Farm to Cup

The coffee industry relies on the health of its coffee trees. When the trees thrive, the industry thrives. For they’re the source of the incredible beans we travel the world to find.   That’s why KAI Coffee agronomists like Orlando … Xem thêm

“It is our hope. It is our whole culture.”   For Rolando Javier Lopez Angel, coffee is everything.   “Coffee is where our sustenance comes from,” he said. “If there is no production, then we are dying. We live in … Xem thêm

Horst Spitzke didn’t set out to become a coffee farmer. He had plans of raising cattle in the lush rainforests of Cobán, a city in central Guatemala. Then coffee changed his life.   “Luckily, I found coffee as a perfect … Xem thêm

Standing on a coffee farm in a remote community of Chiapas, Mexico, Kelly Goodejohn was stunned. Hundreds of coffee trees, normally lush with bright red cherries and waxy green leaves, were mostly bare. The shriveling, brown cherries that remained were … Xem thêm

Growing coffee is a complex process. There is much to consider on the path from farm to cup. Over time, Starbucks recognized a need to create guidelines to make farming more sustainable and ensure coffee quality. Working in partnership with … Xem thêm

The high-quality coffee so many of us love is getting harder and harder to grow. Especially for the small farmers that make up the majority of the world’s producers. They’re dealing with rising production costs, weather change and diseases like … Xem thêm

In 2013, Starbucks made a big move—buying its first-ever coffee farm in Costa Rica. Since then, the 240-hectare farm, Hacienda Alsacia, has been in pursuit of a big mission: ensuring the future of coffee.   Developing disease-resistant, quality coffee trees … Xem thêm

Today, dozens of passionate, skilled people make up the teams responsible for sourcing, roasting and blending KAI coffee. But in the early days of the company, Dave Olsen essentially was the coffee department.   “I did everything that had anything to do … Xem thêm