Cooperative Coffees

What Cooperative Coffees does

Cooperative Coffees, Inc. is a roaster-owned green coffee importing cooperative founded in 1999 in Americus, Georgia, and structured as the first entity of its kind in North America. The company imports organic and Fairtrade-certified green coffee from producer cooperatives across 13+ origin countries spanning Central America, South America, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia, and sells that coffee to specialty coffee roasters in the United States and Canada through forward contracts and limited spot offerings. Customers who purchase coffee for at least one year may apply for provisional membership (12 months) before becoming full members with governance rights; members are also owners, with a Board of Directors drawn from member-roasters and a small staff team handling operations.

The operating technology stack is a B2B e-commerce platform built on Odoo, featuring an interactive supply chain map (powered by Google Maps), a forward offerings section with a harvest cycle calendar, a SPOT Coffees list for sampling and full-bag purchases, an Impact Fund live-tracking counter, and a member login portal integrating Google OAuth and FairTrade Proof traceability. A quality control laboratory, established in 2010 in the Montreal office, supports inbound green coffee evaluation for the membership. The cooperative holds Certified B Corporation status (since 2018), SCA Sustainability Award for Business Model (2020), and multiple product certifications (Fairtrade, USDA Organic, SPP, Rainforest Alliance).

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based green coffee sales, with pricing negotiated individually under multi-year forward contracts and on spot offerings. Roasters additionally contribute US$0.03/lb on all green coffee purchases into the Impact Fund, which has deployed US$1,258,260 across 36 ongoing projects (cumulative Fairtrade social premiums total US$6,862,240 across 133 completed projects). The cooperative guarantees a minimum FOB price of US$2.20/lb for all organic purchases. Distribution is direct to roasters across North America; the cooperative does not disclose financials publicly.

Name

Cooperative Coffees

Legal name

Cooperative Coffees, Inc.

Website

https://coopcoffees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cooperative Coffees is a roaster-owned cooperative founded in 1999 in Americus, Georgia, importing organic Fairtrade green coffee directly from producer cooperatives in 13+ countries and supplying it to specialty coffee roasters across the USA and Canada through forward contracts and spot offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Coffee Importing

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Beverage Wholesale (AFAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Green coffee importing
• Fair trade coffee
• Organic coffee supply
• Specialty coffee roasting
• Coffee cooperative distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Americus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Green Coffee Sales: Cooperative Coffees imports and sells organic fair trade green coffee to its roaster-members and non-member customers. Revenue is generated through the sale of green coffee beans under forward contracts and spot offerings. The cooperative is owned by its roaster-members, and roasters contribute US$0.03/lb on all green coffee purchases into the Impact Fund, which supports farmer-led climate resilience projects, food security, infrastructure, reforestation, and emergency relief.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cooperative Coffees imports and supplies organic fair trade green coffee to specialty roasters across North America. Sales are transacted through long-term forward contracts that lock in pricing and supply, supplemented by limited spot coffee offerings. The cooperative is owned and governed by its roaster-members and reinvests US$0.03/lb on every purchase into an Impact Fund supporting producer communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic Fair Trade Green Coffee (Forward Contracts) Long-term supply of organic fair trade green coffee purchased under forward contracts that lock in pricing and supply for roaster-members. Provides predictable pricing, quality assurance, and traceable supply sourced from producer cooperatives across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
• Spot Coffee Offerings Limited-availability organic green coffees available for purchase by roasters, particularly non-members or new customers, with tasting notes, producer information, and sample or full-bag purchasing options.
• Premium Lot Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of coffee sourced from producers partnered for more than 5 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Chain CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chain Collaborative partnered with Cooperative Coffees on the Cool Farm Tool Pilot Project, collaborating to measure carbon footprints of coffee farms across 370 parcels managed by 253 farmers. This multi-year project involved data collection, verification, and analysis to achieve more accurate carbon accounting for smallholder coffee farms.
• Cool Farm AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cool Farm Alliance provided the Cool Farm Tool carbon calculator used in the three-year pilot project with Cooperative Coffees and its producer partners to measure and quantify carbon sequestration in smallholder organic agroforestry systems.
• Root CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoot Capital collaborated on the Cool Farm Tool Pilot Project, contributing agronomic and climate resilience advisory management, and data analysis expertise. They co-authored findings and continue to support farmer resilience initiatives.
• Sustainable Food LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Food Lab partnered on the Cool Farm Tool Pilot Project, contributing data analysis and senior program direction in agriculture and climate to measure and report on carbon performance of smallholder organic agroforestry farms.
• B Corp (Featured in Climate Justice Case Studies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative Coffees was showcased in B Corp's Climate Justice Case Studies as an example of how business paradigms can make room for transformational climate action led by frontline communities.
• World Coffee ResearchminorOthersWorld Coffee Research's resources on carbon accounting for coffee-based farming systems informed the methodology limitations identified in the Cool Farm Tool Pilot Project and the broader conversation around accurate coffee carbon footprint measurement.
• Professional Allies (Noba, Ground, Grow, The Chain, Food4, Sustainable, Seed, Georgia, Verified, SCA, TGP)minorOthersA network of professional allies listed on the About Us page, including Noba, Ground, Grow, The Chain, Food4, Sustainable, Seed, Georgia, Verified, SCA, and TGP, representing the cooperative's broader ecosystem of partner organizations in the specialty coffee and sustainability space.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CoopCoffees
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperative-coffees-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/coopcoffees
• Xx.com/coopcoffees

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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