Coffee importer: It doesn’t sound exciting but have you ever thought what would happen to specialty coffee without them? On one side coffee production and on the other the roasters, in between the importer is the one bringing it all together. In coffee’s journey, you could say the importer has one of the most IMPORT-ant roles in the industry! We are excited to showcase this February four major green coffee importers and learn about their philosophies with four beautifully crafted coffees by four top European roasters. 

(Barcelona, Spain)

Named after three friends called Marco, Marco and Marc, Three Marks serves a sophisticated selection of coffees with style. All three locations have impeccable design and showcase their attention to detail. Chelbesa is one of those delicate Ethiopian coffees that perfectly represents their excellence and the quality of coffee Ally is bringing from an origin considered the birthplace of coffee, outstanding!

(Cardiff, United Kingdom)

Founded by friends Matt and Sophie to offer tasty coffee in a relationship-oriented way, Hard Lines is all about playful and fun, and that approach is successfully spreading specialty coffee love to their community in Wales and beyond. Raw Material also works with communities long term and in South Mexico they are helping in the fight to save the future of coffee farms. Union is a great example of what they are helping make happen.

(Sligo, Ireland)

Carrow’s story began in Colombia where founders Paola and Andrew spent four years learning all about coffee. They now run their roastery in a family farm surrounded by sheep, located in the idylic surroundings of West of Ireland. This Finca Mumuxa was brought to Carrow by Primavera founded by Nadine, a woman born and raised in Guatemala working hard to introduce delicious Guatemalan coffees to European roasters.

(Ostrava, Czechia)

As the name suggests Father’s Coffee Roastery is a small family business but also it's the dream job of a husband & wife team who fell in love with specialty coffee. Petr and his wife met & worked at Five Elephant before they finally opened their own roastery in their hometown in 2018. Luz Marina shows off Falcon’s great work in Peru in a region where a combination of rich volcanic soils and tropical rainfall is producing high-quality, delicious coffee.