In 2014, our sister export company NKG Stocker and the coffee nonprofit HRNS do Brasil began considering how they might together assist Brazil’s smallholder producers in improving not only their agronomy practices and cup quality but also their profitability. The result was the Forca Café Championship — a contest to celebrate read more
We are thrilled to introduce Uganda NKG Bloom Silverback, the first Arabica offering from the NKG Bloom Uganda initiative! Bulambuli is a district in Eastern Uganda near the Kenya border, at the foot of Mt. Elgon. It’s a region with tremendous potential and has been a focus for Ibero, our read more
Papua New Guinea Kunjin A is named for the Kunjin region, in the Waghi Valley of the Western Highlands Province. Despite being one of the most densely populated regions of the country, communities are incredibly remote and roads are often non-existent. What's more, 99 percent of coffee grown in Papua read more
Peru El Oso Fairtrade Organic is named after the Andean bear also known as the "bespectacled bear," due to the eyeglass-like pattern around its eyes. This coffee comes to us from Cooperativa Agraria Frontera San Ignacio (COOPAFSI) in San Ignacio, Cajamarca. Specifically, it's the work of 40 COOPAFSI producer members. read more
Mexico NKG Bloom Porcupine Decaf Mountain Water Process is a limited-edition, fully traceable decaffeinated coffee. This offering was developed by sister company Exportadora de Cafe California (ECC). It is grown in Frontera, Chiapas in the Sierra Madre bordering — and sharing the same microclimate with — the Huehuetenango mountains. Further, read more
Mexico NKG Bloom El Dragon Anaerobic Natural is grown in Villacorzo, Chiapas. An interesting microclimate occurs here, where the edges of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas Mountain range and the Central Depression meet. The land lies in the rain shadow of the mountains, creating a seasonally dry climate with lower read more
Guatemala Huehuetenango Pioneers is a coffee born out of partnerships. The coffee is produced by approximately 450 members of Comal and Asdeflor Cooperatives in La Democracia Comal. Recognizing excellence in quality and in the communities that produce it, exporter UNEX chose this coffee for a collaboration between their Farmer Aid read more
Mexico NKG Bloom Los Altos is the work of 102 indigenous women from five municipalities of the Los Altos de Chiapas region of Mexico. They have, for generations, been custodians of their traditional knowledge and culture. They have also been instrumental in preserving coffee production in Mexico. The rust pandemic in read more
Mexico HG EP Chiapas Organic is grown in one of Mexico’s most well-known coffee producing regions. Bordering Guatemala, this highland region is punctuated by steep mountains and dense rainforests. The highest altitudes – reaching up to 1,600 meters above sea level – run across through the length of the state, read more
Ethiopia Sidamo Natural G2 is grown in the Oromia region of western Guji. This region produces a wide variety of flavor profiles, which makes sense, given Sidamo is the largest coffee growing region in Ethiopia. (The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) – the government-run body that manages smallholder coffee transactions, grading read more
