Matching coffee and food – Cloud Forest beans

Posted by Thierry, November 18th, 2011, Comments (0)
Nicaragua vista
Following on from the food and coffee matching event we held last month, we are continuing our journey into profiling Cafedirect single-origin coffees to help you select your coffee and dessert combination with confidence – in much the same way as you would do with wine. Today we are heading … Read more

Independence Day Celebrations in Central America

Posted by Paul, September 19th, 2011, Comments (0)
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A taste of celebrations in México, Nicaragua and Costa Rica!! Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are the source of some of our most exquisite coffees. These countries are characterized by beautiful landscapes, fertile soils, mild weather and production techniques that bring distinctive flavours to our coffees. But this is not … Read more

Latest update on the continuing rains in Central America

Posted by Paul, October 13th, 2010, Comments (3)
You heard last week about the problems our producer partners in Central America are facing due to changes in rain patterns. Just to give you an idea of the scale of the change, in some areas of Veracruz, Mexico, the rains that fell from Hurricane Mathew during one weekend were … Read more

Update from the 2010 Central American Hurricane Season

Posted by Whitney, October 7th, 2010, Comments (1)
You may have heard about the ongoing severe weather in Central America over recent weeks.  We’ve just had an update from Paul, who has been to visit some of our Latin American coffee partners recently.  He reports that the region had expected a slight upswing in coffee production this … Read more

AdapCC and the MDGs

Posted by Whitney, September 22nd, 2010, Comments (1)
Sound like a funky band name?  Lots of acronyms, I know, but they add up to come very exciting news for us. AdapCC? I’m a broken record when it comes to talking about this pioneering collaboration with four of our producer partners and GTZ to support small farmers to adapt … Read more

Nicaragua, Coffee of Excellence in your cup!!

Posted by Paul, August 12th, 2010, Comments (2)
Cafédirect's Paul talks about his recent visit to Nicaragua where he spent time with Prodecoop's expert coffee cuppers and smallholder farmers. Coffee from Prodecoop goes into Cafédirect Cloud Forest Gourmet Coffee, as well as our Medium, Rich and Espresso blends.

Nicaraguan Favourites

Posted by Whitney, July 9th, 2009, Comments (0)
It’s been two weeks since my trip to Nicaragua and I’m just sorting through all the photos, sipping a cup of  Cloud Forest that comes from the two co-operatives I was privileged enough to visit. Below some photos of my favourite moments from the trip. 1.  Finally meeting Fatima. I’d both … Read more
 
 
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