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A specialty green coffee producer, exporter, and importer. Economic freedom through coffee.
 

At Raw Material, we do things differently.

 
 
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We are a social enterprise that maximises producer profits through the coffee you buy.

 
 
 
 

100% of the profit we generate goes to the producers we represent

 
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Economic freedom through coffee is achievable in our lifetime.

 
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See you tomorrow @manchestercoffeefestival and Altogether Brewing! We can’t wait to see heaps of you this weekend in Manchester. There is so much to fill your days with, so make sure that you pencil in some time to hang out with us. Make sure
Who is at @cop29_azerbaijan ? We are absolutely thrilled to be here with @ewb_australia @bppglobal and @ausgov as part of the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific. Tomorrow at 16:30 UTC+4, we will be presenting our newest ini
That’s a wrap on this year’s visit to Colombia. Thank you to @yallahcoffee @sundaycoffee @ravecoffee and @milkandbeans.coffee for joining us across Huila, Caldas, and Quindío. This trip included some of our longest standing buyin
Autumn is upon thee. And for September and October, we are on the road, with autumnal cupping delights, hosted by some friends across Europe. Join us at a table near you, to taste gorgeous coffees from two magnificent coffee producing countries; Rwa
How has a year passed since the last @bristolcoffeefestival ?? We can’t wait for Saturday, and here is where you’ll find us: We’re starting the day strong with our mates @crankhouseroast at 11am, on their stand GF-05. We’ll b
Making Anoxic Accessible: A Simplified Fermentation Technique This week's newsletter celebrates the Water Pillow Technique. It is a simple process, with incredible results, which is accessible to all producers. This article made its debut in @stan
Fancy join our team? We’re looking for someone to join us part time as QC and operations support, at our QC Lab in Belfast. This is a great way to enter the world of green coffee, and has the potential to become a full time position as we grow
See you tomorrow Brighton at @brightoncoffeefestival Al is running around all day Saturday, so be sure to say hi. You can find us here tomorrow morning: 10am - Cupping fresh crop Rwandan and Mexican preships! 11am - Al will be on the panel discussi
This container of delights from Rwanda is soon to set sail for the UK. Packed and ready to go at the Rugali Dry Mill in Nyamasheke District. Our Rwandan sacks are colour coordinated for easy finding in the roastery; purple for naturals, red for hone
As this season’s Best of El Carmen winners have just landed in the UK, it gives us the perfect opportunity to examine how our buying model works for the association. AOO is the acronym of our buying model; Always, Often, Occasional. The struct
Plant to Port season is soon upon us. Join us at @elfenixcoffee from the 18 - 24 November for the deepest dive into the world of green coffee. The course takes you from before the seed is planted, through to farm management, fermentation, grading, a
πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Missing Copenhagen already πŸ‡©πŸ‡° It was such a treat to see so many lovely people, old pals and new. Perhaps some of you will be in Birmingham this weekend? Although the festival isn’t happening, there is heaps happening across Brum tha
How the battle is waged upon Potato Taste Defect πŸ₯” Extraordinary efforts have gone into reducing the occurrence of PTD across East Africa, where it is most prevalent. So what changes have been undertaken? And what can you do if you stumble across
Amidst running around World of Coffee, here is where you will most certainly find us! See you soon πŸ˜™
An update from Vunga CWS in Rwanda. Many of you will recall that Vunga was badly affected by the devastating landslides in Nyabihu in May 2020. Sadly, on 30th October 2023, another landslide completely destroyed Vunga Co-operative’s central w
 
 

Like music with your coffee? Follow RMX, our Spotify playlist

RMX is our mashup of artists from the countries whose coffees we represent. These are our favourite picks from our weekly newsletter, bringing you new music from Burundi, Rwanda, Timor-Leste, Colombia, and Mexico.