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Union Hand Roasted at UKBC 2012, and the Newcomers Prize

October 26, 2018

Coffee education is pivotal in a barista’s understanding of coffee, from how to recognise quality in coffee...

The Best Job in the World?

October 26, 2018

There is a wonderful romance that is attributed to coffee, from the delight of the exotic countries and distant lands...

Union is a Relationship - Part 6

October 26, 2018

Fair and reasonable coffee prices and long-term commitment is therefore very important for coffee producers...

Cupping the harvest - The pursuit of great coffee: Rwanda 2011 - Part 2

October 26, 2018

The second negative effect of high coffee market prices shows its hand in the overall quality of coffee...

Cupping the harvest – The pursuit of great coffee: Rwanda July 2011 - Part 1

October 26, 2018

Over the last nine years we’ve been worked initially with one Co-operative, Abahuzamugami ba Kawa, (Maraba), who we proudly...

Union is a Relationship - Part 5

October 26, 2018

Traditionally, farmers are paid in full at the end of the season, in May, at the final “liquidation meeting” of the coffee harvest...

Union is a Relationship - Part 4

October 26, 2018

Here is Pascale’s next update of her work in Huehuetenanago.  This is a new relationship for Union;  now in our second year of sourcing from...

Union is a Relationship - Part 3

October 26, 2018

As you all might know Union Hand Roasted Coffee selects from farmers who produce high quality and pay a premium price for this quality...

Union is a Relationship - Part 2

October 26, 2018

Even though Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, is the smallest company within the ETI organization, I have found it a useful...

Union is a Relationship

October 26, 2018

The importance Jeremy and I place on our coffee sourcing reflects the essence of what Union is about. For this reason I thought it could be...

Ethiopia travel: Yirga Cheffe December 2010

October 26, 2018

As the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia rightly commands it’s place on the pedestal of specialty coffee, but in the last couple of years the...

Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative Borlaug Institute

October 26, 2018

The aim of this Initiative is to achieve coffee quality improvements that can be directed in part toward...

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