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Remembering Cape Horn Coffees Founder and Past SCAA President Paul Leighton
Founding member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and professional French horn player Paul Leighton passed away in March at age 69 after a long battle with a...
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Coffee Economics with Karl: Are Microlots Good for Farmers?
In the last episode of Coffee Economics with Karl, host Karl Wienhold of the Colombian coffee trading company Cedro Alto explored how microlots often work in the green coffee marketplace,...
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Importer JNP Coffee Donating 5% of Sales for GoFundBean Grants
Throughout the month of July, Burundi coffee importer JNP Coffee has been donating 5% of its green coffee sales to the nonprofit GoFundBean for a fund to supply grants to baristas...
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In Greater Seattle, Roasterworks Unveils a Sea of Roasting Possibilities
Adding to the rapidly growing list of shared roasting businesses comes Roasterworks in Auburn, Washington. The full-service co-roasting and education business is the first of its kind in the greater...
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Showroom Coffee Launches With Small Package Greens and the Arc S Roaster
From the people behind Brooklyn, New York-based Crop to Cup Coffee Importers, a sister company called Showroom Coffee has launched to offer small volumes of green coffee, as well as...
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Cafe Imports Launches New Customer Portal for Roasters
As coffee roasters and retailers have increasingly fine-tuned their online operations to continue to move coffee, so too has green coffee trader Cafe Imports, which has just launched a new...
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Green Coffee Seller Genuine Origin Grows Women-Focused La Morena Coffee Program
Online green coffee seller Genuine Origin has expanded its women-producer-focused La Morena program, which has grown each year since its inception in 2016. This season the United States-based importer...
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Importer Sustainable Harvest Launches Customer Portal, Plans Producer Portal
Portland, Oregon-based green coffee importer Sustainable Harvest has released a new online portal for coffee buyers. The company is also in the process of developing a similar web portal for...
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Caravela’s Coffee Roaster Survey Highlights Pandemic Effects
A recent survey led by green coffee trader Caravela Coffee suggests coffee roasters of all shapes and sizes are feeling strains on their business operations due to the ongoing COVID-19...
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Caravela Names North America Director, Plans Move to Houston
Latin American green coffee trading company Caravela Coffee is expanding its presence in the United States with the appointment of Carlos de Valdenebro into the new position of North American...
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Olam Coffee Outlines Broad Sustainability Initiative Called LENS
Global green coffee trading company Olam Coffee has announced a broad new set of sustainability goals towards improved farmer livelihoods, youth education and reduced negative environmental impacts....
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Novus Coffee Imports is Now Called Mercon Specialty
Seattle-based green coffee trader Novus Coffee Imports is now called Mercon Specialty, highlighting its place within the global coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group. Mercon Specialty launched...
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What Your Broker Wishes You Knew: A Guide to Being a Responsible Green Coffee...
(Editor’s note: This article written by Scott Merle originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Roast magazine. Photos by Scott Merle.) Whether you are just starting out as a green...
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Importer Ally Coffee Consolidates US Business, Names Rogerio Schiavo CEO
Green coffee trader Ally Coffee has consolidated its United States specialty and commercial divisions while consolidating operations into its South Carolina headquarters. The company has also named a...
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Coffee Trader Sucafina Launches Company in China’s Yunnan Province
Swiss green coffee trading group Sucafina has announced it has established a new coffee company in China, in partnership with Chinese metals trading and logistics company Depond. In an announcement...
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Jennifer Roberts to Succeed Craig Holt at Atlas Coffee Importers
A new dawn is arriving for Seattle-based Atlas Coffee Importers as longtime Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Roberts is taking over the leadership position held by Atlas Co-Founder and CEO Craig...
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Olam Coffee Announces New Range of Cascara Products
Green coffee company Olam Coffee has announced it is now carrying traceable, single-origin cascara (a.k.a. coffee husk) in multiple forms for various food or beverage applications. Cascara is the...
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Despite Disruptions Everywhere, the Green Coffee Trade Survived 2020
As the world got much smaller for most people in 2020, the role of coffee trading companies in connecting roasters to producers and their coffees grew both more important and...
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Swiss Coffee Trader Sucafina Formalizes PT Sucafina Indonesia
Just two months after it announced the launch of a Chinese company, multinational green coffee trader Sucafina has announced the launch of PT Sucafina Indonesia. The business has been established...
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Sustainable Harvest Adds Former IWCA Director Kellem Emanuele as Chief Impact...
Portland, Oregon-based green coffee importer Sustainable Harvest has hired former International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) Executive Director Kellem Emanuele for the position of chief impact...
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