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What Is HACOFCO CONNECT? How ICT Coffee’s Sustainability Standard Protects Farmers and Roasters
ICT Coffee holds HACOFCO CONNECT recognition — a sustainability certification with Global Coffee Platform (GCP) equivalency to the Coffee SR Code. Based in San Diego, CA, ICT is one of the few specialty green coffee importers in the USA to carry this independently verified standard, giving roasters across North America a documented, credible sustainability credential to support their own brand values.
Natural vs. Washed vs. Honey vs. Anaerobic: Which Coffee Process Is Right for Your Roastery?
Understanding natural process vs washed coffee beans is one of the most practical decisions a specialty roaster makes. ICT Coffee, a San Diego-based green coffee importer, stocks all four major processing types — natural, washed, honey, and anaerobic — so roasters across the USA and Canada can build a complete, differentiated menu backed by quality-verified green lots.
ICT at World of Coffee: A Week of Connection and Community
World of Coffee brought the global specialty coffee community together for an unforgettable week, and Intercontinental Coffee Trading was...
Photographing Coffee for Social Media
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries around the world, giving you the premium raw material worth photographing. This guide covers lighting, composition, styling, and platform strategy to help roasters build social media content that drives engagement and sales.
Identifying Processing Defects in the Cup
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries worldwide, which means we cup for processing defects every day. This article covers how to identify fermentation, drying, and storage flaws in the cup so your roastery can source cleaner lots with confidence.
Rwandan Coffee: Quality Trajectory and What to Expect
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies roasteries with green, unroasted coffee beans from Rwanda and other origins around the world. Here’s where Rwandan coffee quality stands today and what roasters should expect from upcoming harvests.
Heirloom Coffee Varieties: What the Term Actually Means
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries worldwide, including Ethiopian heirloom lots sourced directly from regions where these genetically diverse varieties originate. Understanding what “heirloom” actually means helps roasteries make better sourcing decisions and tell more credible stories about the coffee they buy.
Understanding Rate of Rise and When to Adjust
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies roasteries with green, unroasted coffee beans from origins worldwide, and reading Rate of Rise correctly is what turns that green coffee into a cup that reflects its origin.
Shade-Grown Coffee Certification: What It Requires
Intercontinental Coffee Trading sources certified shade-grown green coffee beans from farms worldwide. This guide breaks down what shade-grown certification requires, from canopy standards to audit processes.
Understanding Ethiopian Regional Designations
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted Ethiopian coffee beans to roasteries, offering regional lots from Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Guji, Harrar, and more.