Recently, Dylan Siemens, Head of Education, sat down with Ben Bicknell and Rohan Cooke of It’s Just Coffee to chat about accessible, in-depth coffee education. Learn more about their conversation and check it out here!
When we begin assembling our Progress Report each year, it typically begins not with spreadsheets or marketing materials, but with open conversations about what worked, how it was meaningful, did it further our core values to increase, decrease, and share (you can read more about those here), and where we feel like we could improve. It’s a process of reflection as much as it is crunching data.
You’re joining Victor (Marketing Manager), Kate (Senior Supply Chain Specialist), Devon (Sustainability & Stakeholder Engagement), and our indefatigable green buyer in Africa, Claudia, for a visit with some old friends and some new ones as we explore the reaches of both culture and cup in Rwanda.
Angie and Ian just returned from a whirlwind week of cupping, presenting the Coffee Rose, and tasting coffee in Hong Kong, Busan, and Seoul. Working with slides, translators, projectors, lovely-lovely coffees, and lots of hands on time with the mobile Coffee Rose they leveled up, reacquainted, and introduced the Rose and the practical sensory science that underpins it to coffee professionals from all 3 cities and their surrounding areas.
Each year, we set ourselves an objective to do the most good we can, as close to home as we can, be that near our offices or the places and people we source coffee with. That’s where Progress Projects come in. We commit 1% of net profit to community-focused organizations chosen by the people who know those places best, our own teammates. Learn more about the amazing organizations we’ve gotten to know this year.
Learn more about Indonesian coffee from a Sumatran Producer and Cafe Imports’ Senior Green Buyer.
Join us in Hong Kong and Seoul to cup through some of Cafe Imports’ latest and most exciting arrivals while receiving a hands-on demo of The Coffee Rose, led by Ian Fretheim, Director of Sensory Analysis and creator of The Coffee Rose, along with Angie MacKenzie, International Sales Rep.
The farmers of Idido, Yirgacheffe, have a word in the Gedeo language for something that is exceptionally sweet or outstanding. That word is malebo.
Cafe Imports and Testi Coffee bring a single-variety lot to all three offices. Learn more about the story behind the coffee here.
What if your cupping tool was built to help you focus on the cupping, rather than the form?
As the new harvest of Costa Rican coffees begins to arrive, we’re proud to announce the second year of Echoes of Coffee, our ongoing documentary series that highlights the voices, lives, and legacies of long-standing coffee producer partners.
Last week, the Intercontinental Exchange, which operates the C Market Futures exchange, announced changes to coffee futures contracts. Learn more about what will be different and what we know here.
Travel through Sidama, Yirgacheffe, Guji, and Gedeo to meet producers, visit washing stations, and learn more about Ethiopian coffee production.
How we imported the first specialty coffees from a small, overlooked East African country.
We’re excited to Welcome Ana Beatriz to our team as the green buyer’s associate in Colombia. Learn more about her and the work she’ll be doing here.
We are officially in unprecedented times in the coffee market. Let’s take a brief look at how the market has developed and some steps roasters can take to navigate the changes.
We’ve got five hours of coffee education and plenty of other content waiting for you on our YouTube channel.
Each year, Cafe Imports is committed to donating 1% of global net profits to community-oriented causes. Whether it’s a cafe opening their doors to provide hospitality training and a safe space, critical healthcare for those that need it, food and shelter for the most vulnerable, supporting native and Indigenous leadership, or simply taking care of our woodland friends, learn more about the amazing organizations our team has been able to show support for this year.
Meet the people behind ARGCAFEE and hear their story—from their humble beginnings to the impact they’ve had on the community through collective action and market access. Two new videos are out now.
Navigating a history of coffee-buying challenges in Ethiopia to source deeper and purchase better.
