WHO WE ARE
We are a UK based specialty green coffee trading company focused exclusively on Peru.
Through relationships forged over the last decade with small holder farming communities in the cloud forests of the Andes we deliver some of the finest quality, organically produced coffees to the UK and Europe.
What we are about
We build financial independence for the farming communities we partner with by creating market on a transparent basis.
We pay fair prices, assist with finance, provide logistics and market the coffees to specialty roasters. Last season we imported over 285 Tons of organic certified coffees. We provide coffees from across the quality spectrum without compromising our ethical standards.
Our price policy and the environment
We pay a standard minimum Free On Board export price of $5.29 kg.
Last season our average FOB price was $6.52 kg.
The average production cost for producers in Peru stands at $3.45kg.
Our policy of “Organic as standard”.
Our producers receive a $0.66/KG organic 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.
The symbiosis of ecology and economy provides 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?
We are now into our 4th year of 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 Coffee that’s missing from your menu, or perhaps you are looking for an alternative coffee supplier, we are a small independent UK company.
Let us offer you some of the finest organically grown coffees available from the foothills of the majestic Andean mountains.
If you would like to show your support for our approach and if you share our ethos and value in the supply chain, then get in touch for samples or to find out more.