InterAmerican Coffee

I did the Caffeine Crawl in January 2015. The stop I enjoyed most wasn’t a coffee shop or roaster; it was InterAmerican Coffee, a green coffee importer headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with offices and warehouses around the world, including San Diego’s East Village.
InterAmerican staff, including traders Sheridan Owings and Dana Andrews and logistician «Fern» Hernandez, told us how they grade the beans they sell, and shared very interesting information about how the coffee supply chain works — from grower/​coop to importer to roaster. And because I asked, they generously offered to introduce me to their warehouse operators in New Orleans, when I’m there next.
I also learned that San Diego’s roasters — including The Westbean Coffee Roasters — buy a large portion of their green beans from InterAmerican, and from a competing Los Angeles company, Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders.
Now, when I’m considering which roasted beans to buy for my home kitchen, I visit these companies’ websites to review the specifications and assessments they post for each type of bean. Doing so, I’ve learned much more about what I’m drinking, which, for a wonk like myself, makes each cup more interesting.
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Caffeine Crawl:
InterAmerican Coffee:
The Westbean Coffee Roasters:
Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders: