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Laurel Wirth

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Articles by Laurel Wirth

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    Current Offerings: Focus on Women Producers

    Editor’s Note: Since we published this article about two years ago, demand for coffee grown by women producers has grown tremendously. We’re so very honored to work with these incredible women.  I want to use this space to highlight Royal’s current offerings from women producers. Now more than ever there is demand from coffee buyers […]
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  • The Evolution of Catracha Coffee

    Few people have been able to effectuate change in the lives of others the way Mayra Orellana-Powell has through with her company, Catracha Coffee, and through her charitable work with The Catracha Community Project.  “In her first year of operation, back in 2010, Mayra imported 50 bags of her communities’ coffee, entirely on her own, […]

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  • Indigenous heirloom cultivars Worka Cooperative Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia

    Coffee that Inspires

    At Royal we cup twice every day and we carry just about every kind of specialty coffee out there. I’ve seen it all – so it isn’t every day that a coffee really grabs my attention. The coffees that do – are inspiring. I’m sharing a few of these coffees that I’ve enjoyed so much with […]

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  • Spotlight on the Warehouse

    Spotlight on the Warehouse

    Spotlight on the Warehouse   I’ll never forget my first visit to our warehouse in Oakland. The sight of a 68,000 square foot warehouse stacked high with coffee is overwhelming to take in. I found myself staring in awe of the sheer volume, and then it dawned on me that the Royal Warehouse team, just […]

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