COFFEE CAPABILITIES
Our passion for coffee is brought to life every day by our highly trained experts with over 200 years of combined coffee experience.
THERE’S DEFINITELY AN ART AND SCIENCE TO COFFEE
Our team of Q Graders and Commodity experts have hundreds of years of combined coffee knowledge to help you manage your green coffee portfolio.
THE WORLD OF COFFEE
Global Coffee Facts
1 2022 – Food and Agriculture Organization
2 2020 – Enveritas
3 https://www.gcrmag.com/ico-gcp-and-bmz-sign-joint-declaration-on-coffee-sector-transformation/
GREEN SOURCING
Coffee is a highly traded commodity. Our experts consider the impact from origin to cup.
Known for well-balanced coffees often tasting of nuts of cocoa with a medium body, lively acidity and a clean finish.
Distinctive coffees with flavors ranging from berries to grapefruit, and aromas with hints of flowers, chocolate and spices.
Full-bodied coffees often referred to as earthy with herbal spiciness, depth and a lingering finish.
OUR COFFEE SUPPLY CHAIN
We have long-standing relationships with growers, exporters and importers who meet our high-quality standards. This enables a strong supply chain that ensures consistency and quality. Our team works with you to determine your green coffee requirements and preferences to source.
Importers represent large and small-scale groups to facilitate green coffee transfer
Exporters assist with securing and scheduling of shipment from origin
Exporters work with middlemen and cooperatives to source type, quality and quantity
Middlemen and cooperatives work directly with farmers
DID YOU KNOW?
80% of all coffee is grown by small farmers.
Cooperatives and middlemen help these farmers bring their coffee to market.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Product development in coffee starts in the field, so our Commodities and Product Development teams work together to deliver on quality, consistency and taste.
Sourcing at Origin:
20+ origins, sourcing 65+ different bean types
Reliability of Quality & Supply:
Origin calibration sessions, continuous sensory evaluation
Quality Consistency:
ICE, GCA and Q Graders under the guidance and leadership of our Master Roaster
Whether we’re working on new line extensions, new products, new platforms or new thinking with our partners, we ground ourselves in market insights to develop market strategies. Our Product Development team works on new products, blends and prototypes in two dedicated labs.
Through expert panels, consumer panels, line trials and micro market testing, we keep our funnel full of new ideas to launch or incubate. Our approach to joint innovation is a streamlined, four-stage process that engages the right people at the right time.
DID YOU KNOW?
Our team cups more than 400 cups of coffee per day.
A minimum of 9 cups are sampled at each stage of the process to ensure consistency.
THREE MAIN GOALS OF SENSORY EVALUATION:
- Ensure green sample meets standards and cup profile attributes of:
- Fresh
- Clean
- Balanced
- Uniformity
- Provide green coffee supplier feedback on coffee quality standards
- Ensure consistency from green to finished cup profile
COFFEE ROASTING
Our passion for product development is brought to life every day in our innovation labs and pilot roasting facility. Exacting care, unique nuances, measurement, quality. We know that making great coffee starts in the field and is enhanced throughout the entire production process.
Our highly trained production teams and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities use the latest technology and production methods and are certified ISO 14001 since 2015 and SQF Level 3.
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