Cocoa and coffee
What we buy, our quality requirements and how we work with producers.
Cocoa
Fermented and dried cocoa beans of standard export quality: well fermented, moisture checked on site with our moisture meters, clean beans free of foreign matter, packed in jute bags.
Coffee
Green arabica and robusta coffee from Kivu, sorted and dried, with controlled moisture. We also handle speciality lots at the request of our roaster customers.
How we work
- Contact and visit: our team comes to meet you at the farm or cooperative.
- Quality control: moisture measurement and cut test on a sample of the lot.
- Weighing and payment: weighing in your presence and payment at the agreed price.
- Lot registration: origin, plot geolocation and photos, for traceability and the EUDR.
- Consolidation and export: final check and consolidation in Beni, then shipment to our customers.
Why record plot locations?
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires cocoa and coffee sold in Europe to come from land that has not been deforested after 31 December 2020. To show this, we record the location of each plot with your consent. This data is used only to prove the legal and sustainable origin of your production.