Online coffee shop & software development, based in Berlin.

Hi, I’m Thiago, and my goal with this project is to facilitate direct coffee trade between small-scale farmers and consumers, in order to:

  • First and foremost, provide delicious coffee to make our days great;
  • Increase supply chain efficiency by avoiding unnecessary intermediaries;
  • Search for high-quality coffee while maintaining affordable prices;
  • Help farmers in lower-tier cities increase their income.

Working in support of:

  1. Direct trade: Coffee farmers should receive fair prices for their beans. We support direct trade relationships between farmers and roasters that reduce middlemen as much as possible so that money is more fairly distributed.
  2. Transparency: Build trust between coffee farmers, roasters, and consumers: we support initiatives that provide more information about the origin and quality of coffee beans, and we encourage roasters and retailers to share more information about their sourcing and pricing practices.
  3. Small farmers: Small farmers are the backbone of the coffee industry, and we support initiatives that help them access resources, knowledge, and markets. Everyone should benefit, improving their communities and lives.
  4. Consumers: We believe that consumers have the power to make a difference with their purchasing choices. We pledge to educate ourselves and others about our impact and how trying from new coffee sources can benefit everyone.

Values

  1. Collaboration: We believe in collaborating through idea-sharing and resource-sharing.
  2. Transparency: Keep communication channels open, disclose origin, quality, and fair price practices.
  3. Access: Access to technology should not be a privilege of the wealthy or those in developed countries. We support initiatives to expand technology access, regardless of their location or financial resources.
  4. Community: A community of growers, roasters, and consumers who share a common passion can achieve much more together than they could in isolation.
  5. Innovation: We believe that innovation is critical to achieve our goals. We support innovation through open-source technology and creative solutions for supply chain management to empower all stakeholders.
  6. Abundance mindset: emphasise the idea of enlarging the resources and make it available to everyone, rather than solely concentrating on dividing up the existing limited resources.