FRIENDLY SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS

Here at Bristol Twenty Tea & Coffee Co we have a pooled collective total of 60 years of experience in the coffee and catering trades. Being a small family business we’re keen to provide the best service possible. We like to think of ourselves as a one-stop solution to your tea and coffee needs.

When we started Bristol Twenty Coffee Company, we knew that we wanted quality and responsibility to define us. But when we took the leap to roasting our own coffee in 2014, that idea of responsibility became paramount. We had to decide how to maintain a focus on quality coffee while being responsible members of the complex supply chain that is coffee.

THE VERY BEST GREEN BEANS
FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

Our espresso coffee philosophy is simple. Our portfolio comprises 16 different espresso blends including organic, Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certified coffee. We source the very best green beans from around the globe and roast daily for maximum freshness.

REINALDO MENA – CAFESMO

    HONDURAS

My father was a strict man… He would hit me if I didn’t want to work on the land when I was a boy still. But he was also fair and he taught me most of what I know nowadays. I didn’t go to school much, I didn’t like it, and only finished third grade. Once I was fifteen, I started working the land for myself.

One thing my father didn’t teach me was how to prepare a micro-lot. In fact, he never had the joy of discovering what that even means. I, myself, learnt it only recently, when I joined Cafesmo. My first attempt received an 84 SCA score and my second attempt an 85. I’m thrilled as I am discovering an entirely new play field, with almost limitless opportunities to diversify, experiment, and improve.

Coffee means happiness to me, it’s a passion. When I look over my finca at the end of the day, just when the sun wants to settle behind the mountain tops far away, the glow of the rays are so precious that they make me want to stay there forever. Now even more so, as I am starting to explore this recently found universe of premiums and specialties.

What’s also wonderful about my work is that I have no boss, nobody who can tell me what to do. I organize each day as I see fit and I decide about my own priorities. For whatever goes wrong, I only have myself to blame, but each success I achieve, I achieve with my own efforts.

My children are still smallish, they don’t work on the farm. I want to offer them the freedom of choice: whether they want to pursue a higher education, or prefer to work the land, like myself. Of course I secretly hope that they will share my passion for cultivating coffee, but I am very aware of the growing challenges imposed upon us by climate change and the ruthless crackdown in prices by the international markets.

So, we shall see where my children end up when they are grown-ups. I, for one, will continue to live my life on and around my finca for I love it more than any other professional career that I can imagine.

I was from a poor family as well, but we fared slightly better and my parents could always give priority to my education. However, in the late nineties, after a devastating wave of rust leaf, three of my brothers decided to emigrate to the United States in search of other opportunities and new horizons.

Quite suddenly, I became responsible for all our plots, and while this was a time of hardship, it was also during those years that I learned all the ins and outs of growing coffee. I educated myself in soil conservation, water management, shadow, organic waste, drying techniques and preparation.

By the time my brothers came back, I was not only a well-trained coffee grower, but also married to Obdulio, which meant the start of a happy and fructifying alliance between the Pineda and Espinoza families.

Nowadays, Obdulio and I grow an array of cultivars on two plots which are at different locations, each with their own, unique micro-climate, which allows us to harvest during a prolonged season and to offer a wider range of beans and flavors.

Obdulio’s brother Nery has a processing facility where we process and stock our coffees as well and our nephew Javier is studying at the Honduran Coffee Institute to become a Q grader. Last year, when he was only 18 years old, Javier prepared his first 87 profile from our own Colombia variety, which he sold to Carlos René Guerra, Honduras’s national barista champion (16th of the world in Boston, 2019).

So, our two families have joined forces in our efforts to manage an integral coffee business, which combines all aspects of knowledge and command, from growing, to processing and stocking, as well as quality control.

The logical next step in this process is to work directly with small roasters throughout the world who are looking for consistent, high-quality coffees, and for long lasting relationship with a trustworthy, polivalente partner in the upcoming region of Ocotepeque, the land that we love.

FARM FACTS

Our combined plots measure around 13,5 hectares and are both located between 1,300 and 1,390 meters, though at different locations, each with their own unique micro climate.

The varieties we offer are Bourbon, Catimor, Colombia, Paca y Lempiraand shadow is provided abundantly by natural trees like izote, cuanagiquil and zapote, but also by trees that we planted to increase diversity, attract bird life and bees, and eat fruits: avocado, mandarin and lemon, predominantly. The mandarin and lemon also infuse a subtle zest into the surrounding coffee plants.

Our farm is Certified Fair Trade, and Organic.

This farm is Rain Forest Alliance certified.

REINALDO MENA – CAFESMO

    HONDURAS

My father was a strict man… He would hit me if I didn’t want to work on the land when I was a boy still. But he was also fair and he taught me most of what I know nowadays. I didn’t go to school much, I didn’t like it, and only finished third grade. Once I was fifteen, I started working the land for myself.

One thing my father didn’t teach me was how to prepare a micro-lot. In fact, he never had the joy of discovering what that even means. I, myself, learnt it only recently, when I joined Cafesmo. My first attempt received an 84 SCA score and my second attempt an 85. I’m thrilled as I am discovering an entirely new play field, with almost limitless opportunities to diversify, experiment, and improve.

Coffee means happiness to me, it’s a passion. When I look over my finca at the end of the day, just when the sun wants to settle behind the mountain tops far away, the glow of the rays are so precious that they make me want to stay there forever. Now even more so, as I am starting to explore this recently found universe of premiums and specialties.

What’s also wonderful about my work is that I have no boss, nobody who can tell me what to do. I organize each day as I see fit and I decide about my own priorities. For whatever goes wrong, I only have myself to blame, but each success I achieve, I achieve with my own efforts.

My children are still smallish, they don’t work on the farm. I want to offer them the freedom of choice: whether they want to pursue a higher education, or prefer to work the land, like myself. Of course I secretly hope that they will share my passion for cultivating coffee, but I am very aware of the growing challenges imposed upon us by climate change and the ruthless crackdown in prices by the international markets.

So, we shall see where my children end up when they are grown-ups. I, for one, will continue to live my life on and around my finca for I love it more than any other professional career that I can imagine.

I was from a poor family as well, but we fared slightly better and my parents could always give priority to my education. However, in the late nineties, after a devastating wave of rust leaf, three of my brothers decided to emigrate to the United States in search of other opportunities and new horizons.

Quite suddenly, I became responsible for all our plots, and while this was a time of hardship, it was also during those years that I learned all the ins and outs of growing coffee. I educated myself in soil conservation, water management, shadow, organic waste, drying techniques and preparation.

By the time my brothers came back, I was not only a well-trained coffee grower, but also married to Obdulio, which meant the start of a happy and fructifying alliance between the Pineda and Espinoza families.

Nowadays, Obdulio and I grow an array of cultivars on two plots which are at different locations, each with their own, unique micro-climate, which allows us to harvest during a prolonged season and to offer a wider range of beans and flavors.

Obdulio’s brother Nery has a processing facility where we process and stock our coffees as well and our nephew Javier is studying at the Honduran Coffee Institute to become a Q grader. Last year, when he was only 18 years old, Javier prepared his first 87 profile from our own Colombia variety, which he sold to Carlos René Guerra, Honduras’s national barista champion (16th of the world in Boston, 2019).

So, our two families have joined forces in our efforts to manage an integral coffee business, which combines all aspects of knowledge and command, from growing, to processing and stocking, as well as quality control.

The logical next step in this process is to work directly with small roasters throughout the world who are looking for consistent, high-quality coffees, and for long lasting relationship with a trustworthy, polivalente partner in the upcoming region of Ocotepeque, the land that we love.

FARM FACTS

Our combined plots measure around 13,5 hectares and are both located between 1,300 and 1,390 meters, though at different locations, each with their own unique micro climate.

The varieties we offer are Bourbon, Catimor, Colombia, Paca y Lempiraand shadow is provided abundantly by natural trees like izote, cuanagiquil and zapote, but also by trees that we planted to increase diversity, attract bird life and bees, and eat fruits: avocado, mandarin and lemon, predominantly. The mandarin and lemon also infuse a subtle zest into the surrounding coffee plants.

Our farm is Certified Fair Trade, and Organic.

This farm is Rain Forest Alliance certified.

COOPELIBERTAD R.L

    COSTA RICA

Coopelibertad was founded in 1961, in one of the most important moments for the Costa Rican Cooperative movement, and came to represent a solution for the coffee farmers on Central Valley (Heredia) and with it, they could obtain better results on their farming activities. Since our creation, Coopelibertad has worked side by side with partners in search for the common good and thus constitute on support for the socio-economic improvement through coffee growing.

HISTORY
In the early 60s, profit-oriented private companies were the only ones dedicated to coffee in the Heredia province. Without technical assistance, smallholders started loosing financial support and soon the ability to look after their farms.

The National Bank of Costa Rica established the Cooperatives Department to promote solidarity instead of profit. With the bank’s advice, a group of local farmers held the first Constitutive Assembly of the Cooperativa de Caficultores de Heredia in April of 1961. This is how it all started.

In the words of the then vice-president of the boad mr Luis Omar Chavarría:
“This Company was born as a protest from small coffee growers, who in turn saw in the union of their efforts, the opportunity to be free to manage their small businesses as they please and once and for all not to be never again subject to the whims of the wealthy. I propose that our Cooperative be named COOPE LIBERTAD RL ”
THE COOP

Coopelibertad has 490 members (294 men and 196 women) and represents the interests of more than 1200 coffee growers in 25 communities in the Central Valley. We offer all sorts of producer support: credit system, technical assistance, delivery of organic fertilizer and coffee seedlings under favourable conditions.

Our industry processing plant (beneficio) is able to process 3,680 TM  of cherry per year: 1,170.24 TM coffee available for the 2021 harvest.

Each farm has an average of 4,9 hectares of coffee cultivation.

The Coopelibertad Coffee Quality has been awarded for the second year as “the best of Costa Rica Fair Trader Coffees, Taza Dorada” in the specialty coffee category, prize awarded by SCA-CR.

We are one of the last mills that are using Natural Fermentation for Fully Washed Coffees as we truly believe that this has a positive impact on the quality of our coffees making them unique and special.

It was through researching this that we got to know the Rainforest Alliance. We’re now even prouder to have aligned our goals with those of the Rainforest Alliance for our coffees, and are honoured to make their good work better known from our own small corner of the world. Many of our coffees are now Rainforest Alliance certified if not triple certified with Fair Trade and The Soil Association accreditation.

MACENTA

    GUINEA

Our Koumalassi coffee comes from a group of farmers from Sengbendou, a small region within Macanta. With its distinctive herbal and aromatic woods, Koumalassi is a great example of our natural semi-washed process, in which we only partially remove the sweet fruity mucilage layer, preserving the unique flavors of the terroir. This coffee has a wonderfully creamy body, with hints of brown sugar and a slightly nutty finish.

Right now, it’s almost impossible to get hold of a quality Robusta in Europe or indeed anywhere else. Yet baristas, consumers and leading voices in the coffee industry are increasingly looking to Robustas, not just for environmental and ecological reasons, but for the unique taste profiles they can offer.

This is a rare chance to bring a genuinely new coffee experience to the world: Robusta that’s sustainable, fair, and can share a platform with any top Arabica.

We’re reaching out to bold and forward-thinking roasters to partner with us to create and champion a Robusta like no other.

WHAT MAKES MACENTA BEANS ROBUSTA SO SPECIAL?

TASTE – Every single Macenta Beans coffee has a unique taste, which is due to the special soil conditions and microclimate in the Macenta rainforest region. Our coffee has a GI (= Geographical Indication), which means that there is no other Robusta like Macenta Beans Robusta.

TRANSPARENCY – We buy the coffee cherries directly from coffee farmers, process the cherries ourselves and sell the beans ourselves. Thus, we can offer our customers full transparency.

FAIR TRADE – We pay our coffee farmers three times more for the coffee than the regular market price. In addition, we transfer know-how, support them financially and with our flagship plantation we create a place for exchange, learning and networking.

SOCIAL IMPACT – We create new perspectives and make a real difference in the lives of the people of Macenta. Long-term! And we are there not only during the coffee season, but all year round – through our fruit and vegetable project we create jobs not only for the coffee farmers. Thus, we are improving lives of the whole community.

GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT – We use no fertilizers, no chemicals. We plant regularly new coffee plants. In 2022 we provided selected farmers with 150.000 new coffee plants! We practice waste-free production. Our Robusta creates habitats for bees and insects. Our Robusta is not grown in monocultures, improving the soil conditions of the rainforest.

ACTIVELY AGAINST DEFORESTATION – Due to the increased income from coffee, more and more coffee farmers are motivated to stay in coffee production instead of logging everything and replacing it with palm oil plantation, which is unfortunately common in many other regions and is becoming a big threat for the rainforest. We are actively fighting this trend.

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT – No coffee-growing country in the world is closer to Europe than Guinea. Thus, our coffee beans have a short travel.

THE PROCESS

PROCESSING – Light Honey This is one of our most beloved Robustas as it suits well for nice blends but can also stand alone. With medium intensity and hints of pecan and almond, this Robusta can be utilized for variety of purposes.

MACENTA

    GUINEA

Our Koumalassi coffee comes from a group of farmers from Sengbendou, a small region within Macanta. With its distinctive herbal and aromatic woods, Koumalassi is a great example of our natural semi-washed process, in which we only partially remove the sweet fruity mucilage layer, preserving the unique flavors of the terroir. This coffee has a wonderfully creamy body, with hints of brown sugar and a slightly nutty finish.

Right now, it’s almost impossible to get hold of a quality Robusta in Europe or indeed anywhere else. Yet baristas, consumers and leading voices in the coffee industry are increasingly looking to Robustas, not just for environmental and ecological reasons, but for the unique taste profiles they can offer.

This is a rare chance to bring a genuinely new coffee experience to the world: Robusta that’s sustainable, fair, and can share a platform with any top Arabica.

We’re reaching out to bold and forward-thinking roasters to partner with us to create and champion a Robusta like no other.

WHAT MAKES MACENTA BEANS ROBUSTA SO SPECIAL?

TASTE – Every single Macenta Beans coffee has a unique taste, which is due to the special soil conditions and microclimate in the Macenta rainforest region. Our coffee has a GI (= Geographical Indication), which means that there is no other Robusta like Macenta Beans Robusta.

TRANSPARENCY – We buy the coffee cherries directly from coffee farmers, process the cherries ourselves and sell the beans ourselves. Thus, we can offer our customers full transparency.

FAIR TRADE – We pay our coffee farmers three times more for the coffee than the regular market price. In addition, we transfer know-how, support them financially and with our flagship plantation we create a place for exchange, learning and networking.

SOCIAL IMPACT – We create new perspectives and make a real difference in the lives of the people of Macenta. Long-term! And we are there not only during the coffee season, but all year round – through our fruit and vegetable project we create jobs not only for the coffee farmers. Thus, we are improving lives of the whole community.

GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT – We use no fertilizers, no chemicals. We plant regularly new coffee plants. In 2022 we provided selected farmers with 150.000 new coffee plants! We practice waste-free production. Our Robusta creates habitats for bees and insects. Our Robusta is not grown in monocultures, improving the soil conditions of the rainforest.

ACTIVELY AGAINST DEFORESTATION – Due to the increased income from coffee, more and more coffee farmers are motivated to stay in coffee production instead of logging everything and replacing it with palm oil plantation, which is unfortunately common in many other regions and is becoming a big threat for the rainforest. We are actively fighting this trend.

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT – No coffee-growing country in the world is closer to Europe than Guinea. Thus, our coffee beans have a short travel.

THE PROCESS

PROCESSING – Light Honey This is one of our most beloved Robustas as it suits well for nice blends but can also stand alone. With medium intensity and hints of pecan and almond, this Robusta can be utilized for variety of purposes.

CONEBOSQUE

    GUATEMALA

We process the coffee from the farm to export it. An organization founded by local coffee producers from the Community of Aldea El Bosque. Cooperativa Integral Agrícola Nueva Esperanza del Bosque was legally constituted on March 3, 2004, according to registration number seven hundred and twenty-nine with the National Institute of Cooperatives INACOP. Since that date, the cooperative has been constantly evolving, going through years of crisis such as boom years.

During the first years it was necessary to lease machinery for the transformation of the gold coffee, since there was not enough capital at that time to be able to have their own machinery, three years had to pass for the first machinery to be bought based on effort. Threshing of coffee and with it, giving work to the people of the community. This had a positive impact on the community, since at the end of the work of harvesting mature coffee, they continued with the work of transforming the gold coffee, which helped coffee-producing families have income for a longer time.

After a few years they saw the need to have their own place collect, store and process the coffee of the members of the cooperative. In this way a credit is requested abroad with the people of Italy who bought the coffee for the construction of their own headquarters, and that is how, after much effort, the cooperative has its headquarters. As the bond of friendship and trade grew, support was joined for the opening of a basic education center, since at that time the closest thing to studying the basic level was to emigrate to the villages of Fraijanes or Santa Cruz Naranjo.

SAN COFFEE

    BRAZIL

“Sancoffee is located in the town of Santo Antônio do Amparo and it’s 20 members in the municipality of Santo Antônio (or a neighbouring one) in the northern part formerly known as Sul de Minas. For this reason, the region “Campo dos Vertentes” is becoming a new denomination of origin. The farms range between 70 and +1,000 hectares. In Brazilian standards, a mid-sized farm is ±100ha, the average is ±200ha and +1,000 is very large.”

Sancoffee was born in 2000 out of a dream shared by a group of coffee growers located around the town of Santo Antonio do Amparo, State of Minas Gerais. Very early, these growers had a vision for the nascent specialty coffee market and for advancing coffee farming in the region. With great support and encouragement from Mr Fernando Paiva, pioneer of specialty coffees in Campo das Vertentes since the ’60s, these producers acquired a warehouse and founded the cooperative. Over time, this infra-structure has evolved to state-of-the-art, automated, dry milling machinery and warehousing solutions.

Since its inception, Sancoffee has been a major driving force for the development of specialty coffee in the Campo das Vertentes region. Deeply inserted in the local community, Sancoffee is a proud supporter of initiatives to generate progress and prosperity through the coffee business. Along with the member farms, the coop is engaged in several projects aiming social and environmental responsibility to ensure the sustainability of the coffee activity in the long term. As a result of these efforts, Sancoffee has been awarded the B-Corp seal in 2019.

In commercial terms, Sancoffee has always been guided by transparency and trust, resulting in long-lasting relationships around the world, with most customers over 10 years. Nowadays, consistency, innovation, integrity, stewardship and transparency, still govern the actions of Sancoffee, seeking to constantly adapt to new market trends and using coffee as a carrier to create a better life for all those involved.

SAN COFFEE

    BRAZIL

“Sancoffee is located in the town of Santo Antônio do Amparo and it’s 20 members in the municipality of Santo Antônio (or a neighbouring one) in the northern part formerly known as Sul de Minas. For this reason, the region “Campo dos Vertentes” is becoming a new denomination of origin. The farms range between 70 and +1,000 hectares. In Brazilian standards, a mid-sized farm is ±100ha, the average is ±200ha and +1,000 is very large.”

Sancoffee was born in 2000 out of a dream shared by a group of coffee growers located around the town of Santo Antonio do Amparo, State of Minas Gerais. Very early, these growers had a vision for the nascent specialty coffee market and for advancing coffee farming in the region. With great support and encouragement from Mr Fernando Paiva, pioneer of specialty coffees in Campo das Vertentes since the ’60s, these producers acquired a warehouse and founded the cooperative. Over time, this infra-structure has evolved to state-of-the-art, automated, dry milling machinery and warehousing solutions.

Since its inception, Sancoffee has been a major driving force for the development of specialty coffee in the Campo das Vertentes region. Deeply inserted in the local community, Sancoffee is a proud supporter of initiatives to generate progress and prosperity through the coffee business. Along with the member farms, the coop is engaged in several projects aiming social and environmental responsibility to ensure the sustainability of the coffee activity in the long term. As a result of these efforts, Sancoffee has been awarded the B-Corp seal in 2019.

In commercial terms, Sancoffee has always been guided by transparency and trust, resulting in long-lasting relationships around the world, with most customers over 10 years. Nowadays, consistency, innovation, integrity, stewardship and transparency, still govern the actions of Sancoffee, seeking to constantly adapt to new market trends and using coffee as a carrier to create a better life for all those involved.

FAIR SPECIALTY COFFEE

    ETHIOPIA

Our journey commenced in 1991 in the beautiful landscapes of Yirgacheffe, marking three decades of dedicated coffee cultivation within our family. Founded by Mr. Bogale Mengistu, our legacy began with a commitment to excellence in coffee production, initially serving local markets and subsequently expanding to supply esteemed exporters and to Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) since its inception in 2008.

Inheriting this rich heritage, Mr. Mikiyas Bogale returned from Germany to build upon his father’s vision, establishing Fair Specialty Coffee in 2018. Situated amidst the picturesque Yirgacheffe region, our company boasts a state-of-the-art washing station, strategically positioned to harness the essence of this coffee paradise. Spanning over 20 hectares of highland terrain, our farm resides in the esteemed “Ressiti” kebele, neighboring the renowned “Aricha” area, renowned for its exceptional coffee varietals.

At altitudes ranging from 1900m to 2200m, we meticulously cultivate and harvest the finest Yirgacheffe beans, offering both washed and natural (sun-dried) coffees to discerning palates. In addition to our core offerings, we actively engage in collaborative efforts, crafting experimental micro-lots tailored to the preferences of our respected clients.

Committed to ethical practices, Fair Specialty Coffee operates in alignment with Fair Trade principles, fostering direct relationships with coffee farmers and ensuring fair compensation. Driven by a commitment to quality, transparency, and mutual respect, we endeavor to forge enduring partnerships grounded in dialogue and shared values, thus perpetuating our legacy of excellence in the global coffee community.

LA CASIANA

    COLOMBIA

Located at 1800 meters above sea level on the western range of the Andes in the municipality of Jardín, Antioquia, La Casiana has been home to three generations dedicated to harvesting the best Colombian coffees.

Soft, washed coffees; that’s what we are known for. We produce Castillo, Colombia and Cenicafé 1 varieties. Our coffee is known for its medium, brilliant acidity; round, balanced body; aromas and fragrances take the form of dark chocolate, caramel and molasses; aftertaste is sweet and floral. Three generations of coffee growers. All convinced that we must hand over a land better than that which we received.

That’s where our commitment to sustainability resides. For over more than ten years, La Casiana has been part of a group of farms that comply with the Rainforest standard. At La Casiana, we are able to bring to market some 10,000 kgs of green coffee per year. Though we harvest year-round, our main harvest takes place mostly around October, November.

We are not just a coffee tour, we are a space where the traveller enjoys and interacts with many elements in addition to coffee, with the disposition of a team ready to make your experience unique and unforgettable.

OUR MISSION

To offer visitors a unique experience of contact with traditional Colombian coffee growing and its knowledge, from the seed until it is enjoyed in a cup of the best coffee in the world, with the best preparation and enjoying it in a unique environment of the coffee cultural landscape.

OUR VISION

In 2025, Las Acacias Coffee Farm will be recognised as the best experience of contact, knowledge and interaction with traditional Colombian coffee growing. Producer of a coffee of unparalleled characteristics, served in the best coffee environment.

LA CASIANA

    COLOMBIA

Located at 1800 meters above sea level on the western range of the Andes in the municipality of Jardín, Antioquia, La Casiana has been home to three generations dedicated to harvesting the best Colombian coffees.

Soft, washed coffees; that’s what we are known for. We produce Castillo, Colombia and Cenicafé 1 varieties. Our coffee is known for its medium, brilliant acidity; round, balanced body; aromas and fragrances take the form of dark chocolate, caramel and molasses; aftertaste is sweet and floral. Three generations of coffee growers. All convinced that we must hand over a land better than that which we received.

That’s where our commitment to sustainability resides. For over more than ten years, La Casiana has been part of a group of farms that comply with the Rainforest standard. At La Casiana, we are able to bring to market some 10,000 kgs of green coffee per year. Though we harvest year-round, our main harvest takes place mostly around October, November

We are not just a coffee tour, we are a space where the traveller enjoys and interacts with many elements in addition to coffee, with the disposition of a team ready to make your experience unique and unforgettable.

OUR MISSION

To offer visitors a unique experience of contact with traditional Colombian coffee growing and its knowledge, from the seed until it is enjoyed in a cup of the best coffee in the world, with the best preparation and enjoying it in a unique environment of the coffee cultural landscape.

OUR VISION

In 2025, Las Acacias Coffee Farm will be recognised as the best experience of contact, knowledge and interaction with traditional Colombian coffee growing. Producer of a coffee of unparalleled characteristics, served in the best coffee environment.

MONSOONED MALABAR – ALLANA

    INDIA

It was in the year 1982 that Allanasons decided to diversify into Coffee exports and it was with this end in view that the Coffee Division was formed and based in Bangalore. The Divisional office is situated in the heart of the city in close proximity to the Coffee Board and with the State of Karnataka producing 70% of the Coffee grown in the Country it is ideally located. Headed by a team of professionals well-versed in the line and backed by the support of Allanasons, the Coffee Division soon made its presence felt and found itself at the forefront of the industry in record time.

To complement this activity and gain control over the curing of the coffees sourced, Allanasons decided to acquire its own Coffee Curing factory in 1992.

Gradually this Coffee Curing unit which was strategically located at Hassan in Karnataka and situated midway between the two major Coffee growing districts of Chickmagalur and Coorg became one of the hubs of activity in the industry. This entailed expansion of the facilities and modernization of plant and machinery to meet the additional requirements of the Coffee Division which also boasts of an in-house cup-tasting facility for evaluating the characteristics of Coffee.

In addition to this, Allanasons owns two large warehouses at the port cities of Cochin and Mangalore where the cargo is unloaded prior to shipment which ensures that all operations come under our effective control. Further, the Company owns and operates a dedicated facility in the coastal city of Mangalore where Monsooning of Coffee is carried out thus making our Curing Division a versatile and reliable supplier of quality Coffee known for fulfilling its commitments on schedule. In recognition of the Coffee Division’s prowess, the Coffee Board of India has conferred upon Allanasons numerous awards and we hold the distinction of being the Country’s leading exporter of green Coffee for a number of years consecutively with exports in the range of 24000T to 30000T per annum.

Allanasons export all grades of washed and un-washed Arabicas and Robustas and Monsooned Coffees. Further the Company continues to be one of India’s one of the largest exporters of Specialty Coffee including Monsooned coffee thus catering to the needs of all types of buyers be it specialty coffee, single estate coffee or commercial coffee.

CAFENORTE

    COLOMBIA

CAFENORTE is a cooperative with around 1.600 associated Coffee families in 12 municipalities of the Norte del Valle del Cauca, it has been more than 50 years as a leader in the production and marketing of Coffee in the northern region of the department. The main purpose is to assure the wellness of the associated Coffee families, for that reason the cooperative has created services, programs and has obtained different certificates to contribute to their quality of life. At the same time they offer to theor clients traceability throughout the value chain and a life experience directly with the coffee growers, as CAFENORTE has supervised and controlled the entire chain process since the farm until the milling or roasting.

We have been in business since 1993 which makes us one of the longest lasting and most respected Colombian coffee exporters. We have achieved this by developing long, mutually beneficial relationships with producers, by offering good coffee, shipping it on time and being financially responsible.

Colsuaves is a small family-owned company that sources fine Colombian coffees and sells them to partners in all corners of the globe. Our coffees are procured from small producers in a few regions of Colombia and then milled, sorted for quality, and prepared for shipment.

We have been in business since 1993 which makes us one of the longest lasting and most respected Colombian coffee exporters. We have achieved this by developing long, mutually beneficial relationships with producers, by offering good coffee, shipping it on time and being financially responsible.

CAFÉ COLSUAVES

    COLOMBIA

Colsuaves is a small family-owned company that sources fine Colombian coffees and sells them to partners in all corners of the globe. Our coffees are procured from small producers in a few regions of Colombia and then milled, sorted for quality, and prepared for shipment.

We have been in business since 1993 which makes us one of the longest lasting and most respected Colombian coffee exporters. We have achieved this by developing long, mutually beneficial relationships with producers, by offering good coffee, shipping it on time and being financially responsible.

Colsuaves is a small family-owned company that sources fine Colombian coffees and sells them to partners in all corners of the globe. Our coffees are procured from small producers in a few regions of Colombia and then milled, sorted for quality, and prepared for shipment.

We have been in business since 1993 which makes us one of the longest lasting and most respected Colombian coffee exporters. We have achieved this by developing long, mutually beneficial relationships with producers, by offering good coffee, shipping it on time and being financially responsible.

FINCA SAN ANTONIO

    EL SALVADOR

Founded in 1890 in a strategic spot, Finca San Antonio is a historic family farm with coffee heritage. The family have proudly cared for this farm for five generations, maintaining their forefather’s values of quality, work ethic, and respect for the land and workers. Today it is under a renewal process, since they have replaced the traditional varieties that are affected by rust, for a more resistant grain, such as the Sarchimor. They have also renewed our growing techniques through state of the art technology and science for improved quality and consistency to keep up with a steady crop.

KETIARA KOPEPII

    SUMATRA

Ketiara coffee is grown in the forested mountains surrounding Leuser national park, using shade grown coffee production as a means to protect the local ecosystem. The complexity of the coffee in the cup profile is a proof of care and dedication in growing and post harvest processing. Ketiara is committed in fair trading practices that create shared value among producers, traders, roasters, and consumer. Arabica green bean produced by Ketiara farmers are organic and Fairtrade certified.

Ketiara has been supplying to importer in US and Europe but also Asia and Middle-East. Ketiara coffee are available for customer at café, groceries, online store with support from their dedicated importer and roaster partners such as Armenia, Atlas, Stumptown, Collectivo, Peets, Café Moto, Royal Coffee, Atlantic Specialty, Old Quarter, InterAmerican, DRWakefield, Laughing Man, and many other.

Sourcing from Ketiara means that (1) you always get fresh, clean, high quality arabica which is 100% origin Sumatra Aceh Gayo Highland, (2) our business is directly contribute to the active involvement of younger farmer generation along the supply chain, and (3) your company is contribute towards a decent livelihood of thousands of our farmer that grow and process coffee for your customer.

FACT SHEET

Current Member: 1,040 farmer households, expected additional 315 member in 2021. More than 70% member is woman.
Area of Production: 1,009 hectares, Shaded-grown.
Annual Production: 1,344MT (organic)
Coffee Variety: Gayo 1, Gayo 2, hybrid (cross) Catimor, Caturra, Bourbon-Typica, also Adsenia or Abyssinia.
Altitude: 1,200-1,650 above sea level
Top Soil: Volcanic
Harvest Period: September – May
Processing Giling Basah (wet hulled)
Quality Grade 1, MC <13%, Cup 86+
Certification: Organic EU, NOP, and Fairtrade

WHO ARE WE

Ketiara is a women-led cooperative. Located in Sumatra Aceh Gayo Highland. Ketiara has over 25 years of experience in coffee production. Beyond producing and trading premium quality coffee, Ketiara celebrates their value to promote women and younger farmer generation in coffee business.

KETIARA KOPEPII

    SUMATRA

Ketiara coffee is grown in the forested mountains surrounding Leuser national park, using shade grown coffee production as a means to protect the local ecosystem. The complexity of the coffee in the cup profile is a proof of care and dedication in growing and post harvest processing. Ketiara is committed in fair trading practices that create shared value among producers, traders, roasters, and consumer. Arabica green bean produced by Ketiara farmers are organic and Fairtrade certified.

Ketiara has been supplying to importer in US and Europe but also Asia and Middle-East. Ketiara coffee are available for customer at café, groceries, online store with support from their dedicated importer and roaster partners such as Armenia, Atlas, Stumptown, Collectivo, Peets, Café Moto, Royal Coffee, Atlantic Specialty, Old Quarter, InterAmerican, DRWakefield, Laughing Man, and many other.

Sourcing from Ketiara means that (1) you always get fresh, clean, high quality arabica which is 100% origin Sumatra Aceh Gayo Highland, (2) our business is directly contribute to the active involvement of younger farmer generation along the supply chain, and (3) your company is contribute towards a decent livelihood of thousands of our farmer that grow and process coffee for your customer.

FACT SHEET

Current Member: 1,040 farmer households, expected additional 315 member in 2021. More than 70% member is woman.
Area of Production: 1,009 hectares, Shaded-grown.
Annual Production: 1,344MT (organic)
Coffee Variety: Gayo 1, Gayo 2, hybrid (cross) Catimor, Caturra, Bourbon-Typica, also Adsenia or Abyssinia.
Altitude: 1,200-1,650 above sea level
Top Soil: Volcanic
Harvest Period: September – May
Processing Giling Basah (wet hulled)
Quality Grade 1, MC <13%, Cup 86+
Certification: Organic EU, NOP, and Fairtrade

WHO ARE WE

Ketiara is a women-led cooperative. Located in Sumatra Aceh Gayo Highland. Ketiara has over 25 years of experience in coffee production. Beyond producing and trading premium quality coffee, Ketiara celebrates their value to promote women and younger farmer generation in coffee business.