Our Story

We started as East African Coffee company originally in Uganda, but later on the 8th floor of a tiny central London Flat.

We spent hours carrying entire bags of green coffee into James’ front room only to break the down and send them to anyone who was willing to purchase regardless of size.

We formed relationships with fantastic people running similar coffee import and coffee production businesses. We all held values that aligned and over time we pitched the idea of selling together as a collective with the aim to compete with the conglomerate globally-focused existing import businesses.

We started with 5kg bags via a basic website and grew as we learned what our customers want and what the industry was missing we set out on a mission to build the tools to make for a more transparent coffee industry.

Our Mission

Change the way the world buys green coffee

Build the fairest green coffee supply chain - transparent,  structured, stable and eventually free of the C-Price.  We’re creating solutions that solve problems from farmers to roasters, to make a complicated and chaotic industry simple and safe for all of its members.

  • July 2019

    We sell the first “Micro” bag of green offline to our very first customer

  • September 2020

    We partner with 7 other close importers & producers who become the foundation of the Green Coffee Collective

  • January 2021

    We launch our first MVP with squarespace.

  • September 2021

    We exhibit at our first event publicly.

  • We partner with those who share our values.

  • Our partners make a positive impact.

  • We work exclusively with local experts.

  • We give profits back to the planet.

  • Omwani Coffee Co.

    Africa

  • Indochina

    Asia

  • Cata Export

    Colombia

  • Mio Cafe

    Brazil

  • Karst Organics

    Timor-Leste

  • Ensambles Cafe

    Mexico

  • Khipu

    Peru

  • Makicuna

    Ecuador

  • South India Coffee

    India

  • Cargo Coffee

    Brazil

  • Green Collection

    Colombia

  • Edelmira Coffee

    Mexico

  • Sheba Coffee

    Yemen

  • Concious

    Peru

  • Caribbean Goods

    Guatamala

  • Mi Café

    Colombia

  • Aguilera

    Costa Rica

  • Caldera

    Panama

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