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Education + ResourcesGreen coffee sales are the core of Royal Coffee’s business. Green coffee ships in various packaging types, many different processing methods, and from a wide variety of different origins. Let’s take a quick overview of the different types of green coffee Royal carries, and some of our favorite examples of great green coffee. Arabica & […]Read now -
Coffee Newsコロナ禍のいま、ロースターが知っておくべきこと/輸送への影響、コスト、物流の停滞
Read nowコロナ禍のいま、ロースターが知っておくべきこと/輸送への影響、コスト、物流の停滞 By Jodi Louws COVIDによる貨物輸送への影響は今もなお続いており、2021年は現状のところ2020年の同時期よりも深刻になるとみられています。 輸出遅れ、出荷時間延長、積み替え遅れ、コンテナ不足、労働力不足、コスト増加などが見こまれ...
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Producer Update: Cafe Brisa Serena Timor-Leste
While last year brought many changes, we’re glad to be able to continue relationships with producers and exporters; especially those we feel like we’re just getting to know. Cafe Brisa Serena Timor-Leste is one of our newest partners, but they’ve been doing some very impressive work around transparency and sustainability in one of the youngest […]Read now -
Coffee NewsWhat Roasters Should Know about Ongoing COVID Freight Impacts, Costs, and Congestion
What Roasters Should Know about Ongoing COVID Freight Impacts, Costs, and Congestion By Jodi Louws COVID freight impacts continue, and even seem more severe at this time than they did in early 2020. We’re seeing export delays, longer shipment times and transshipment delays, container shortages, labor shortages, and increased costs. Expectations are that 2021 will […]Read now -
Kenya Red Cherry Project: So Much More than Ripe Fruit
Read nowEditor’s Note: This article was originally published in September 2017 and has been updated with more information on the Red Cherry Project and to reflect current offerings from the producers. The essence of the Red Cherry Project, in each country that Royal Coffee initiates it, is to encourage excellence and repay in kind. Ethiopia was […]
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Just Do Something: How Roasters Can Make a Meaningful Impact at Origin
Read nowThis article was originally published on September 18th, 2015. Update by Max Nicholas-Fulmer: In the nearly four years since this article was originally published, the C market enjoyed a modest recovery followed by what is now one of the longest protracted periods of depressed prices in decades. Indeed, on April 11th the market made a […]
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Winter Warmers: Single Origin Substitutions & Blending Alternatives for the Cold Season
Winter is probably best time to drink coffee. Its warmth provides an extra measure of comfort and supplies the energy required to climb out from under the covers on a cold, dark morning. Yet winter arrivals are frequently overlooked in favor of their flashier summer counterparts—it’s admittedly hard to argue with a zesty Kenya Nyeri […]Read now -
Producer Interview: Armando de Araujo from Cafe Brisa Serena Timor-Leste
Tell us the story of Peace Winds Japan and Café Brisa Serena Timor-Leste. When did your work together start? Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) is a Non-Profit Organization which has experience in emergency aid in more than 20 countries since its establishment in 1996. PWJ started an emergency aid program in Timor-Leste in October 1999, after […]Read now -
Holiday Coffee Selections!
If you are still shopping around for an amazing competition coffee or a unique holiday offering, there are several coffees on our Crown Jewel menu that fit the bill. As the team prepares to go to Denver for the US Coffee Champs qualifying events, I have selected some of my favorite coffees to brew at […]Read now -
Coffee NewsHolding our Breath for the 2019 Catracha Harvest
November has arrived and that means we are finally entering the cold dry season here in Santa Elena. While many parts of Honduras are gearing up for the harvest, we are still a solid two months away from our first pick, which generally starts in the first weeks of January. Meanwhile, we wait, holding our […]Read now