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Suzie Hoban

We're Hiring

We’re Hiring: Lab Intern

We are looking for someone who is ambitious and curious about coffee who would like to invest some of their time to learn with us, with the possibility of joining our team permanently. Duration: 6 months, with start preferably being in August, or early September 2021.  The internship is unpaid Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsJuly 29, 2021 ago
Green Coffee

Your guide to green coffee samples

The sample you are cupping represents a moment in the value chain, from the very first coffees coming off the drying tables to green coffee landed and ready to release from our European warehouse. It is important to know which step in the value chain your sample comes from, and Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsMarch 29, 2021 ago
Ethiopia

Ethiopia transparency overview now available

Our third transparency overview with prices paid to farmers in Ethiopia is now available. It explains how we work in Ethiopia, the suppliers we work with, and the complicated journey our coffees take from farm to port. The overview also includes average prices paid to farmers in each region and the Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsMarch 23, 2021 ago
Ethiopia

Your guide to our Ethiopian profiles

Coffee is a very important agricultural export for the Ethiopian economy, and has therefore been very tightly controlled by the government. Until very recently, all coffee traded in Ethiopia was bought and sold through the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange (ECX). This entity inspected every lot of coffee, assigned it a grade Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsFebruary 26, 2021 ago
2021

Your guide to the current harvests

It’s an exciting time of year — so many origins are in harvest, and so much great coffee is coming our way! What can we expect from Ethiopia, Kenya, Honduras, Colombia and Uganda this year? Our buyers give us an update. Ethiopia The harvest this year was earlier with higher Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsFebruary 2, 2021 ago
Event

Special Preps Webinar Wednesday Dec 2

Wednesday Dec 22pm CET Love them or hate them, these new styles of coffees have taken hold. But beyond the profiles, be they crazy delicious or just straight crazy (depending on your preference), what do these new fermentation methods mean for our industry? We’re teaming up with our friends at Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsNovember 24, 2020 ago
Brazil

Securing the coffee you need in a pandemic

You might have noticed our offers list is not as long as it used to be. There are a couple of reasons for this. Previously we planned our buying based on past years’ experience which gave us a pretty good idea of your coffee needs. But then pandemic came and shook our industry Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 2 yearsSeptember 23, 2020 ago
Brazil

Sourcing in the time of Corona

Origin travel suspended Traveling to origin has been the cornerstone of our buying since this company was founded. Every year we travel to each of the coffee growing origins we work in at least once, often several times, to meet with export partners and producers, explore farms and check out Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 3 yearsJuly 28, 2020 ago
Covid-19

The impact of COVID-19, survey results

Our recent survey into how the restrictions in place to contain Covid-19 have affected our customers paints a diverse picture. There isn’t a single experience. The full impact of Covid-19 depends on your country, your city, your business model and how you have been able to pivot, if at all.  Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 3 yearsMay 5, 2020 ago
Brazil

Women we admire in coffee

In honour of International Women’s Day this Sunday, we honour a few of the women we admire in our value chains.  Natalia Brito Garcia, Brazil Natalia is the reason we buy coffee from Brazil. We didn’t source coffee from Brazil until we met her, now we buy all our Brazilian Read more…

By Suzie Hoban, 3 yearsMarch 6, 2020 ago

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