Los Volcanes Coffee

What Los Volcanes Coffee does

Los Volcanes Coffee is a privately held, for-profit green coffee trading company that sources specialty and organic coffee from producers in Brazil and Guatemala and sells it to specialty roasters worldwide. The company was incorporated as Los Volcanes Coffee, Inc. (also referenced as Los Volcanes Coffee Corporation), was founded in 2018, and operates from Antigua Guatemala while holding US corporate registration.

The company operates a portfolio of coffee estates — Beneficio La Esperanza and Finca El Pintado in Antigua Guatemala (the only organic certified estates in the Antigua region) and Fazenda Pilar (North Paraná, Brazil) and Fazenda Rio Brilhante (Pantano Micro Region, Cerrado, Minas Gerais, Brazil) — applying a proprietary human-centered traceability system that has been developed since 2003 and documents production variables from specific farms through processing to cup quality. It holds USDA National Organic Program certification (Title 7 CFR Part 205) and Rainforest Alliance certification, and offers a Responsible Sourcing service alongside its core green coffee trading business.

The business model is sales-led and relationship-driven. Los Volcanes Coffee acquires coffee through direct producer partnerships and its own farms, implements quality and productivity programs at the farm level, then sells green coffee to specialty roasters globally via direct outreach (e.g., Dan Griffin at [email protected]) rather than through intermediary distributors. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per lot based on quality, origin, and volume. The company's headcount is in the 11-50 range, key personnel include Josue Morales (production lead, in the coffee industry since 2003) and Dan Griffin (roaster relationships and sourcing), and no institutional funding rounds have been disclosed.

Name

Los Volcanes Coffee

Legal name

Los Volcanes Coffee Corporation

Website

https://volcanescoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Los Volcanes Coffee is a privately held green coffee trading company that sources traceable specialty and organic coffee from its own farms and producer partners in Brazil and Guatemala, selling directly to specialty roasters worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Green Coffee Trading

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing (AFAFADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Green Coffee Processing (Hulling, Grading, Decaffeination) (AFAFADAA), Tea, Coffee & Cocoa Farming (Beverage Specialty Crops) (AFAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Green coffee trading
• Specialty coffee sourcing
• Organic coffee production
• Traceable coffee supply
• Coffee producer relationships

Headquarters

HQ city

Antigua Guatemala

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Green Coffee Trading: Los Volcanes Coffee operates as a green coffee trading company that sources specialty coffee from partner producers in Brazil and Guatemala. The company creates quality by working directly with producers to increase productivity and establish long-term relationships. Coffee is then sold to roasters worldwide who value traceability and quality.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Los Volcanes Coffee is a green coffee trading company that sources specialty coffee from partner producers in Brazil and Guatemala. The company operates its own organic-certified farms (Beneficio La Esperanza and Finca El Pintado in Antigua Guatemala, plus Fazenda Pilar and Fazenda Rio Brilhante in Brazil) and works directly with producers to implement traceability systems and quality improvement methodologies. Green coffee is then sold to specialty roasters worldwide who value traceability and consistent quality.

Product overview

Los Volcanes Coffee is a green coffee trading company offering specialty and organic coffee sourced from Brazil and Guatemala. The company operates a portfolio of farms including Beneficio La Esperanza and Finca El Pintado in Antigua Guatemala (producing the region's only organic certified coffee), as well as Fazenda Pilar and Fazenda Rio Brilhante in Brazil. Their offerings center on traceable, responsibly-sourced coffee with quality and productivity programs for producers, supported by responsible sourcing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Organic coffee production established in Antigua Guatemala (only in the region)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Luis Valdes (Wicho)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Luis Valdes, owner of Finca Santa Isabel in San Cristobal Verapaz, Guatemala, is a key producer partner. His farm became central to understanding leaf rust resistance and premature aging of coffee. The relationship began in 2012 and led to breakthrough discoveries about quality production in challenging environments. Wicho's coffee consistently showed exceptional shelf life and quality during the Central American leaf rust crisis.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ally Coffee: Ally Coffee is a specialty green coffee importer with strong relationships in Latin American origins including Brazil and Guatemala. Comparable as a peer in green coffee trading with focus on specialty quality and origin transparency.
• Crop to Cup Coffee Importers: Crop to Cup is a specialty green coffee importer focused on traceable, direct-trade coffee from producing origins. Directly comparable as a small-to-mid specialty green coffee trader emphasizing producer relationships and transparency.
• Caravela Coffee: Caravela Coffee is a green coffee importer specializing in Latin American specialty and traceable coffee from origins including Guatemala, Colombia, and Brazil. Directly comparable as a specialty green coffee trader serving roasters with farm-level relationships and provenance focus.
• Cafe Imports: Cafe Imports is a specialty green coffee importer sourcing from multiple origins for roasters globally. Comparable as a direct peer in green coffee trading with farm-level sourcing relationships and focus on quality and traceability.
• Royal Coffee: Royal Coffee is a green coffee trading company supplying specialty roasters with traceable lots from origins worldwide. Directly comparable as a B2B specialty green coffee trader serving roasters with quality-driven offerings.

Emerging players

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Stumptown is a specialty coffee roaster known for pioneering direct trade relationships with producers in Latin America. Comparable in direct-trade philosophy and specialty focus, though vertically integrated into roasting rather than pure green coffee trading.

Broad incumbents

• InterAmerican Coffee: InterAmerican Coffee is a large green coffee importer serving specialty roasters across multiple origins. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the green coffee trading space with wider geographic reach and larger scale.
• Sucafina: Sucafina is a major global coffee trading company with extensive sourcing networks across producing countries. Comparable as a green coffee supplier at much larger scale, serving both specialty and mainstream segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/volcanescoffee

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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