Sustainable Harvest Technologies

What Sustainable Harvest Technologies does

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers, Inc. is a US-based B2B specialty green coffee importer that sources traceable coffees from 18 countries across four continents for roasters worldwide. The company pioneered the Relationship Coffee Model, an approach that replaces linear commodity supply chains with transparent, multi-year partnerships between producers and roasters, supported by origin offices in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, an MVP (Most Valuable Producer) preferred-supplier program, and the annual Let's Talk Coffee industry event that draws 350+ professionals from 26 countries.

Its core products include forward booking and spot coffee procurement (micro-lots, certified coffees, women's coffees, value organics), hedging instruments to manage C-market price risk, product development for cold brew and RTD applications, and curated origin trips. Technology infrastructure is centered on three proprietary systems: Tastify, a cupping app and flavor database; RITS (Relationship Inventory and Tracking System), which provides real-time origin-to-port traceability; and a self-serve Customer Portal that exposes RITS functionality to roaster customers. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated through Relationship Coffee Managers for traditional B2B contracts, with a separate unit-priced 36-pound box e-commerce program launched in June 2022 to serve craft roasters.

The company operates as a subsidiary of Sucafina North America, the US arm of the Sucafina Group, while retaining independent brand operations under its B Corporation certification. Revenue mechanics combine transactional green coffee sales (primary), value-added sourcing services (secondary), and ancillary platform/event monetization. In November 2022 the company entered a financial crisis that triggered restructuring, a new Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. financing agreement in May 2024, and a leadership transition with Kat Nolte appointed Managing Director in October 2023.

Name

Sustainable Harvest Technologies

Legal name

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers, Inc.

Website

https://sustainableharvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers is a US-based B2B specialty green coffee importer sourcing traceable coffees from 18 countries for roasters worldwide via its Relationship Coffee Model, supported by proprietary Tastify and RITS technology as a subsidiary of Sucafina North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Import Services

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee import
• Green coffee trading
• Relationship coffee sourcing
• Coffee supply chain
• Specialty green coffee

Headquarters

HQ city

Corvallis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Green Coffee Import and Sales: Core revenue from importing and selling green (unroasted) specialty coffee to roasters. Coffees are offered through forward booking, spot purchases, and the 36-pound e-commerce box program, spanning micro-lots, core blenders, value organics, certified blenders, and women's coffees.
2. Sourcing Services: Additional service revenue from forward booking facilitation, MVP Program participation, product development for cold brew and RTD beverages, projects at origin, and trips to source — all bundled alongside green coffee procurement to provide holistic sourcing solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sustainable Harvest imports specialty-grade green coffee from 18 countries across four continents and sells it to coffee roasters through its Relationship Coffee Model. The company offers forward booking, spot purchasing, micro-lots, certified blenders, value organics, and women's coffees, supported by origin-based staff in four producing countries. Additional services include hedging, product development for cold brew/RTD beverages, origin trips, and an e-commerce 36-pound box program for craft roasters.

Product overview

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers is a green coffee trading company offering a suite of relationship coffee sourcing services. The core offering is the Relationship Coffee Model, providing roasters with forward booking, spot purchasing, and access to the MVP (Most Valuable Producer) Program. Additional services include hedging, product development for specialized beverages, origin projects, and curated origin trips. They operate the Customer Portal powered by RITS (Relationship Inventory and Tracking System) for inventory management and contract access. Their proprietary Tastify platform provides flavor matching and traceability, while their annual Let's Talk Coffee events connect roasters with producers. They also maintain an e-commerce platform selling specialty coffees in 36lb boxes and run the Unsustainable Project as an industry transparency initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Let's Talk Coffee: Event series that gathers the coffee supply chain to meet, do business, and learn from thought leaders. The flagship event for the Relationship Coffee Model.
• MVP Program (Most Valuable Producer)
• RITS (Relationship Inventory and Tracking System)
• Tastify

Products and services

• Spot Coffees Immediate-purchase green coffee offerings including micro-lots, certified blenders, value organics, and women's coffees for roasters filling gaps in coffee lineups.
• Forward Booking Contract-based forward booking service leveraging long-term producer relationships to meet roasters' flavor profile, quality, and volume needs with reliable supply chain forecasting.
• E-commerce 36-lb Box Program Direct-to-craft-roaster e-commerce offering of 36-pound boxes of sustainably sourced green coffee, enabling smaller-volume purchasing previously unavailable under the Relationship Coffee Model.
• Customer Portal (RITS) Web-based portal providing access to the Relationship Inventory and Tracking System (RITS), including inventory management, contract access, delivery order creation, position reports, sample tracking, and an analytics dashboard.
• Tastify Proprietary cupping app and flavor database that helps match green coffee offerings to buyer flavor profiles and provides quality control reports integrated into the e-commerce and customer portal experience.
• Hedging Services Financial expertise and market instruments to help roasters minimize coffee C-market price risk.
• Product Development Services Expertise in sourcing green coffee and coffee extract for cold brew, ready-to-drink beverages, ice cream, beer, and other specialized products.
• Trips to Source Guided origin trips to coffee-producing regions with staff based throughout the world and North America traders as guides.
• Projects at Origin Origin projects that impact coffee-producing communities and help customers connect with the farmers behind their coffee.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 14 years average relationship length with partner producer organizations, indicating long-term supply chain stability and mutual commitment.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sucafina GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Harvest is a subsidiary of Sucafina North America, the US subsidiary of the Sucafina Group — one of the leading coffee trading houses in the world with more than 1,400 employees in 33 countries. The relationship provides access to global coffee trade infrastructure, financing (e.g., Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. financing agreement), and supply chain scale, while Sustainable Harvest operates its own Relationship Coffee Model under the Sucafina umbrella.
• Sustainable Coffee ChallengeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Harvest is a proud partner of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, an industry initiative focused on making coffee the first sustainably sourced agricultural product in the world.
• B Corp Climate Collective / RacetoZerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Harvest has committed to NetZero by 2030 as a member of the B Corp Climate Collective, pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
• Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Harvest is a partner of the Specialty Coffee Association's Green Coffee Summit initiative, contributing to the summit and its resource library alongside Sucafina, Atlas Coffee Importers, InterAmerican, and Algrano.
• Coffeelands Food Security CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Counter Culture, Starbucks, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Farmer Brothers Coffee, and Mercy Corps/Asociacion Aldea Global Jinotega — addressing seasonal hunger (Los Meses Flacos) in coffee-producing communities through the Empowering Food Secure Communities program.
• Regenerative Organic AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Harvest co-launched Regenerative Organic Certification into the specialty coffee supply chain at Let's Talk Coffee 2023, with Mark Inman (Director of Sales) and producer partners including Urania Hernandez of Soppexcca, Nicaragua.
• Mercy Corps / ACDI/VOCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Mercy Corps and ACDI/VOCA for the annual Food Security Solutions Forum, training coffee farming families in Central America and Peru on food security and livelihood diversification.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sustainableharvest
• Xx.com/SustHarv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/710714

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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