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Our team has been excitedly awaiting the opportunity to reconnect with so many friends from around the globe at this year\u2019s expo in the wonderful city of New Orleans.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, many of our close partners and counterparties in coffee-producing countries cannot attend this year\u2019s show due to pandemic restrictions. Expo is a beautiful, full-circle moment for our producer partners to witness their coffee reach consumers in its final form. It is heartbreaking that many of those who grow and harvest the very product that brings us together will not be able to attend, for without their contributions to our industry, we would have no industry to celebrate.<\/p>\n
We came to this decision after many conversations amongst our staff in which we discussed supporting global vaccination efforts while also prioritizing our own health and wellbeing. Given this perspective, combined with the developing COVID landscape and impacts of Hurricane Ida, we do not feel that our presence at Expo would add value to the safety and wellbeing of the people of New Orleans.<\/p>\n