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IPANEMA AGRÍCOLA MOVES TOWARD TO BECOMING A BIG COFFEE PLAYER IN THE WORLD

Ipanema Agrícola S.A., known as the biggest Brazilian company in the production and commercialization of specialty coffees, announces today to the market the entrance of two new partners, strong world groups in the coffee market:

Tchibo GmbH, the biggest roaster in Germany and one of the greatest traders in the coffee world with participation of 16.5% and Mitsubishi Corporation, one of the largest conglomerate in the world and of strong presence in the food industry with 20% of participation, they join with the current partners ML, Paraguaçu and Friele.

According to Washington Rodrigues, CEO of the company, Ipanema will become stronger with this important new corporate structure, while showing the immense potential that Brazil has as keeper of high quality agriculture producers: “Our new partners will be fundamental for our growth both in production and in the opening of new markets. We are bringing together the Brazilian expertise in the production of specialty coffees with the deep knowledge of both groups of the European and Asian markets.”

Ipanema produces annually around 120,000 bags of specialty coffee, exporting to over 25 countries, and it became notice during 10 consecutive years for being a strategic supplier of the American franchise Starbucks. Today it stands as a supplier to many networks in the world such as Nespresso.

“Developments in coffee producing countries and their implications for the world coffee market”

SFT brings Washed Guatemalan Robusta to the Russian market

SFT proudly presents: Guatemalan Robusta! Get ready to do away with all your habitual expectations for taste and aroma connected with Robusta.

Geographically this remarkable coffee comes from San Marcos region in the west of Guatemala which borders with Mexico. It grows at the altitude of 700 meters above sea level. Our Robusta is harvested and processed on the farm named Finca San Luis Malacatan.
Methods of harvesting and processing make this kind of Robusta unique. Only red cherries are picked. Coffee is then depulped, classified and naturally fermented. Afterwards it is washed and run through a water channel to separate floaters and defective beans. Finally it is dried using rotary driers for a slow and even drying process.
Such intent attention to the methods of processing results in its unique taste.
Main characteristics:
- cup profile: clean, consistent, well balanced, remarkable acidity which is rare for Robusta;
- screening: 14 up (90% screen 15 and above).

Exporter - Export Café Guatemala - a company of ECOM group.

SFT TRADING Limited has been granted the status of registered foreign importer and trade mark user of Jamaica Blue Mountain. Certificates were issued by the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica on the 22nd August of 2011.

SFT's XV anniversary  took place in Moscow on the 18th of November 2010. Among the guests were Russian clients of the company, its foreign partners, mass-media, etc. The party had a definite friendly air going on vividly and breezily. A quick official part was then followed by free talk accompanied by live music and culinary show. Guests left at midnight.

We express our sincere gratitude to all those who came to congratulate us with this our date.

 

Having gained the upper hand over 31 national champions in cup tasting, Valentina Kazachkova, head technologist of "Montana coffee", the biggest specialty roaster in Russia with whom we've been working for many years,- has become the World Cup tasting Champion 2009 on the 28th of June in Cologne, Germany. It is a most welcomed news for the Russian coffee circles since no one from the industry could have boasted being the world champion before that. It is our particular pleasure that Russia has become Number One specifically in cup tasting for that involves understanding and knowledge of what we are bringing to the market - different grades and flavours, taste profiles and differences, and similarities,- as well as it is making the borderline between two alike tasting coffees grow more and more sophisticated. For all that we thank Valentina. And congratulations!!!

Rumours are circulating  about  the approved sale  of barreled  200 T of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee for Russian market and we have been requested to comment on them by our Clients.
From our side we have asked our Partner Messrs.  Blue Mountain Coffee (Europe) Ltd., London for their comments.

Mr. Peter de Bruyne who is currently on business trip in Jamaica was very surprised with our question.
“For a number of years total production of JBM coffee is equivalent to  1000 T for barreled coffee of which 90 percent goes to Japan. The balance 100 T goes to USA and Europe.  Plus there are 5000 T of bagged Triage JBM coffee which goes 100 percent to Japan and is a banned export to Europe including Russia by Jamaican Ministry of Agriculture. There is also the remaining production which is not passed for export on quality grounds by the CIB and is consumed domestically.

Thus 200 T in context of JBM is ludicrously high figure and nobody in Jamaica is aware of any approval given for such export to a newcomer from Russia”.