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Crown Jewel Year in Review 2024 has been a complicated year by many metrics, but in spite of challenges from logistics to market swings and more, we are thrilled and grateful for the continued success of our Crown Jewel program. These little boxes of coffee have seen an explosion in potential this year, and we […]

Royal Coffee x Grounds for Health Since 2006, Royal Coffee has proudly supported Grounds for Health, an extraordinary nonprofit that has partnered with coffee cooperatives and local health organizations to create sustainable cervical cancer prevention programs in Latin America and Africa. We’re thrilled to introduce our limited-edition hoodie, with all proceeds going to support this […]

A Roaster’s Guide to Coffee Seasons   The idea that a particular crop, in our case coffee, is available and fresh for a portion of the year – is now long-ingrained in specialty coffee conversations.  Like all other fruit, coffee berries have a finite shelf life. Unlike many other drupes, we covet the seeds rather […]

By Lauren Cropper, Sales Associate & Certification Specialist Green Coffee Field Report Peruvian coffee is a cornerstone bean that fulfills an important washed mild profile. For our team, it had been at least ten years since the last visit. At the end of July, VP of Trading Activity, Alex Mason and I took two weeks […]

Unroasted, green coffee is an agricultural commodity, and specialty coffee buyers typically treat specialty quality coffee as a seasonal product with a finite shelf life.  While opinions may differ on best practices, there are a few guiding principles to keep in mind when considering your green coffee storage to best preserve and use your coffee […]

22 Lb Crown Jewel Summer Update  Hey there, coffee buyers! Since our last update, lots of coffees have been moving, and we’re very excited about what’s in store and on the way. Here’s an update on upcoming Crown Jewels to keep your eyes on… Upcoming Releases: We’ve been anxiously awaiting Ethiopia arrivals and I’m thrilled […]

I can’t tell you how relieved I am to be gazing into a future flush with fresh coffee arrivals. I’ve been busy elbowing my way onto cupping tables and bidding on coffees in a bit of a strategy change for the Crown Jewel program. I wanted to let you know specifically about our Ethiopia shipping […]

If your newsfeed is (like mine) bent by algorithm towards coffee articles, you’ve probably noticed an uptick in reporting about the safety of decaffeinated coffee recently.  This is because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a petition to amend food additive regulations to remove solvents, including Methylene Chloride, from products available for consumption.  The […]

Good news is on the horizon, coffee buyers!  There are Crown Jewels set to launch all through the month of April, favorites from the Andes topping our list of incoming coffees. While 2023’s austere purchasing led to small quantities of arrivals in the first quarter of this year, I’ve been elbowing my way onto cupping […]