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Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Top Coffee Bean Sourcing Technologies out of 278
The insights of this data-driven analysis are derived from the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering 2.093.000+ startups & scaleups globally. The platform gives you an exhaustive overview of emerging technologies & relevant startups within a specific field in just a few clicks.
The Global Startup Heat Map below reveals the distribution of the 278 exemplary startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. Further, it highlights 5 sourcing startups that we hand-picked based on criteria such as founding year, location, funding raised, and more. You get to explore the solutions of these 5 startups & scaleups in this report. For insights on the other 273 coffee bean sourcing solutions, get in touch.
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BEANY Coffee offers Coffee Traceability
The production of coffee is still a hotbed for exploitation where full-time workers and seasonal laborers work under unfavorable conditions and on low wages. Moreover, a lack of transparency, illegal practices of child labor, and forced labor are still prevalent in the industry. However, these skilled coffee pickers or cutters are the backbone of the coffee supply chain and hence should be treated fairly. Startups bring positive change to the industry by tackling social problems while offering everyone in the supply chain equal treatment and reward.
BEANY Coffee is a Dutch startup that makes the coffee supply chain transparent, traceable, and sustainable. The startup sources coffee beans from farms of Columbia, Brazil, Peru, and Costa Rica. The startup directly collaborates with farmers and pays them more than the fair trade price. By mentioning the actual farmer on each coffee bean bag, the startup further lets the customer know who is behind their cup of coffee and how much they benefit. Additionally, with its compostable coffee pods and responsible farming practices, the startup offers a sustainable cup of coffee.
YourCoffee enables Brands to create Unique Coffee Blends
Coffee is the most popular beverage and is consumed all over the world in different ways. As a result, the coffee industry is growing at a fast pace, with many coffee providers in the market. With every brand willing to stand out to attract consumers, taste is the key. To this end, startups support retailers to get their desirable blend by providing quality coffee beans sourcing and roasting services.
YourCoffee is an Australian startup that enables businesses to develop and control their own product. The startup offers a range of services and products from coffee sourcing and custom roasting to whole beans, ground beans, and more. This allows brands to create a range of products tailored to their price and quality specifications. What is more, with YourCoffee’s ethical sourcing and low emission roasting, the startup supports businesses to build a sustainable brand.
Algrano connects Coffee Growers with Roasters
Growing coffee requires extensive manual work, however, the farmworkers doing the hardest work are often the least paid in the supply chain. Also, evidence suggests poor working conditions of the farmers along with long working hours and exposure to hazardous agrochemicals. Moreover, these workers often slip into poverty because of high debts. Startups connect these producers directly with the market, making both selling and sourcing coffee beans simpler.
Swiss startup Algrano offers a platform that serves as an online marketplace for green coffee. The startup enables direct trade and transparency between growers and roasters. This means that growers will have direct market access along with more price autonomy, unlike in conventional trading. Also, for roasters, the startup provides supply chain solutions such as shared container spaces for small quantities. Algrano has a digital network of over 1.000 growers across 75 countries.
Direct Access reinvents Coffee Sourcing by cutting the Layers of Middlemen
The existing supply chain of coffee has many layers of middlemen between farmer and consumer. This includes a processor, importer, exporter, roaster, seller, and finally a cup of coffee. In such a model, small farmers struggle to make a profit and are forced to switch to other crops. Yet many of these small farmers have been growing coffee beans for livelihood for decades. That is why startups cut the layers of middlemen and collaborate directly with these small farmers so they can better sustain themselves.
US-based startup Direct Access is re-engineering the global coffee supply chain to benefit smallholder farmers. The startup makes simplifies the marketplace by cutting the several layers of middlemen and sourcing directly from the coffee growers. This ensures more money flowing back to the coffee farmers. This direct access coffee sourcing model allows farmers to rely on consistent revenue.
IMPACT BERRY sources Organic Coffee Beans
A cup of coffee is an essential constant in most people’s daily routine, yet the social, ethical, and environmental issues in the coffee industry often go unaddressed. Because of the coffee industry’s tremendous growth over the years, growers cultivate and manufacture more coffee at a faster rate. As a result, the use of agrochemicals and deforestation for coffee bean plantations, and waste discharge into water bodies by coffee processing plants are rising. As these practices result in environmental destruction, startups acknowledge the issues and source coffee from organic farmers.
IMPACT BERRY is a Chinese specialty coffee startup that balances the needs of consumers, farmers, and the environment. The startup sources organic coffee beans that are originally grown in fertile volcanic soil. The coffee berries come from the jungles of Indonesia and Vietnam handpicked and processed by independent farmers who have been cultivating coffee for generations. The startup works directly with these farmers to ensure a fair wage and upliftment of rural communities.
Discover more Food startups
Food startups such as the examples highlighted in this report focus on food supply chains, traceability, and ethical sourcing. While all of these technologies play a major role in advancing the food industry, they only represent the tip of the iceberg. To explore more food technologies, simply get in touch to let us look into your areas of interest. For a more general overview, you can download our free Food Tech Innovation Report to save your time and improve strategic decision-making.
