Tariff Updates: A Roundup
Your one-stop-blog for all tariff updates.
Map It Forward Podcast – What Is Quality in the Coffee Industry?
Ian, Director of Sensory Analysis, spoke with Lee Safar on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward on the meaning of quality in specialty coffee. Check out the episodes here.
Congrats to Nicole Good on her Sprudge Twenty Class of 2025 Nomination
We’re excited to congratulate our own sales representative, Nicole Good, on being included in the Sprudge Twenty Class of 2025!
The Odakko Project
Cafe Imports and Testi Coffee bring a single-variety lot to all three offices. Learn more about the story behind the coffee here.
Echoes of Coffee: Year Two
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.
SOURCE: A Green Buying Panel – Podcast Out Now
Recorded live during SCA Expo in Houston, both parts of this special podcast are available now. Listen or watch here.
From Pounds to Tons: Changes Coming to the C Market
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.
SCA Expo Houston 2025 Roundup
Alrighty, here’s our SCA ‘25 Roundup: The official list of Cafe Imports’ happenings at and around the show in Houston this year!
How US Tariffs Impact Coffee
Learn more about current US tariffs and their impact. We’ll be updating this blog as changes occur.
Introducing SOURCE: A Green Buying Panel
Join us for a live podcast and breakfast during SCA Expo in Houston!
The Legendary Coffee Exchange Comes to Houston!
The Legendary Coffee Exchange makes its return to SCA Expo in Houston April 25-27, 2025!
Coffee Sourcing Retrospective: Burundi
How we imported the first specialty coffees from a small, overlooked East African country.
Welcome Ana Beatriz as the Green Buyer’s Associate in Colombia
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.
Tips to Navigate the Current C Market
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.
Sprudge Design Awards 2024 Winner: The La Bodega Bag
We are honored to be recognized with the Sprudge Design Award for Outstanding Design Achievement Commercial Product
All ED+U Classes are on YouTube
We’ve got five hours of coffee education and plenty of other content waiting for you on our YouTube channel.
Progress Highlight: A little lake time with National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation & Andrew Miller
As part of our Progress Projects, we were able to support the NPLSF through their Lake Superior podcast. We chatted with Cafe Imports founder and NPLSF board member Andrew Miller on why this project is important to us.
Current Inventory Highlight: Women’s Coffee from Aldea Global
A behind the scenes look at two wonderful coffees from an impactful program at approachable prices in the current market.
Progress Projects 2024
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.
FUDAM: An Association Founded on Sustainability
A group of seven producers formed FUDAM in 2000 to protect and spread environmentally conscious farming. Learn more about the association’s history and work with two new videos interviewing founding member Raquel Lasso Muñoz.