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    C Market: What is Farmgate Pricing?

    by Jorge Cuevas on September 22, 2021 at 10:34 AM

    In the previous post of our C-Market series, we took a look at FOB pricing, or the price that buyers pay exporters when coffee is ready to be shipped...

    Meet the SH Team: Supply Directors and Managers

    by Alfonso Carmona on September 15, 2021 at 4:52 PM

    From time to time, we get asked about our role as an importer within the coffee supply chain. On the surface, it seems fairly straightforward: we...

    An Update on Honduras with Pacayal Coffee

    by Alfonso Carmona on September 8, 2021 at 8:47 PM

    The motto of our producer partner, Pacayal Coffee, is “quality does not suffer crisis.” Nestled in the Comayuga Valley in La Paz, Honduras, Pacayal’s...

    Ten Reasons Why You Should Be Cupping With Tastify

    by Alfonso Carmona on August 18, 2021 at 9:35 PM

    As specialty coffee professionals, there's nothing like cupping a table filled with interesting, delicious and unexpected coffees. For those of us...

    Mexico: A Rising Specialty Star

    by Alfonso Carmona on August 10, 2021 at 8:12 AM

    Mexico produces a lot of coffee: it’s among the world’s top 10 coffee producing countries and top 5 in Latin America. Yet, it’s only been recently...

    C Market 101: What is FOB Pricing?

    by Jorge Cuevas on July 14, 2021 at 11:31 PM

    In our last post, we took a deep dive into understanding the C Market: what it is, how it came to be, and how it functions to determine the global...

    Give Blends a Chance: Understanding Blending with Mark and Emma

    by Alfonso Carmona on July 6, 2021 at 9:23 PM

    Don’t get us wrong: we love our single-origin brews, but there’s always been a special place in our hearts for a great blend.These days, however, it...

    C Market 101: What is the C Market?

    by Jorge Cuevas on June 30, 2021 at 12:20 AM

    To the average consumer, few things seem more simple than a cup of coffee—just add water (and/or milk and sugar). For those of us on the other side...

    Get Creative with Cascara: From Sodas to Scones

    by Emma Taylor on June 7, 2021 at 5:01 PM

    Summer is just around the corner: temps are rising, days are stretching, and your regulars are scanning your iced bev options. So while you’re...

    What it Means to be a B Corp

    by Alfonso Carmona on March 31, 2021 at 1:02 AM