Pachamama Coffee Wins Prestigious International Sustainable Food Award
2024年7月23日 - 11:15PM
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The original Farmer Owned coffee roaster is recognized as
Sustainability Pioneer’s Gold Winner
At the ceremony for the 2024 Sustainable Food Awards in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 4th, Pachamama Coffee received the
great honor of winning the international award in the
Sustainability Pioneer category. The award celebrates trailblazers
who undertake groundbreaking steps to advance sustainability in the
food industry. For nearly two decades, Pachamama has set a gold
standard for sustainability in coffee with its smallholder, Farmer
Owned business model.
A Global Cooperative of Farmers, Pachamama Coffee is wholly
owned and democratically governed by thousands of smallholder
producers in Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and Ethiopia.
Coffee farmers set their own price, control the entire supply
chain, and hold every vote in the boardroom, making Pachamama the
only coffee roaster in North America to be vertically integrated
from the global South to the North.
“Out of necessity, we carved our own path straight to the
consumer. When we founded Pachamama Coffee in 2006, our vision was
to empower smallholder farmers as profit-makers,” says Merling
Preza, Co-founder and President of Pachamama and General Manager of
PRODECOOP in Nicaragua. “Our mission is to shorten the supply chain
by connecting responsible coffee producers with conscious consumers
in the North. In doing so, we earn a profit and answer directly to
the people who drink our best organic coffee.”
The recognition of Pachamama Coffee at the 2024 Sustainable Food
Awards underscores the profound impact the global, Farmer Owned
business model makes on the coffee industry. It highlights
Pachamama's nearly two-decade-long commitment to sustainability and
empowerment of smallholder farmers with its transformative approach
that prioritizes economic stability and environmental stewardship.
The award celebrates Pachamama’s achievements and inspires other
smallholder producers to establish Farmer Owned companies to
shorten global supply chains.
About Pachamama Coffee
Pachamama is a Global Cooperative of Farmers and the original
Farmer Owned coffee brand in North America. Based in Sacramento,
California, Pachamama was founded in 2006 by thousands of
smallholder coffee farmers in Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico
and Ethiopia. Pachamama owns a state-of-the-art roastery and five
cafes in California and maintains a successful farmer-to-consumer
subscription service and a national wholesale operation. Winner of
the 2021 Specialty Coffee Association’s Sustainability Award for
Business Model and winner of the 2024 Sustainable Food Award for
Sustainability Pioneer. Learn more at pachamamacoffee.com.
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