SOURCING TRIP EXPERIENCE

During the STE, attendees will spend time with producers, exporters, and other coffee professionals. As part of this, they will participate in deep, meaningful, and sometimes challenging discussions. We believe that this is the best way to build a long-term, mutually beneficial sourcing relationship, through which attendees can buy coffees for years.

The STE is also perfect for buyers looking to source a range of coffees. This might mean looking for an experimental micro lot for the next Brewers Cup or a reliable new base coffee for your espresso blend.

The STE is also focused on building partnerships. This might mean finding an exporter who can pre-finance the shipment and handle logistics, discussing how to consolidate a container with other roasters, or buying coffee FOB.

Ultimately, the STE provides you with direct access to the people responsible for growing, selling, and exporting these.

Attendees will be given a first-hand opportunity to learn everything about the coffees and producers their hosts work with.

This will range from plant nurseries, variety selection, and farm management to processing techniques, experiments with fermentation, quality control protocols, storage, warehousing, and more.

As part of the experience, you’ll also meet some of Guatemala’s leading coffee producers. This includes renowned coffee producers spearheading innovation in the country’s specialty coffee sector.

Ultimately, this is a chance to meet producers that you will buy coffee from for years. It is also an opportunity to see first-hand how their coffee is grown, harvested, and processed.