 across the hotel network, alongside a free-coffee promotion at participating hotels near Division I FBS schools.
Howard Tenens said its long-running relationship with Costa Coffee has developed into a broader supply-chain partnership covering warehousing, distribution, international logistics, vending solutions, new routes to market, product rollout support and airline catering.
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