Bean There Coffee Company carefully selects Africa’s best single origin coffee to allow the coffee drinker the opportunity to know a country through its coffee.

The character and flavour of a coffee varies with the growing latitude, altitude and climate of the coffee tree, and the processing method of the coffee cherry.
The grand crus, or ‘great growths’, of the coffee world are few in number and
similarly demanding. Each conveys a unique ‘taste of place’; a compelling flavour window into the singular growing conditions of its homeland.

Bean There is committed to selecting the best coffee from these regions in Africa to allow the coffee drinker the opportunity to know a country through its coffee. This focus on single origin coffee removes the luxury of blending a variety of beans to create a well-rounded cup of coffee therefore only allowing Bean There to buy the highest quality coffee available in order to satisfy therequirements for an amazing taste.

Coffee of exceptional quality is not easy to find. At Bean There Coffee Company we do the hard work to bring you only the best Arabica coffee produced in Africa and are committed to pursuing excellence in all procurement, processes, and procedures.

The two commercially significant species of coffee beans are Arabica and
Robusta. Arabica grows best at altitudes over 1,000 meters. This species
produces superior quality coffees, which possess the greatest flavour and
aromatic characteristics. Bean There guarantees their customers a part of the exclusive 10% of the world’s Arabica coffee.

Too often, substandard coffee is sold and served which leads to a poor
understanding of how good coffee could and should taste. All Bean There’s
practices and beliefs stem from a desire to only distribute the best coffee.
From the selection of the green beans to the roasting, grinding, packaging,
and preparation, Bean There has developed sound processes to ensure
outstanding coffee.

Bean There Coffee Company believes that each coffee requires a unique
roast profile; a balance of time and temperature to develop the flavours of
origin and caramelise the natural sugars in the beans.

Roasters view the work of roasting as facilitation, not creation. Roasting is the key phase in the treatment of coffee that transforms the hard, green seeds of the coffee cherry into flavourful, complex beans ready for the next stage of the journey. The roaster’s art lies in knowing the exact moment to remove the heat.

Roasting coffee is an awesome responsibility, where one wrong decision can ruin beans that cost hundreds of people time, effort, and money. Roasting coffee is an art, and like all true art, it takes years of practice before one becomes a master roaster; a skill learned only by trial and error experience, where the errors may ruin many beans. The actual roast is a balancing act. The skill is deciding at what degree of roast each coffee tastes best.

The goal of Bean There Coffee Company is to make a sustainable difference in the lives of African coffee producers and we believe that the best way to do this is to trade directly and fairly with the farmers, building relationships, and promoting quality coffee.

The accepted definition of fair trade is as follows: “Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency, and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South. Fair trade organizations, backed by consumers, are engaged actively in supporting producers, awareness raising, and in campaigning for changes in the rules and practice of conventional international trade.”

Fair trade is an essential and crucial element of Bean There Coffee
Company. For too long coffee producers have been exploited and treated
unfairly. Bean There deeply believes in trading fairly and ethically with coffee
producers in Africa thereby supporting the coffee farmers, their families, and
communities. Fair trade is not an obligation but an opportunity to actively
support development, growth, and social empowerment.

Every cup of Bean There coffee creates an adventure able to transport the taster to the jungles of risk, the farms of intrigue, the plains of mystery, and
the taste of Africa’s coffee heritage.

Bean There’s goal is for the coffee drinker to experience the adventure and
excitement that coffee has to offer. Africa and other coffee producing
countries around the world are immersed in a culture of adventure. To set out on an exploration of the unknown and undiscovered is one of life’s greatest journeys.

Adventure drives us to search for the best coffee. Adventure compels us to
look for the unexpected. Adventure motivates us to take chances. Adventure forces us to never be satisfied. Adventure causes us to locate the world’s best coffee and roast it to perfection with the hope that this adventure will spread and grow among coffee drinkers.