InterAmerican Coffee

What InterAmerican Coffee does

InterAmerican Coffee is a specialty green coffee importer and a wholly-owned US subsidiary of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), the world's leading green coffee services group operating across 27 countries. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, the company sources green coffee from 20+ origins including Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda, then distributes to roasters across the 50 contiguous United States and Canada. The core product is unroasted specialty green coffee sold in two commercial formats: spot sales (current inventory ready for immediate release) and forward sales (pre-committed contracts with either fixed or unfixed differentials against the C-market). Supporting offerings include certified coffees (Organic, Fairtrade USA, Rainforest Alliance), NKG Bloom sustainability coffees, Project Coffees, Women-Produced coffees, and decaf variants via Swiss Water, Ethyl Acetate, and Mountain Water processes.

Name

InterAmerican Coffee

Legal name

Neumann Gruppe GmbH

Website

https://interamericancoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Green Coffee Importing

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Beverage Wholesale (AFAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Specialty green coffee
• Green coffee importing
• Coffee supply chain
• Coffee warehouse distribution
• Specialty coffee sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoboken

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Green Coffee Sales: InterAmerican Coffee generates revenue through the import and sale of specialty green coffee. They offer two primary transaction types: spot sales (coffee currently in inventory ready for release) and forward sales (orders reserving coffee for future delivery, either fixed or unfixed based on C-market pricing).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

InterAmerican Coffee imports and sells specialty green coffee to US and Canadian roasters, offering spot and forward sales from inventory held in five US warehouses. The portfolio covers 20+ origins with certified, decaf, microlot, women-produced, and sustainability-focused options, supported by arranged freight, customer-coordinated freight, and will-call pickup services.

Product overview

InterAmerican Coffee is a specialty green coffee importer operating as part of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), offering a comprehensive portfolio of green coffee sourcing, storage, and logistics services. Their core offering centers on specialty green coffee imported from 20+ origins worldwide (including Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda), available through spot and forward sales. The product portfolio includes certified coffees (Fairtrade, Organic, Rainforest Alliance), NKG Bloom sustainability coffees, Project Coffees microlots, Produced By Women coffees, and decaf options using various processes. Warehouse and logistics services across multiple U.S. locations (Hoboken, Houston, San Diego, Kansas City, plus partner facilities) support inventory management and distribution, with freight coordination and delivery options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Green Coffee Import

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 years of experience in specialty coffee importing

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterAmerican is a partner in SCA's Green Coffee Summit initiative, contributing to the summit and its resource library. Also mentioned as partner in SCA's Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide initiative alongside Sucafina, Atlas, Sustainable Harvest, and Algrano.
• Sucafina SpecialtyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative focused on specialty coffee market education and pricing transparency resources.
• Atlas Coffee ImportersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative focused on specialty coffee market education and pricing transparency resources.
• Sustainable HarvestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative focused on specialty coffee market education and pricing transparency resources.
• AlgranominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner in SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative focused on specialty coffee market education and pricing transparency resources.
• NKG BloomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG Bloom is a global initiative focused on ending poverty in the coffee supply chain by empowering producers with custom service packages including financing, training, inputs, and market access. InterAmerican offers NKG Bloom coffees as part of their portfolio.
• Ibero TanzaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG export company and Tanzania's largest exporter; InterAmerican sources coffees through Ibero Tanzania and collaborates on sustainability initiatives like NKG Bloom Uganda and the Tanzania Coffee Club program.
• Becamo (NKG Honduras)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading coffee exporter in Honduras and NKG sister company; source of Honduras coffees and partner in NKG Bloom Honduras initiative reaching over 1,300 farmers.
• Kaweri Coffee Plantation (NKG Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG-invested farm producing unique washed specialty Robusta coffee; Uganda's only large-scale coffee farm with 1,626 hectares under cultivation.
• Exportadora de Café California (NKG Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG sister company and exclusive exporter for Mexico Washed Robusta Agata and other Mexican specialty coffees from third-generation coffee family.
• Ibero UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG exporter in Uganda that built the Bulambuli Washing Station in 2022 and supports NKG Bloom Uganda initiative producing the Silverback Arabica coffees.
• Ceca S.A. (NKG Costa Rica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG sister company with 75+ year history providing Costa Rica Finca Palmichal and other Costa Rican specialty coffees with fully-traceable community sourcing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sucafina Specialty: Sucafina is a vertically integrated green coffee service company with a specialty division that imports green coffee into North America and Europe. It is a direct competitor and co-partner with IAC in the SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative, serving the same specialty roaster customer base with similar origin breadth.
• Cafe Imports: Cafe Imports is one of North America's largest specialty green coffee importers, offering a broad origin portfolio and serving roasters of all sizes with both spot and forward purchasing options. It competes head-to-head with IAC for the same specialty roaster customers across the US and Canada.
• Algrano: Algrano is a digital marketplace connecting coffee producers directly with roasters, offering transparent pricing and direct-trade workflows. It is a co-partner with IAC in the SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative and serves overlapping North American roaster customers, blending marketplace and traditional importer models.
• Atlas Coffee Importers: Atlas is a specialty green coffee importer focused on traceable, high-quality lots from origins across Africa, Latin America, and Indonesia. It is a co-partner with IAC in the SCA Green Coffee Summit and Transaction Guide initiatives and serves the same small-to-mid-sized specialty roaster segment.
• Royal Coffee: Royal Coffee is a US-based specialty green coffee importer offering spot, forward, and contract coffees with extensive educational resources for roasters. Its Bay Area warehousing, broad origin list, and Trader-Owned Model make it a direct structural competitor to IAC.
• Sustainable Harvest: Sustainable Harvest is a specialty green coffee importer with a strong relationship-based, transparent supply chain model and direct farmer connections. Like IAC, it is a co-partner in the SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative and serves North American specialty roasters with differentiated origin lots.
• Ally Coffee: Ally Coffee is a specialty green coffee importer serving North American and international roasters with a curated portfolio of traceable origins. It is a co-partner with IAC in the SCA Green Coffee Summit initiative and competes directly for the same premium roaster accounts.

Broad incumbents

• ECOM Trading Group: ECOM is a large diversified agricultural commodities group with significant green coffee operations through Volcafe. As a broad incumbent in green coffee services globally, it competes with IAC for larger specialty and commercial accounts and provides industry-wide benchmark pricing signals.
• Volcafe (ECOM Trading Group): Volcafe is one of the world's largest green coffee service companies, part of ED&F Man/ECO Trading Group, with operations spanning 18+ producing countries. While broader and less specialty-focused than IAC, it competes in the same import-to-roaster value chain and serves large US specialty accounts.

Others

• Neumann Kaffee Gruppe: Neumann Kaffee Gruppe is the German parent group of InterAmerican Coffee and the world's leading green coffee services group operating across 27 countries. It is the strategic controlling shareholder and primary source of IAC's global supply chain capabilities, rather than a competitive peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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