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Ernesto Perez & Coatepec Community Do Things Differently

July 2, 2020

One thing we love about growing our work in Mexico is how different the subregions are, whole origins unto themselves. We’re excited to bring some new offerings from Veracruz, an…

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Sourcing

Red Fox Origin & Shipping Update: April 2020

May 31, 2020

Hi friends, We want to give you an update on how our supply chains are looking and make sure you feel safe and looped in as things develop. We’re seeing…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee: Guadalupe Miramar

May 28, 2020

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

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Paying for Coffee

FOB is An Exporting Metric, Not A Farmgate Benchmark

April 16, 2020

FOB price has become a popular metric for assessing whether a producer was paid fairly for their coffee, but what does the FOB (or free on board) price really tell…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee: Santuario

April 2, 2020

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

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Sourcing

Logistics Are Quality

March 5, 2020

Logistics are not just as important as quality: they are key to the actual delivered cup quality your customers see. Once harvested and processed, every coffee has a certain quality…

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Quality

Scaling Quality: Sample Roasting

February 6, 2020

Tasting coffee is the foundation of any high-quality coffee sourcing company, and you can’t taste coffee unless you roast it. Different companies take different approaches to sample roasting, but the…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee: Nariño

January 16, 2020

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

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee: Coopbam, Peru

December 19, 2019

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

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