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Field Trips

We build long-lasting, sustainable and profitable relationships with producers and roasters. And we couldn’t do this without regular visits and a hands-on approach so we are regularly visiting origin. We love to have our customers join us in origin - do ask us when we’re visiting so that you can come along. But in the meantime, we make sure you don’t miss out through our Field Trip Reports. Enjoy!

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Rediscovering El Salvador with Jasal and Urrutia's

05 May 2023

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.

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Meeting Coops in the Heart of Central America: Honduras

20 February 2023

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...

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Reconnecting to Brazil

10 October 2022

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...

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2022 Peru Trip: Cultivating Coffee Relationships

13 September 2022

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...

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The Multiplicities and Singularity of Colombia

04 July 2022

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'.

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Colombian Coffee: 9th May – 17th May 2022

06 June 2022

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...

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