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We are happy you are interested in the stories behind your cup of coffee. The Coffee Quest has the opportunity to provide context between the world of production and consumption. The “Coffee with Added Value” comes from a wider approach then just the quality aspect. We see People, Product, Prices and Planet as essential elements to promote positive change in the coffee industry. In this Blog you can browse through recent coffee stories and follow our monthly research. Don’t forget you can also search based on origin country.
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Browse below through the most recent coffee stories from The Coffee Quest. This includes our monthly research topics as well as all of the producer profiles from our latest container arrivals!
Wilfredo Ule Vargas from Finca Alcatraz – No escape from Cascara
Finca Alcatraz produces the tastiest pulped cherry called “cascara”, also known as coffee cherry tea. So no coffee, but a by-product treated with the same dedication!
Exótico de Giraldo – Supporting the community in Antioquia
Exotico de Giraldo is our group lot from Antioquia. High altitudes and very dense beans for a rich cup profile. For several years, The Coffee Quest has been supporting the community of Giraldo thanks to our local presence and impact projects.
Mama Sierra, empowering Colombian women
Mama Sierra is a project to empower Colombian women in coffee production and business management in such a patriarchal society like the Colombian one.
Edwin Noreña – Turning coffee tradition into innovation
Edwin Noreña is the coffee designer behind Finca Campo Hermoso, Quindio, Colombia. He’s an innovative farmer who is changing the traditional way of processing coffee.
Finca El Jardin – Building a Legacy
Jorge Rojas is a 4th generation coffee grower and runs Finca El Jardin, Tolima, Colombia. His dream is to become a recognized producer and being able to pass it on to his son.
Torres family from El Mirador in Huila
Jairo and Andres Torres are father and son. Jairo Torres bought the El Mirador farm in 2004 and his son Andres started the Terra Nova plot here. The whole Torres family is involved in the management of the “finca”…
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