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Why Forward Booking is a Powerful Tool

September 12, 2023

Forward booking, also called forward contracting, is a powerful tool—especially when you do it with Red Fox. It allows everyone, from individual smallholder farmers to producer association leaders to Red…

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Sourcing

Nariño Harvest Update 2023

September 7, 2023

Nariño harvest is upon us. After weeks on the ground cupping coffee, talking to producers, and making commitments, we’re excited for the coffees we’re shipping from the Tablon de Gomez subregion…

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Sourcing

Kanzu Harvest Update 2023

August 8, 2023

Kanzu is back. We’re cupping offers for approval and aim to send first outturns for milling in the next few weeks with an eye towards early shipments & arrivals. Flavor…

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Sourcing

Southern Peru Harvest Update 2023

August 7, 2023

Let’s start by saying it’s impossible to talk about Cusco in Southern Peru as if it were a single producing region. Even the subgroups we work with, like Valle Inca,…

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Shipping Update

C Drops, Price Volatility Heading Into Peru Season: Q3 2023

July 12, 2023

As we enter Q3, the C market is down with further drops possible on the horizon, while its volatility continues to create complexity. Local prices that have been elevated for…

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Quality

Calibrating with Customers: Labtime with Joel

June 21, 2023

  One of the challenges we all face in the coffee industry is calibrating with customers on the taste of a coffee: what they mean when they use specific words,…

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Interviews

A New Normal: Coffee Consumer Trends 2023

May 16, 2023

Against the backdrop of a more conservative economy, we talked to some of our roaster partners about the coffee consumer trends they’re seeing in their cafes, wholesale programs, e-commerce, and…

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Sourcing

New Guatemala Huehue & Classic Chimal Smallholders

May 11, 2023

We have a limited quantity of new Guatemala offerings coming in this year to both coasts. We keep the selection highly curated and these coffees are special. On the West…

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Sourcing

Oaxaca: Truly Classic Coffees, An Endangered Species

April 24, 2023

Notes on Oaxaca coffees from Red Fox Mexico sourcing & sales lead Adam McClellan When we first started sourcing Oaxaca coffees, I felt that part of our efforts were to…

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