The Australian coffee market faces rising wages, inflation, and high input costs, putting pressure on roasters to maintain supply. Some hesitate to contract green beans due to price hikes, but waiting can lead to shortages and higher spot prices. To avoid this, roasters should contract 4-5 months in advance, monitor blend costs, build strong relationships with importers, and understand harvest cycles.
When you say you want ‘fresh harvest coffee’, how fresh are you talking? And how old are you willing to use? Whilst we all desire to work with fresh crop lots and revel in its vibrancy, are you aware that your access to ‘fresh crop’ may not be as ‘fresh’ as you think, making it […]
You already know – workplace health and safety is important! It is important in every occupation, in every location. Everyone has a right to a safe and healthy working environment, including in the coffee supply chain… including workers, farmers, producers and pickers at a coffee farm. (Surprise, surprise – we’re here to advocate for the […]
As coffee lovers we have all had that wow experience where the flavour, the aroma and the texture of a coffee seduced our senses. Hopefully we have had that experience many times.
A big part of achieving this wow factor in blended coffees comes down to the roasters’ choice of beans and understanding the different characteristics of origins as well as processing.
Project Origin, in 2023, is implementing prepayment plans for the farmers who pick cherries for the Thageini Washing Station in Kenya. Over the upcoming years, we will see the differences the advanced payments can make to the community, and we will report back with the results. Here is everything to know about prepayment plans. What […]
Ordering coffee to last a year’s worth of roasting It is important to know your harvesting calendar. Most origins will harvest their cherries only once per year. This means that you have one opportunity every twelve months to secure lots from that origin, and those lots will last you until they undertake the next harvest. […]
Timor-Leste’s specialty coffee industry is being put on the map with coffee production partnership, Orijem Timor, connecting farmers in Timor-Leste to global markets, and we couldn’t be more proud to be involved. Together with our partners, we are working towards sharing and growing specialty coffees from the beautiful Timor-Leste in a sustainable and progressive way […]
Direct Trade. A term that we have come to know exists but as consumers we may not understand it in its entirety. The purpose of direct trade is to provide support across the entire length of the supply chain. By purchasing directly from the producers who grow and cultivate coffee, roasters can share a better […]
هل تعلم أن بعض أنواع القهوة المميزة يتم الحصول عليها مسبقًا؟ ربما تكون قد سمعت عن العديد من مجموعات أصول المشروع الخاصة ولكنك لم تراها مطلقًا في قائمة منتجاتنا. ذلك لأن نسبة كبيرة مما نصدره يتم بيعه للمحمصات الذين يخططون مسبقًا لمخزونهم قبل وصوله إلى قائمة المنتجات. إذا كنت تبحث عن شيء محدد أو شيء تحتاجه باستمرار في خلطاتك ، فتحدث إلى مندوب مبيعات الفاصوليا الخضراء.
لقد كانت الأشهر القليلة الماضية جامحة في سوق البن العالمي ، ونعم ، هذا بالنظر إلى أن العامين الماضيين كانا جامحين للغاية! لذلك أردنا أن نشارككم تحديثًا حول ما يحدث وكيف يمكنك الاستعداد لعنصرين رئيسيين في سلسلة إمداد القهوة المتخصصة.
نعترف بالمالكين التقليديين للأرض التي نعمل عليها ، وهم شعب نغوناوال. نحن نقدم احترامنا لكبار السن في الماضي والحاضر والناشئ.
