August 7, 2023

Southern Peru Harvest Update 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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Shipping Update

Ethiopia, Mexico On the Way Amid Normalizing Logistics: Q2 2023

April 3, 2023

To listen, click here. As we head into the second quarter of 2023, many threads from the beginning of the year remain. Logistics continue normalizing but are still tangled in…

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Climate Resilience & Solar Dryers in Kenya

March 14, 2023

On a lengthy buying visit to Kenya by Red Fox Kenya sales lead Drew Fitchette and co-founder Aleco Chigounis, they noticed something new: the appearance of solar dryers, versatile greenhouse-like…

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Quality

Calibrating a Global Cupping Team: Labtime with Joel

February 21, 2023

At Red Fox, our coffee program relies from start to finish on a team of globally-distributed cuppers working simultaneously on shared standards. From the initial purchasing process, to the quality…

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Shipping Update

The Great C Market Schism: Q1 2023

January 10, 2023

Happy new year, friends. As we wrap Peru acquisition & shipping season, begin Ethiopia procurement, & prep the lab in Mexico, we’re seeing some distinct trends continue from 2022. For…

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