WHO WE ARE
We are a UK based specialty green coffee trading company focused on Peru although, we can offer forward contracts for certified coffees from any other origin.
Through the relationships we have established with small holder farming communities in the cloud forests, we can deliver some of the finest quality, pesticide and fertilizer free coffees to the UK Europe and beyond.
What we are about
We build solid and transparent supply chains that offer autonomy and financial independence for the farming communities that we partner with.
We always pay fair prices, assist with finance, provide logistics and then market the coffees to roasters. We provide coffees from across the quality spectrum without compromising our ethical standards.
Our price policy and the environment
Our minimum baseline average FOB price is $6.52 kg. We always pay above the current local market prices and in Peru we pay an average of 2 soles ($0.50c) per kilo above local market rates.
The average production cost for producers in currently Peru stands at around $4kg.
Our policy is that we only work with certified farms and cooperatives.
Unfortunately chemicals and fertilizers used within the coffee industry rack up a staggering percentage of the carbon footprint of coffee, by choosing organically produced coffee you can help to reduce the carbon footprint by up to 75%
Thankfully organic producers receive a usd $0.66c/kg premium, increasing their household income through organic farming practices. Shade grown coffee relies upon local hardwood trees, providing protection from deforestation and the loss of biodiversity.
By giving hardwood trees value we help to preserve them.
The symbiosis of ecology and economy facilitates what we believe to be a true road map to sustainability in the coffee supply chain.
For further environmental insight, check out this great article by the Guardian from just one of the communities we work with.
We always contract ahead of the harvest season, providing pre-finance that adds security and stability to the value chain. This protects vulnerable farmers and their families from the volatile fluctuations of the commodity market which often renders coffee grown in Peru below production cost.
Certifications we work with:
Partners
Freeman recently financed and facilitated in the creation of coop Kaffee Satipo to manage our incoming coffees from the central highlands. Keeping this part of our operation in Peruvian hands was something we felt to be integral to our business model.
As we continued to grow, the need for additional working capital led us to Shared Interest an ethical investment company whose values reflect our own.
Our coffee’s are warehoused at Vollers UK and AGC commodity store. We are happy to consolidate with any existing order with a minimum order of 1 bag
Community coffee, for the coffee community.
Projects
“Community coffee for the coffee community.” What does that mean?
Since 2015 we have been trading directly with Indigenous communities, one of which was ranked nationally as the 4th highest earners in the industry.
By working with whole communities, we bring together our skills, resources, experience and knowledge. This also adds to financial security for each producer, strength in numbers!
contact
If it’s Peruvian or any other ethically sourced coffee that’s missing from your menu, or if you are looking for an alternative supplier then we are a small independent UK based company with big resources.
Let us offer you some of the finest organically grown coffees available from the foothills of the majestic Andean mountains and beyond.
If you would like to show your support for our approach and you share our ethos and value in the supply chain, then get in touch for samples or to find out more. Thank you.