Sucden Coffee

Sucden Coffee - Sucden is an independent pure player in green coffee and a leading coffee merchant. We commercialize both Arabica and Robusta coffee qualities to service our worldwide network of clients ranging from multinational food and beverage chains to soluble coffee retailers and specialty coffee roasters. The breadth and depth of our coverage of the global wholesale coffee markets give us extraordinary flexibility to support clients with bespoke business solutions. We care about coffee and the people who grow, handle and process it.

Nedcoffee - Nedcoffee, a Sucden subsidiary, creates opportunities for all by connecting green coffee supply and demand effectively, profitably and sustainably, by working with our partners around the world, combining global presence with local expertise. We transact in both Arabica and Robusta qualities and provide access to all the in-demand conventional and certified coffees including 4C, UTZ, Fair Trade, CAFE Practices, Rainforest Alliance and Organic.

Coffee America - Based in New York, Sucden’s Coffee America subsidiary is one of North America’s leading coffee trading companies. Our market standing results from our performance, profound market knowledge, origin networks and commitment to quality and customer service. Coffee America originates conventional, certified and specialty green coffee beans from all the major growing regions around the world. Working flexibly Coffee America delivers solutions for every client at every stage, at any time and in any place.

Statement of support

At Sucden Coffee, Nedcoffee and Coffee America we acknowledge our role in helping to build a resilient coffee supply chain to safeguard natural resources and to secure the livelihood of millions of coffee farmers around the world. We are fully aware that complex challenges faced by the coffee supply chain can only be tackled in collaboration at sector level. We appreciate and support the initiative taken by Sustainable Coffee Challenge to unite and structure the movement towards a better coffee future for all. Therefore, we commit to participate in the this journey by sharing knowledge, leveraging resources and striving to build enabling environments for change to take place.

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Trader
Partner Since September 2019

Our Commitments

Increase tree cover in our main coffee sourcing landscapes by providing 500.000 seedlings to be planted on coffee farms and community lands by 2025.

Update

July 2023

Sucden Coffee has distributed 68.000 trees to producers in key sourcing regions of Indonesia, India and Vietnam.

Status 30% complete
Target date 2025
Countries targeted Africa, Asia, South America

Annually train at least 15.000 farmers on good agricultural practices in our main coffee sourcing landscapes by 2025.

Update

July 2022

Sucden Coffee has trained 14.980 producers on Good Agricultural Practices.

Status 99% complete
Target date 2025
Countries targeted Africa, Asia, South America

Involve at least 5,000 farmers in income-diversification projects.

In partnership with: Multiple partners

Update

July 2023

Sucden Coffee has involved 464 farmers in income-diversification activities.

Status 10% complete
Target date 2025
Countries targeted Global

Increase the share of certified and/or verified coffee in our trade, to achieve 50% in 2025.

In partnership with: Various

Update

July 2023

Sucden Coffee has increased its certified volumes to 31% of total volumes traded compared to 24% in 2021.

Status 30% complete
Target date 2025
Countries targeted Global