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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee: Inzá

August 1, 2019

In our previous series, Paying for Coffee: It’s Complicated, we talked about the various factors that underpin how we as a coffee sourcing company buy coffee, as well as how to…

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Quality

Scaling Quality: Signal Detection Cupping

June 13, 2019

At Red Fox, our very small team cups a veritable ton of coffee. Whereas another importer might cup a single representative sample to purchase multiple containers from a coop, we…

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Sourcing

Pluma de Oaxaca: An Origin Reborn

May 23, 2019

The deeper we get into the world of Mexican coffee, the more excited we get, and those of you who have tasted the coffees or met some of our producing…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee—It’s Complicated: Part 5

May 6, 2019

Part 5: Asking the Right Questions Now that we’ve unpacked context on what goes into pricing coffee, from terms and language to production and operating costs to purchasing models and…

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Sourcing

If You Haven’t Tasted Kolla Bolcha Yet, It’s Time

May 2, 2019

Kolla Bolcha is the newest jewel to be unearthed in Agaro, and if you haven’t tasted it yet, it’s time. We’ve been after this cooperative since we learned of its…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee—It’s Complicated: Part 4

April 30, 2019

Part 4: Not Just What You Pay, But How You Buy Historically, many have viewed importers as middlemen, a gateway through which coffee passes on its way from the farmer…

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Sourcing

New Fruits You Should Try: Nariño and Inzá

April 25, 2019

If you haven’t bought Colombian coffee from us yet, the time is now. We have delicious, versatile coffees from Nariño and Inzá on both coasts that shine on the cupping…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee—It’s Complicated: Part 3

April 22, 2019

Part 3: Sustainably Meeting Costs—Why Context Matters More than Numbers Without context on cost of production and other costs throughout the supply chain, the price paid for coffee is just…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee—It’s Complicated: Part 2

April 15, 2019

Part 2: Farmgate, FOB, EXW, and Beyond—Terms for Pricing and the Factors that Complicate Them When people in the coffee industry talk about green coffee pricing, they use a variety…

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