An Interview with Ahadu Woubshet, owner of Tega & Tula Specialty Coffee Farms
Watch our latest video – a profile of Tega & Tula in Kaffa, Ethiopia.
Fairtrade International to Raise Price Minimums
Fairtrade International is raising the floor price for Arabica coffees for the first time in over a decade to combat the economic instability that producers face.
Ratnagiri Estate: A New Era of Coffee from India
Meet Ashok Patre, a third-generation producer revolutionizing coffee production and processing in the Karnataka State. Watch our interview with him, and learn more about his farm, Ratnagiri Estates.
Highlighting Carlos Guerra: Legendary Coffee Exchange Participant
Enjoy our interview with Roaster and Honduras Barista Champion Carlos Guerra, who won an Ikawa Pro 50 Sample Roaster through the Legendary Coffee Exchange at the 2023 SCA Expo.
All Things World of Coffee Athens!
And we are off to Athens! Join us at Booth 2-R38 for a weekend full of coffees, cuppings, challenges, and parties. See our full schedule here, and follow us at @cafeimportseurope for more details! See you soon!
Presenting Purchase Planning: Costa Rica 2023
As a nimble and independently owned importer, we recognize that a roaster’s selections can only be made in advance with real-time information. Our green buying team is passionate about working actively with producers at origin throughout the year and sharing their knowledge and experiences with roasters like you.
Costa Rica 101 Trip: A Recap
Back in February, a collection of staff, roasters, and baristas went for an educational excursion.
2023 Progress Report: Now Published
A note from Founder and President Andrew Miller introducing our 2023 Progress Report.
About 4 years ago we noticed . . .an international mystery
Ethiopian coffee has always been our favorite, but there has always been a weird reshuffle of the business every few years, usually due to a governmental change triggered by something behind the scenes. We wanted to figure out what was going on this time.
Anaerobic Fermentation
Interest in innovative post-harvest processing styles is building across the coffee supply chain. Producers and consumers are seeing benefits like unique flavor profiles that add value to coffee, help producers, processors, mills, farms, and coffees stand out from the crowd, and help diversify offerings.
Looking Forward to the New Year in Coffee 2023
As we look forward to the new year in coffee 2023, we must first look back and address the challenging and rewarding year of 2022.
What happens when an experimental farm and a micromill work hand in hand for five years?
Finca Juan Martin and Manos Juntas are two different projects, both striving to make coffee production more profitable for producers and consistently delicious for consumers, all under the Banexport umbrella. Banexport is our longstanding partner and friend, sourcing and exporting many of our Cauca, Huila, and Nariño offerings. Their commitment to quality, sustainability, and economic equality for producers is exemplified in their projects, particularly Finca Juan Martin and Manos Juntas.
Break It Down & Brew It Up: Coffee Cascara
When coffee is processed, the layers of skin, fruit, and parchment are broken down and removed, leaving behind the seeds we roast and brew. Those discarded layers once provided life and protection to the seeds, but don’t have to all go to waste. The skin of the coffee cherry can be dried and sold as a singular product called Cascara.
Field Report: Fermentation Training Camp in Risaralda, Colombia with Lucia Solis
At Cafe Imports, we’ve noted a rise in questions about processing, many of which either center around deciphering terminology or what the growing hype about methodology in fermentation and processing means for producers/processors and the coffees they create.
The Legendary Coffee Exchange Is Headed To World of Coffee In Milan!
Community is the foundation of our industry. To better connect with and support our coffee community, we’re excited to introduce the Legendary Coffee Exchange to the attendees at Wold of Coffee this year.
Introducing our Education Team
We couldn’t be more excited to announce the addition of two new faces to Cafe Imports, representing our Education team.
Ethiopia Purchase Planning
We have designed our purchase planning tools with you in mind to make buying coffee with us smoother than ever.
Ethiopia: An Update from Green Buyer Claudia Bellinzoni
For all of us that work in coffee, “Happy Near Year” directly translates to “Fresh-crop Ethiopia season” — a time to taste some of the most beautiful coffees of the year.
EU to UK Shipping Challenges & Solutions
As many of you will be aware, the first quarter of 2021 has seen innumerable delays with items shipping from the EU into the UK. With Brexit came the increased demand of new rules and requirements for importing goods, which would be handled by a logistics and customs workforce that had been badly affected by the pandemic.