Meet the team: Oliver Brown Next up in our series of interviews with Condesa team members, we're talking to Oliver Brown, our Specialty Coffee Sales and Quality Control Manager. Oliver's interest in coffee started when he was young, and he has worked in several...
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Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide
What is the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide? Coffee pricing is a complex subject that everyone who works in the industry will be familiar with. However, as more and more actors across the supply chain push for increased transparency and traceability, new resources...
Meet the team: Émilie Coulombe
Meet the team: Émilie Coulombe Émilie Coulombe is another well-respected member of our team here at Condesa. As well as being part of our coffee sales team, she’s also the Secretary of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance’s Australian chapter. Émilie has been a...
Sourcing alternatives to Colombian coffee for blends
Among many coffee professionals, Colombian coffee has a reputation for its flavour and body. It has a strong presence in the international coffee sector, and has been popular around the world for decades. We’ve been bringing high-quality Colombian coffees to our...
Riverdale & Condesa
Exploring Indian coffee from Riverdale Estate India is a large country with a huge number of microclimates and plenty of variety in its weather as a result. Typically, however, coffee is grown in the southern parts of the country. As a coffee origin, India is mostly...
So, what can coffee roasters and green buyers do to keep business running smoothly?
Firstly, good planning and communication with your partners and teams is now more essential than ever before. Speak to your green coffee supplier to understand the market properly and appreciate why shipping is taking longer. Secondly, try to adjust your timelines and...
How does the weather in Brazil affect the global coffee market?
Brazil is the largest coffee-producing region in the world, accounting for about one-third of global coffee production. Expert estimates claim the country will produce around 56.3 million bags (3.4 billion kg) of coffee in the 2021/2022 crop year. As it is responsible...
Why is it important to use a high-quality sample roaster?
A sample roaster is a small roaster, usually with a capacity of less than 300g, that is used to test roast samples of green coffee beans. These are then evaluated for quality, taste and aroma. These small samples are often sent to roasters by a trader or producer, and...
Introducing our farmer partners in Honduras
Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America and the fourth-largest in the world. In 2019, the country exported more than 6.7 million 60kg bags of green coffee. Today, over 100,000 Honduran families derive their income from coffee-growing, in a country...
Our work with the José Olaya Cooperative in Peru
The Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera José Olaya (José Olaya Rural Coffee Farm Cooperative, or CAFJO) is located in the district of Quelloúno, La Convención, in the south of Peru. Currently, its members comprise around 271 coffee-growing families that cultivate coffee at...
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