Sourcing Coffee

Friday, April 25, 2008

Sourcing or Importing coffee is mainly done through the coffee grower and the coffee roasting company. The roasting company purchases green coffee beans and has them imported to them for roasting and distribution.

When you are searching for sourcing coffee resources for coffee already roasted and ready to brew, you can begin with roasting companies such as Jacobs Coffee, Kraft Foods which has the following trademarks Carte Noir, Gevalia, Kenco, Mastro Lorenzo, Maxwell House, Nabob, Sanka, Tassimo and Yuban, to name just a few.

These roasting companies import from coffee growers in such countries as Brazil, Colombia, Central America, Mexico, Hawaii in the United States, Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Sumatra, Indonesia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and India. Each one of these countries are sourcing coffee as well as import and trade with one another.

Brazil, South America grows the most coffee and the United States is at the top of the list for importing the most.

The Arabica bean coffee is grown in Brazil, Colombia, Central America, Mexico, USA, Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, and Sumatra. This type of coffee is the most popular sourcing coffee at this time.

You can find several companies online that do offer imported coffee, including some that offer green coffee beans so you can roast your own.

Here is the list for your sourcing coffee needs in the US:

Arizona
Cafe Cortez Coffee Company - Scottsdale
Global Star Enterprises dba Cafe La Finca - Tucson
Illycaffe - Scottsdale
JMNarvaez - Tucson
La Finca Cafe - Tucson
R & P Cortez - Scottsdale

Northern California
Aroma Coffee Company - Winton
California Trading Co. - Burlingame
Europa Malvina Coffee Imports - San Francisco
Harold L. King & Company - Redwood City
Hawaiian Angel Kona Coffee Company - San Francisco
Holland Coffee California Inc.
Knutsen Coffees, Ltd. - San Francisco
Mayan Winds Inc. - San Jose
West Coast Specialty Coffee - Burlingame
Southern California
F. Gitahi Group - Thouand Oaks
Finca Dos Marias - Pasadena
Ichamara Import Coffees - Sherman Oaks
MGM Investment Group Inc. - Los Angeles
Sovrana Trading Corporation - Gardena
Mount Elgon Coffee - Rancho Santa Margarita
Yemen Mocha Coffee Trade LTD. - Garden Grove

Colorado
Cafe Cartago Estate Coffee - Denver
Franikowski LLC - Fort Collins

Connecticut
CaribbeanDelights - Naugatuck
Inter-Continental Imports Co. - Newington

Florida
Blaser & Wolthers Specialty Coffee Trading Co. - Miami
Brascoffee Importers - Orlando
FHS Eastco USA, Inc. - Hollywood
Haas Group - Miami
International Products - Miami
Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Distributors - Miramar
Tazumal Coffee Inc. - Ft. Lauderdale
TRALCO Corporation - Miami
US-KENYA Imports and Exports, Inc. - Jacksonville

Georgia
Cafe Campesino - Americus
Coffee Galore - St. Simons Island
Island Coffees Inc. - St. Simons Island
Tanzania Investments Group, Inc. - Atlanta
The States Trading Company, Inc. - Marietta

Illinois
Cafe Navilu - Geneva

Louisiana
C.E. Colomb Co., LLC - Metairie

Massachusetts
R.S. Clarke Ltd. - Salem

Maryland
Baltimore Coffee & Tea Company, Inc. - Timonium
CKC Corp - Easton
Eagle Coffee Company - Baltimore
Mayorga Imports - Rockville
Melba Road Estates - Columbia
Trans-Atlantic Business Corp. LLC - Bladenburg

Michigan
Cafe Sol de Oro International - Grand Rapids

Minnesota
Cafe Imports - St. Paul
HeadWaters International - Minneapolis


New Jersey
Intrade Brothers, Inc. - East Brunswick
Importer of Ethiopian Coffee - East Brunswick
Holland Coffee Inc. - Sparta
Missing Kenya Importers - East Orange
Tolentino Enterprises, Inc. - North Bergen

New York
Exotic Coffee Connection - Rochester
Gourmet Distributor - New Windsor
Tucci Imports - Rochester

Oregon
Cafe Venezuela - Astoria
Karnataka Plantation Coffee - Hillsboro
Royal Blue Organics - Eugene
Thorn Tree Coffee, LLC - Beaverton

Texas
Abyssinia Coffee & Tea - Dallas
Cam-Arabica Coffee Importers - Arlington
Chemcolit Inc. - Houston
Classic Green Trading - Houston
Marathon Ethiopian Coffee - Carrollton
R. Dalton Coffee Company - Houston
Young International - Dallas

Utah
Aroma Spices - Salt Lake City

Virginia
CMI Services - Springfield

Washington
Atlas Coffee Importers - Seattle
Espresso Imports - Seattle
Exotic Beverage and Spice - Redmond
Friendly Investments - Renton

Wisconsin
Holland Coffee Midwest - Madison