Coffees
An Update on Coffee Logistics
Since the middle of last year we have been preparing for a major disruption in the coffee supply chain. It all started with the large number of Covid cases in Brazil, leaving the ports lacking employees, operating with reduced capacity and causing delays in shipments. The situation worsened when the lack of empty containers interrupted…
Read MoreGlobal Logistical Problems and The perfect Blender for 2022
We are all well aware of the issues Brazil has faced in the past 18 months. A debilitating drought, a global pandemic, a frost storm, souring prices and now a world wide shortage on shipping containers. We’ve had the perfect storm which has forced us to face some of the biggest challenges for our supply…
Read MoreIntroducing: Joao Newton Teixeira, carbon neutral coffee farmer
A carbon neutral coffee farmer. Joao Newton Teixeira is Pedro Gabarra’s father and the product of four generations of coffee growers in the region, inheriting the passion and skills of the pioneers who initiated the coffee plantations in the southern Minas Gerais region, Brazil. Farms: Santo Antônio, Mirante, Vertentes and Pinhal Farms Region: Campo Das…
Read MoreOrganic Certified Coffee, available for the first time at Minas Hill
Organic Certified Coffee has arrived from Bela Epoca Farm, Brazil Organic coffees are a strong feature of the Bela Epoca Farm, where sections of its fields are separated specifically for the growing of organic coffee. Bela Epoca Farm recently started to industrialise part of the production, separating the best lots and focusing on ‘specialty’ organic…
Read MoreIntroducing our featured farmer this month: Ana Luisa Pimenta
Coffee Grower, Businesswoman FARM: Santana REGION: Cassia STATE: Minas Gerais Congratulations to Ana Luisa Pimenta! Champion in the ‘Cerejas do Café’ contest in 2020 (Natural Category). This contest is organised by AMSC (Alta Mogiana Specialty Coffee). The winning coffee: The micro-lot Ana presented in this contest was a ‘first crop’ Yellow Catuai 2SL, Natural.…
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