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