Field Trips

In March 2023, MT and Jack were back at Jasal and Urrutia’s Estates in El Salvador. They are two of our longest and strongest producer partners. Despite the global challenges the industry has faced in recent years, both producers have continued to drive forward quality and invest in new equipment at their respective mills. We were excited to see and taste this progress firsthand.

It was a particularly cold morning here in the UK when Henry and I set off for Honduras in mid-January. There had been three long years and an international pandemic since DRWakefield’s last visit to...

Three years have passed since I was last in Brazil and a lot has changed. Some of it, no doubt, on my side as we have dealt with the issues across many countries and deepened my understanding of our roles...

At the beginning of August, Henry and myself embarked on a trip to Peru. Henry had been many times before, but it was my first visit. The last time DRWakefield visited Peru was in February 2022, but this...

Having postponed one trip due to another outbreak of Covid in the UK, Jamie and MT finally got to head off to Bogota to visit Cafe Granja La Esperanza, producers of competition-winning coffees and Racafe, suppliers of our 'Sourced Collection'.

Coffee was first brought to Colombia as per the legend of the Jesuit Priest, Francisco Romero. By the end of the 19th century, production had increased from 60,000 bags to more than 600,000 bags and became...