Producer Interview: Miriam Monteiro de Aguiar from Brazil & Hirut Berhanu from Ethiopia
Royal sources coffee from every corner of the globe and I am always amazed at how much all of us at origin have in common despite the vast distances between us. I recently interviewed two women working in the coffee industry, one from Brazil and one from Ethiopia....
Producer Interview: Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia of Mayan Harvest
A note from Mayra: One of my dreams is to see more people from origin working on the other side of the supply chain. People who were raised in coffee communities are often the best advocates for their coffee once it arrives in the United States. I am pleased to...
Producer Interview: Irham Yunus, owner of Jagong Mill in Sumatra, Indonesia
Irham Yunus, along with his family, owns several farms in the Takengon and Atu regions and runs the Jagong mill on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Irham and his wife have four children: two daughters are doctors and their son is a general contractor. Their other...
Producer Interview: Fatoum Muslot of Pearl of Tehama Company
As part of Royal Coffee’s continued series of interviews with coffee producers, I am pleased to introduce Mrs. Fatoum Muslot. Royal Coffee has worked with the Muslot family since 1984, bringing in Yemeni coffee every year that we can. Recently, we have been having a...
Producer Interview: Edith Meza Sagarvinaga of Finca Tasta in Satipo, Peru
As part of Royal Coffee’s continued series of interviews with coffee producers, I am pleased to introduce Edith Meza Sagarvinaga, a coffee producer from Peru who recently sold coffee to Royal Coffee for the first time. Edith and her brother Ivan are second generation...
Producer Interview: Arlex Olave from Popayan, Colombia
As part of Royal Coffee’s continued series of interviews with coffee producers, I am pleased to introduce Arlex Olave, a coffee producer from Colombia who recently sold coffee to Royal Coffee for the first time. Please introduce yourself and provide a brief...
Producer Interview: Francisco Javier Montiel Valencia, 12th Place Finisher in the 2017 Mexico COE
I recently took the opportunity to interview Javier Montel Valencia, a coffee producer in Mexico whose coffee placed 12th in the 2017 Mexico Cup of Excellence (COE), where Jen Apodaca and Alex Mason participated as judges. Francisco’s winning lot was produced on a...
Producer Interview: Carlos Fernández Morera from Café de Altura
I recently took the opportunity to interview Carlos Fernández Morera, a coffee producer in Costa Rica who is using cutting edge experimentation to improve the quality of his coffee. Carlos owns Finca El Diamante and works with a coffee association called Café de...
Producer Interview: Manuel Walfredo Diego José of ASOBAGRI, Guatemala
Royal has a new arrival and first of its kind from long time trading partner Asociación Barillense de Agricultores (ASOBAGRI), a well established association of more than 1,200 farmers who produce coffee on small family owned farms from 80 communities within the...
Producer Interview: Sonia Amuruso of Finca Lerida, Panama
Mayra Orellana-Powell is at origin in Honduras, and speaks regularly with the producers of the coffees we offer. Being in this unique position, she came up with the idea of interviewing producers about their life and experience of the coffee industry. Our first...
Exploring Scent with Le Nez du Café
Sandra Loofbourow explores the science, history, and purpose behind the Le Nez du Café aroma kit.