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  • InterAmerican Is Regenerative Organic Certified!

    InterAmerican Coffee is now a licensed supplier through the Regenerative Organic Alliance! ROA uses USDA Certified Organic as a baseline  read more

  • NKG Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

    Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has released a 2024 Sustainability Report detailing the group-wide sustainability efforts guided by its Responsible Business Program,  read more

  • Port Strike Is Suspended

    The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement on wages and extended their Master Contract  read more

  • ILA Port Strike: What to Know

    The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has gone on strike, effective October 1. This means that all East Coast ports, from  read more

  • NKG Bloom Midline Assessment: It’s Working!

    Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), in cooperation with IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative), recently performed a midline assessment of NKG Bloom,  read more

  • A gift of honey in a basket, wrapped in a colorful headscarf from the COMIPRONIL coffee cooperative in Honduras.
    NKG Bloom Gea: Lessons from Visiting Women Coffee Producers in Honduras

    In July, Ed Kaufmann traveled to Honduras to spend time with colleagues at NKG coffee exporter Becamo. Together, they visited  read more

  • NKG PACE Opens Its Classroom Door to the Public

    NKG PACE invites you to join its new Open Access Series for monthly coffee education moments. This free, live public  read more

  • How Roasters Can Help Secure Coffee’s Future (Hint: It’s the WCR Checkoff Program)

    Did you know that most agricultural products have robust research and development supporting their growth and viability? Watermelon breeding, for  read more

  • Celebrating Guatemala Maya Ixil this World Bee Day

    World Bee Day (May 20) is a moment to raise awareness about the outsized and critical roles that bees play  read more

  • GrainPro Recycling Effort Saved 11 Tons of Plastic from Landfills

    Guess who kept 11 tons of plastic out of landfills! This Earth Day, we’re delighted to share that the collaboration between GrainPro,  read more

  • One-Time Specialty Offers from China

    China is a relative newcomer to the Specialty Coffee scene. Although some coffee has been produced in China since the  read more

  • Celebrating Women’s Month by Celebrating Women’s Achievements

    By Arifa Tahmina As we all know, March is Women's History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD)!  read more

  • Celebrate Women’s Day with Women-Produced Coffees

    As March approaches, the world prepares to celebrate International Women's Day, March 8 — a day dedicated to honoring the  read more

  • Coffee regions in Sumatra
    Red Sea Fees Need Not Apply

    As you’ve likely heard, commercial vessels in the Red Sea are facing missile attacks by Houthi militants — and have  read more

  • Finca Churumpampa, in Cajamarca, is run by 162 producer members.
    Hello, Fresh: Certified Coffees from Peru Are Here!

    Looking for a delicious, single-origin addition to a winter menu? Please look no further than these new, certified arrivals from  read more

  • Introducing Silverback, Our First Arabica NKG Bloom Offering from Uganda

    The now global NKG Bloom initiative was initially inspired by an effort in Uganda, aimed at creating holistic sustainability in  read more

  • Wishing John Mason a Happy Retirement

    As the end of 2023 approaches, we at InterAmerican Coffee reach an inevitable and bittersweet moment. Come New Year’s Eve,  read more

  • U.S. Coffee Champions in Mexico with NKG Bloom
    The NKG Bloom Champ Trip Explained In Five Farms

    Each year, the winners of the six U.S. Coffee Competitions are gifted a trip to a coffee origin as part  read more

  • Four Decaf Styles (and Lots of Delicious Options)

    Customers who want to enjoy coffee (and its health benefits) without the side effects of caffeine have been seeking out  read more

  • GrainPro Recycling Announcement
    GrainPro and Neumann Gruppe USA Introduce Recycling Collaboration

    GrainPro and Neumann Gruppe USA are thrilled to introduce a special collaboration aimed at achieving a more sustainable green coffee  read more

  • Coffee Fest Anaheim cupping event
    Coffee Fest Anaheim Here We Come!

    Coffee Fest Anaheim kicks off this weekend, and we’re hoping to see all our SoCal friends there! We’ve also got  read more

  • A Coffee and Chocolate Cupping with Nibble Chocolate

    Last week our San Diego team, in collaboration with Nibble Chocolate, hosted a coffee cupping and chocolate tasting. This event  read more

  • Stephanie Wein
    NKG Bloom Quiz Winner Pinup Coffee Is Headed to Mexico!

    At SCA Expo this year, we used our booth to feature an "NKG Bloom 5-Question Quiz," to encourage the industry  read more

  • Poster for InterAmerican Coffee cupping at Pulley Collective in Los Angeles.
    East Africa Coffee Cupping: Time to Find Your Favorites!

    Fresh coffees from East Africa — Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia — are beginning to arrive. So recently, San Diego team members  read more

  • Cold brew coffee
    It’s Cold Brew Season. Are You Ready?

    Cold brew was on our minds in the lead up to Memorial Day, the official kick-off to summer. So, once  read more

  • Womens Month Mixer
    Women’s Month Coffee Mixer: Hello from San Diego!

    InterAmerican Coffee Trader Pablo Lara planned a Women’s Month Coffee Mixer in the InterAmerican San Diego office in March. He  read more

  • At Expo 2023, You Can Win a Trip to Visit NKG Bloom in Mexico!

    At SCA Expo this year, we’ll be spreading the word about NKG Bloom! We’re eager for more of our customers  read more

  • Kenya hand sorting
    What to Expect from the Incoming Kenya Crop

    With the arrival of April, we're now eagerly awaiting this year’s fresh-crop coffees from Kenya! We recently chatted with Christophe  read more

  • U.S. Coffee Championships Are By and for Community

    The Specialty Coffee industry includes a niche, and perhaps too little-known, community of competitive coffee professionals. I don’t just mean  read more

  • Deivison Welques Pereira winnowing cherry on his farm.
    The Ninth Annual Brazil Força Café Competition

    The ninth annual Brazil Força Café Competition has come to a successful conclusion! Stockler, our sister export company in Brazil,  read more

  • Tis the Season for Delays

    As happens each year, the winter holidays arrive in the blink of an eye. We have already put some of  read more

  • Students getting hands-on education and practical experience through the Igale Coffee Club.
    Tanzania Igale Coffee Club Sponsorship Enters Year Two

    InterAmerican Coffee is thrilled to be entering the second year of its three-year commitment to the Tanzania Igale Coffee Club.  read more

  • NKG Bloom producer Joseph Ndungu Njoroge
    The Difference Between Kenya Nguvu and Kenya NKG Bloom Nguvu Is: Purpose

    Kenya NKG Bloom Nguvu is as much a favorite with our Trade team as it is with our Quality Control.  read more

  • Thanksgiving Holidays Celebrations— and Delays

    Thanksgiving is already next week! Please note that InterAmerican Coffee offices and our warehouse partners across the country will be  read more

  • Cup Tasters preliminary
    U.S. Coffee Championships Cup Tasters Event

    The InterAmerican Houston team welcomed some special visitors into their beautiful office just a few weeks ago. Twenty-four coffee professionals,  read more

  • NKG Sustainability Report
    National Coffee Day Is a Sustainability Reminder

    National Coffee Day is a moment to reflect on and celebrate not only the product we love but also our  read more

  • Warehouse
    Port of Oakland Is Closed

    West Coast customers in particular will want to note that truckers who pick up from the Port of Oakland are  read more

  • Becamo has reached the Silver Level Certification by World Coffee Research

    The nursery of our NKG sister company Becamo has received Silver Level Certification from World Coffee Research (WCR). According to  read more

  • NKG Bloom Farmer Services Unit
    NKG Bloom Cited as Example of Sustainably Addressing Hunger

    “We need a solution that feeds the most mouths without endangering the planet,” writes Maximo Torero, chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. “Finding a workable plan requires looking at food systems holistically — a major departure from the current siloed approach.” He then offered NKG Bloom as an example.

  • Grounds for Health Auction Benefits Women in Coffee 

    InterAmerican Coffee is delighted to participate in the 13th Annual Grounds for Health Auction! This important event brings together donations  read more

  • Becamo Reforestation
    This Earth Day, Considering Reforestation Efforts In Honduras

    As Earth Day approaches, we find ourselves thinking about our holiday donation made to Recuperando mi Cafetal (RMC) through our  read more

  • SCA Expo 2022: Producer Office Hours

    SCA Expo 2022 in Boston is just one week away, and we can’t wait to see you — and our  read more

  • Introducing Costa Rica Los Santos Diez Pueblos

    Los Santos is a stunning, mountainous zone in central-southern Costa Rica, in the province of San José. It encompasses the  read more

  • All About NKG Bloom Webinar
    Get to Know NKG Bloom: Watch the Webinar

    NKG Bloom is an initiative of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) to ensure the future of green coffee supplies by providing  read more

  • Happy International Women’s Day

    This International Women’s Day, we’re delighted to feature four women-produced coffees. One is a judges’ favorite from the Brazil Forca Café Competition.  read more

  • Atitlan Guatemala
    Guatemala Current-Crop In Strong Supply

    In Guatemala, harvesting and processing are underway. While traditionally we might see fresh-crop arrivals beginning in March, global logistics delays  read more

  • Port of Oakland
    Rising Logistics Costs, Explained

    The pandemic has changed the world and the coffee industry, and it’s far from finished. For many of us, rising  read more

  • Forca Cafe Competition Winning Coffee Producers
    Força Cafe Competition 2021/2022 Auction Results

    The 8th Annual Força Café Competition was again a remote undertaking, instead of several bustling, communal days of calibration and  read more

  • Forca Cafe winning producer Rafael Bastos
    Força Café Competition Winners Announced, Auction Begins

    This morning, the winners of the 8th Annual Força Café Competition were announced during a live ceremony hosted by NKG Stockler.  read more

  • Papua New Guinea
    Sign Up for Papua New Guinea Fresh Crop Samples

    While Papua New Guinea is a country of extraordinary diversity, with more than 1,000 cultures and 800 spoken languages, it's  read more

  • Jorge Wada of Stockler in Brazil
    Welcome to the 8th Annual Força Café Competition

    The Força Café Competition is a singular opportunity for smallholder farmers in Brazil to show off their best coffees. With  read more

  • NKG BLOOM Field Service Unit
    This International Coffee Day, We’re Celebrating NKG BLOOM

    International Coffee Day is a celebration of the drink and our industry — which by necessity connects and relies on  read more

  • Kenya NKG BLOOM Coffees Now Available

    Kenya is now the fourth country in which the NKG BLOOM initiative has been implemented. We’re excited to share that  read more

  • Tanzania Coffee Club
    InterAmerican Is Sponsoring a Tanzania Coffee Club

    The Coffee Club initiative began in southern Tanzania in 2017 with two or three high schools. An Australian roaster had  read more

  • Cupping coffees
    Holiday Coffees: It’s Time to Start Planning

    The throes of summer are exactly the time to begin mulling over holiday coffees — especially with shipping delays now  read more

  • Frost In Brazil Is Impacting the Coffee Market

    Temperatures dropped in Brazil this week and regions including Sul de Minas, Cerrado and Mogiana all received some frost. The  read more

  • NKG Mexico ECC
    NKG Mexico Exporter Turns Its Innovative Focus Inward

    We couldn’t be prouder of our colleagues in Mexico at Exportadora de Café California (ECC), which is on a mission  read more

  • Cold brew
    Cold Brew Tips from a Seasoned Green Buyer  

    The heat is here, and you want your coffee frosty and refreshing. Ed Kaufmann— a Trader on our Hoboken team who was previously a green buyer, roaster and cold  read more

  • UNIOCAFE Youth Committee members
    In Honduras, Coffee Kids UNIOCAFE Is All Grown Up

    Honduras Coffee Kids UNIOCAFE 2020/2021 is now arriving, and it’s an especially meaningful lot as it marks an important transition  read more

  • International Women's Day
    Celebrating Women in Coffee this International Women’s Day

    This International Women's Day, we're celebrating all the women in coffee we're so grateful for. We deeply appreciate every single  read more

  • Shipping delays in the Port of Oakland.
    Coffee Supply Chain Mired in Global Shipping Delays

    Global shipping delays continue to affect the movement of coffee, and logistics experts are warning that shippers should prepare for  read more

  • NKG BLOOM and New Forsight conversation
    NKG BLOOM Is Not a Certification. Here’s Why.

    *This post was originally published at nkgbloom.coffee. How is NKG BLOOM different from certifications? Catalina Eikenberg, head of the Neumann  read more

  • Drying coffee on Blawan Estate
    Indonesia Fresh Crop Arriving Soon

    In Indonesia, harvesting is mostly wrapped up by December, and as we head into springtime on the East Coast, we  read more

  • Shipping and Warehouse Delays

    COVID-19 continues to dramatically affect the movement and receipt of coffee. If you don’t read further, please know this: If  read more

  • Winning Microlots from the Seventh Annual Forca Café Competition

    There was no party on Fazenda da Lagoa this year. But happily, there are still beautiful, hard-won microlots to celebrate.  read more

  • Happy Holidays and … Closure News

    It’s the final stretch! As we near the new year, please keep in mind the following: InterAmerican Coffee will be  read more

  • 7th Annual Forca Cafe Competition
    Força Café Championship Perseveres

    Our heartiest and most sincere thanks to the judges, for making time during the craziest of times! The winners of the 7th Annual Força Café Championship will be announced during a live, online awards ceremony Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. ET.

  • El Jaguar
    Annex Warehouse Changes

    The Annex Warehouse in San Leandro, CA, has changed its ordering deadlines. So, we’re urging West Coast roasters and everyone  read more

  • Neumann Gruppe North America headquarters
    Welcoming Changes at InterAmerican Coffee

    Last August, we moved our headquarters to the waterfront in Hoboken, N.J., with the goals of creating new efficiencies and better consolidating  read more

  • Kii coffee factory
    Kenya 2020 Fresh Crop Is Here

    This season in Kenya, the short rains started very early, were heavier than usual and continued through mid December, a  read more

  • Staying True to Our NKG Values

    The American poet Langston Hughes famously wrote, "Oh, let America be America again," in a poem about maintaining our hope  read more

  • Coffee regions in Sumatra
    Indonesia Coffee Buying Made Simple

    No one needs convincing about the appeal of Indonesia’s coffees—or of how synonymous this origin is with coffee. (Java, anyone?)  read more

  • Shantawene Ethiopia
    Ethiopia Fresh-Crop Coffees Are Arriving

    InterAmerican Traders Dana Andrews and Ed Kaufmann, along with CEO Florian Benkhofer, travelled to Ethiopia in early December—back when our  read more

  • Quality Control Lab
    It’s Spot Coffee Season

    During these incredibly strange and brutal days, there’s a temptation to imagine we’re simply weathering something. That if we can  read more

  • COVID-19: How We’re Responding and Keeping Coffee Moving

    Here at InterAmerican Coffee, we are closely monitoring developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and modifying our emergency preparations accordingly. While the situation remains fluid, we’re taking every precaution  read more

  • InterAmerican Quality Control Welcomes Daniela Altamirano

    "Coffee is just really in my genes,” says Daniela. In Guatemala, on her mother’s side, her uncle worked as a trader for a green-coffee exporter. And in Germany, part of her family is also in roasting and green trading.

  • Neumann Gruppe U.S.
    Q Arabica Grader Classes at Neumann Gruppe U.S.

    UPDATE: Regretfully, we've had to cancel this class. We'll be rescheduling it for late summer, though. If you'd like to  read more

  • Lake Toba, Sumatra
    Indonesia and Papua New Guinea: Asia’s Ring of Fire Coffees

    In Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Papua New Guinea, coffees that have long benefited from volcanic soils and tropical climates are  read more

  • Gerra Harrigan and Amanda Armbrust-Asselin
    2019: InterAmerican By the Numbers

    Happy new year, friends! We’re headed into 2020 brimming with optimism and hugely excited for so many developments already in  read more

  • Daye Bensa Mill
    In Ethiopia, Incredible Potential, New Opportunities—and Delays

    Ethiopia's fresh-crop green coffee will arrive in spring 2020 InterAmerican Trader Ed Kaufmann shares in this edited excerpt from his  read more

  • NKG 2018 Responsible Sourcing Report
    NKG Corporate Responsibility By the Numbers

    In 2018, NKG supported sustainability initiatives in 14 origins, with 12 export companies, 1 import company, 3 NKG-owned farms and 211 sustainability-focused employees. 

  • Forca Cafe Winning Producers
    Winning Forca Cafe Coffees Auction Begins Dec. 17

    The Força Café the auction has an enormous impact on the winning producers and their communities, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to help share their stories and find these coffees great homes.   

  • Neumann Kaffee Gruppe's Fazenda da Lagoa
    Forca Cafe Is a Story of Brazil In Three Parts

    In the world’s largest coffee country, and a nation known for its vast farms and impressive mechanization, HRNS Brazil quickly gained a clear view of the challenges faced by smallholder producers — farmers with fewer than 20 hectares, whose primary income is coffee—and their need to increase their profitability.

  • InterAmerican Coffee Has a New Logo

    Without question, 2019 has been an enormous year of growth, reflection and change at InterAmerican Coffee — and the big  read more

  • Traveling Taco Tuesday
    Taco Tuesday Is Hitting the Road!

    West Coast coffee friends! You asked for it, and we’re delivering! Taco Tuesdays are hitting the road! During November and  read more

  • NKG BLOOM
    Introducing NKG BLOOM: Coffee Sourcing with a Purpose

    We couldn’t be prouder to share that on International Coffee Day, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), our parent company, introduced NKG  read more

  • Coffee Kids
    With Thanks to 37 Roasters, We’re Donating $20K to Coffee Kids

    This International Coffee Day, we’re celebrating the 37 roasters that helped to support the future of coffee with their purchase of Honduras Coffee Kids UNIOCAFE!  read more

  • Timuza ceremony
    Get to Know Papua New Guinea

    "When we arrived, we pulled off the road at an unmarked gate, very unassuming, where we were surprisingly welcomed by a full-blown ceremonial celebration. There were hundreds of people in costume, singing, dancing and playing local instruments."

  • Tacoberfest
    Coffee Beer Plus Taco Tuesday Equals Tacoberfest Oct. 1!

    Our friend Taco has slipped into some lederhosen to formally invite you to Tacoberfest — a very special Taco Tuesday, Oct. 1. 

  • Becamo pays premiums to Coffee Kids farmers
    Celebrating the Future of Coffee

    “We are proud to recognize the producers here for their enormous efforts and dedication and for being part of this  read more

  • Hoboken, Here We Come: HQ Update

    Dear coffee friends, The bubble wrap is out, and we're excited to share that our big move is finally here!  read more

  • Couldn’t Make Taco Tuesday? Here’s a Taste

    For July’s Taco Tuesday, each InterAmerican team chose its own theme, a variety of coffees were shared, and some great  read more

  • Joaquin Adonay Mejia
    Meet the Producer: Coffee Kids’ Joaquin Adonay Mejia

    Meet Joaquin Adonay Mejia, a 21-year-old producer in the Honduras Coffee Kids program. Why do we support Coffee Kids? "I’ve learned that I can expect much more out of my life and achieve more," says Joaquin.

  • Inter+National Coffee Days: Help Grow Our Impact!

    Today through Oct. 1, InterAmerican is donating 20¢/lb to Coffee Kids, for every pound of Coffee Kids coffees you buy—in addition to the 10¢/lb we pay to the farmers, for every pound of Honduras Coffee Kids UNIOCAFE we purchase.

  • Taco Tuesdays
    July 2 Taco Tuesday: Time Change!

    It’s nearly that time of month again, when we open our doors, fill our quality lab tables with beautiful coffees,  read more

  • San Diego Taco Tuesday
    Taco Tuesday: Cold Brew Edition

    On June 4, our San Diego, Houston and Providence offices all celebrated Taco Tuesday around an illuminating theme: cold brew.

  • Taco Tuesdays with InterAmerican Coffee
    San Diego, Providence Join In Taco Tuesdays

    On the first Tuesday of every month, InterAmerican Coffee cordially invites you to a 9 a.m. cupping, followed by breakfast tacos.

  • Grounds for Health
    Grounds for Health Coffee Auction June 13

    All proceeds from the June 13 Grounds for Health online auction will directly support women's health services.

  • Portland Caffeine Crawl.
    Inaugural Portland, Maine, Caffeine Crawl June 1

    Each route of the Caffeine Crawl will culminate at the Foundation Brewing Company for a discussion of fermentation in coffee and beer (and some delicious sampling).

  • Edward Kaufmann
    Ed Kaufmann, Formerly of Joe Coffee, Joins InterAmerican

    "I really enjoy connecting people and connecting with people. Now, that will be my job, and I'll be able to connect with an even wider network of coffee people," said Ed Kaufmann.

  • InterAmerican Coffee Headquarters
    4 Things to Know About InterAmerican’s New Headquarters

    InterAmerican has a brand-new headquarters in the making! While these are early days, here are the four most important things to know about this change.

  • Camila Topke in Guatemala
    Guatemala Visit, Coffee Forum and Microlot Auction May 19–25: Who’s In?

    Camila Topke is a fourth-generation Guatemalan coffee producer and an InterAmerican coffee trader. We can’t think of a better host  read more

  • Dana Andrews
    A Vote for Dana Is a Vote for Coffee Community

    "Not only do I get to be part of the supply chain, I am also a voice that can represent many customers in different areas of the country. And that feels great."

  • Coffees We’re Loving this Valentine’s Day

    There's a home for every coffee, and every coffee is right for someone, and we adore our complete offering list.  read more

  • Myanmar Moe Htet
    Myanmar Coffee Producers: “Troubled Places Need Engagement”

    Coffee arrived in Myanmar around 1885, through British colonists, and after the country gained political independence in 1948, production largely fell  read more

  • (Breakfast) Taco Tuesdays with InterAmerican

    Dear Texas Coffee Community, Now that we've settled into our new office, we're excited to share it with you. So  read more

  • Moscardini green coffee
    Meet the Moscardinis and a Changing Brazil

    Brazil’s specialty coffee landscape is undergoing fascinating changes, and we’re grateful to have an ally and a resource there in  read more

  • Força Café Championship
    Forca Cafe Auction Begins Dec. 18

    The coffees heading into the Fifth Annual Força Café Championship auction Dec. 18 exceeded our expectations, without question. They’re delicious,  read more

  • The Happy Accident of India Monsooned Malabar

    Modern coffee transportation features moisture-proof shipping boxes, fast motor-fueled travel times and GPS tracking, but of course it hasn’t always  read more

  • Forca Cafe Championship
    Brazil Forca Cafe Championship Coffee Auction Coming Soon

    In 1764, the Portuguese monarchy gave a 3,500-hectare parcel to the earliest ancestor of its agricultural director, J. Paiva, with  read more

  • Summer Street office
    Houston Is Moving to Summer Street

    Since we opened our first office in Houston in 1983, with a few desks and a giant fax machine, we’ve  read more

  • Meet Our 15 Spot Coffees from Guatemala (and Find Your Favorite)

    Next-crop coffees from Guatemala are still on the trees. Need more Guatemala to get you through to April? Meet our  read more

  • Sumatra, Indonesia
    Indonesia Cheat Sheet: A Quick Intro to 13,000 Islands and 10 Coffees

    Indonesia is the fourth most-populous country in the world and the third largest democracy. It’s home to hundreds of native  read more

  • Sumatra, Indonesia
    Indonesia Cheat Sheet: A Quick Intro to 13,00 Islands and 10 Coffees

    Indonesia is the fourth most-populous country in the world and the third largest democracy. It’s home to hundreds of native  read more

  • An Evening of Specialty Chocolate and Coffee: Sensory Series 4

    “Why study cacao and chocolate?” read the slide. Dr. Carla Martin of the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute (FCCI), who  read more

  • Papua New Coffee
    Papua New Guinea: 23 Hours to a World of Potential

    InterAmerican team members frequently travel to meet with partners, grow relationships and learn more about the coffees we buy and  read more

  • The Future of Coffee Is in Our Hands: A Recap

    Entering Counter Culture’s Soho training center, for InterAmerican's Sept. 27 Future of Coffee event, was like being immersed in a  read more

  • International Women's Day
    This International Coffee Day, IAC Celebrates Women

    We’re using this International Coffee Day to celebrate the women in coffee's supply chain. We know that in every part  read more

  • Coffee Kids
    NYC Tonight: Please Join Us!

    Some changes need to happen, to ensure the future of specialty coffee. If you're in the New York area, we  read more

  • Costa Rica
    Meet Our Costa Rica Micro-lots

    The sustainability-focused Hacienda Sonora specializes in honey and natural processing (which require minimal water) and runs on 100 percent renewable  read more

  • Fairtrade organic coffee from CESMACH
    Responses to the C Market

    “Finance drowns the real economy.” It’s not every day that Pope Francis makes it into coffee-world news, but that quote  read more

  • Preparation 500 on Santa Isabel
    Preparation 500 and Pelibuey on Finca Santa Isabel

    When Finca Santa Isabel recently shared photos from the farm, we were fascinated by an image of — well, we weren't  read more

  • Chocolate and Coffee tasting
    Coffee & Chocolate: Final Summer Sensory Series Event

    Chocolate lovers, unite! The InterAmerican Providence office will host the fourth and final installment of its Summer Sensory Series Friday,  read more

  • Umami sensory tating
    Exploring Umami, the “Fifth Taste”

    As I set off to write this post, I naively googled “umami.” Three whirlwind umami-research days later, I headed to  read more

  • Cupping and calibration in San Diego
    Why We’re All About Calibration

    Recently, Quality Control (QC) teams and traders from InterAmerican’s three offices gathered around their respective cupping tables for a blind  read more

  • Coffee Kids Uniocafe: Meet Honduras’ Coffee Entrepreneurs

    Imagine you have an opportunity to inherit your family’s business—to be the third, or fourth, generation to proudly continue the  read more

  • IAC and InterAmerican partnership.
    InterAmerican Coffee and Non-Profit HRNS Announce Partnership

    Every company involved in coffee has a role to play in the future of coffee. And at InterAmerican, we take  read more

  • Fazenda da Lagoa
    Brazil’s Fifth Annual Força Café Championship

    While the coffee world best knows Brazil for its enormous coffee estates — farms stretching as far as the eye  read more

  • Sensory Series 3
    Perceiving Taste. Or, Why Eating Chocolate Will Never Be the Same Again.

    Perceiving Taste, the third event in the Providence office’s Summer Sensory Series, was designed to challenge, puzzle and delight the taste buds—and make us all better attuned to coffee.

  • Microlot green coffee at the Benga mill in Burundi.
    Burundi Microlot Coffees: Re-Cupping Results

    Burundi is a country in which most farmers own just a few dozen coffees trees — and one in which an individual can create fantastic, community-impacting change

  • Shyira green coffee mill in Rwanda
    Muraho, Rwanda Coffee Lovers!

    Muraho! (As they say in Rwanda, greeting a friend one hasn't seen in a while.) Rwanda's most recent coffee harvest  read more

  • Cold brew
    The Best Cold Brew Starts with the Right Green Coffee

    As the mercury keeps rising, café customers are seeking reprieve from the heat in iced coffees. With the option of  read more

  • Fresh crop Myanmar coffee from the Mandalay Coffee Group.
    Myanmar Is Here!

    Four delicious green coffees from Myanmar arrived this week. One Q Grader summed them up as: “The acidity we expect from Africa, with the savoriness we love from PNG.”

  • Erna Knutsen, grande dame.
    Erna Knutsen Shattered a Ceiling and Earned All Our Love

    “Whoever answered the phone would politely ask, ‘Who would you like to speak to?’ And Erna would say, ‘Give me the good-looking one!’”

  • Domingo de la Cruz Toma inspects a beehive.
    IAC Donates $6K to Coffee Producer Apiary Training

    “Bees benefit us because when they are out foraging, going from bloom to bloom, they improve the quality of everything  read more

  • sensory series 3
    Sensory Series 3: Perceiving Taste

    No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through me and  read more

  • natural coffees
    Summer Sensory Series: Natural Coffees vs. Natural Wines

    It was a quarter past the hour by the time we all gathered in the lab to begin our second  read more

  • green coffee data
    Tracking Green Coffee In the Age of Real-Time Data

    Quality is an obsession at InterAmerican, and we’re continually taking steps not only to improve quality but to make sure  read more

  • How to Make Your Importer Your Best Outsourced Employee

    As part of a multi-day Introduction to Roasting program taught by Greg Luli at the San Diego Coffee Training Institute  read more

  • Coffee Kids Colombia
    Visiting the Coffee Kids Colombia Project

    “The most striking thing, right away, was that these young producers aren’t scared to try new things. They’re so open  read more

  • Santos port in Brazil
    Update on Brazil Coffee Delays

    Reports from our colleagues at exporter Stockler advanced from the expectation of a 30-hour strike, to major highways being nearly at a standstill, fuel shortages and—as of Friday morning—a halt to all cargo vehicles.

  • At the cupping lab in Nairobi, Kenya
    2018 Kenya Microlots Headed for the East Coast

    A dozen or so microlots from Kenya are now afloat or being prepared for shipment. (Once they're afloat they'll appear  read more

  • Drying coffee parchment in Tanzania
    New Tanzania Coffee Regulations Underway

    Tanzania's government is changing the regulations around its coffee sector. The new regulations, which will go into effect by May 2018, will be overseen by the Coffee Board.

  • Kenya green coffee
    Kenya Microlots Arriving Soon!

    Most coffee bios are now up on the site, and a handful of our selections have already sold out. Here's  read more

  • Coffee Kids producer Victor Hugo Cuestas.
    Coffee Kids and the Future of Coffee

    Honduras’ bright future is perhaps most evident in conversations with its youngest producers. “I can’t remember when I last experienced  read more

  • Rainforest Alliance
    Rainforest Alliance: New Certification Program Coming

    Han de Groot, former president of UTZ and now CEO of the newly merged Rainforest Alliance, addressed a ballroom of  read more

  • Best of Colombia
    Just Landed: Colombia Competition Blend

    Following Colombia’s 2017 main harvest, InterAmerican’s John Mason was invited by the National Federation of Coffee Growers in Colombia (FNC)  read more