Cooperative Coffees is a green coffee importer, owned by 23 roaster members across Canada and the USA, committed to building and supporting "Fair and Direct" trade relationships for the benefit of small-scale farmer families, their communities and exporting cooperatives, while promoting sustainable development alternatives in both the North and the South.
Since our founding in 1999, Cooperative Coffees has held true to its purpose -- to make trade a force for good. Today, collectively owned by 23 independent coffee roaster companies across Canada and the USA, we continue to: import high-quality, organic, green coffee exclusively from small-scale farmer organizations; build long-term and mutually beneficial trading relationships; and foster the highest caliber fair and equitable trading practices within the coffee industry. We celebrate the inclusive and unifying efforts of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, and see our participation as a natural extension of our organizational mission. Supporting coffee farmers with access to knowledge and resources for sustainable production and trading practices, also supports our ultimate goal to make coffee-growing a sustainable and beneficial endeavor for farmer families and their communities in coffee-grower regions around the world.
