Coffee Industry Experts
Adding Value to Production and TradeMarket Consulting
We provide coffee and coffee subject matter expertise, market analyses, and strategic guidance supporting business or government policy decision making, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, or other investment.
Agricultural Development
We offer guidance to increase coffee value and productivity that improves the livelihoods of coffee farmers and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Global South through market intelligence, good agricultural and post-harvest practices, policymaking, enabling environments, intellectual property, and market access.
Business Consulting
We provide coffee business operations consulting, quality control, and product development services across all coffee categories, including hot or cold beverages, roasting and ground coffee, single serve, and ready to drink (RTD).
Decades of industry experience increasing smallholder productivity and market value of international trade
Asian Development Bank
Organized an industry trade association and provided market expertise for the ADB Timor-Leste national coffee sector rehabilitation program
EU MARKUP
Business consulting and training services assisting small and medium enterprise (SME) exporters from East Africa to reach high value international coffee markets for MARKUP, the European Union Market Access Upgrade Programme
Pacific Horticulture and Agriculture Market Access
Coffee market analysis and national strategic agriculture plan for Papua New Guinea as a consultant to PHAMA+
DMCC Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre
Chief consultant for concept planning, business model, facilities design and launch of the DMCC Coffee Centre in Dubai
Brazil Specialty Coffee Association
North American coffee market analysis and strategic planning for the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association
USAID in Myanmar and Yemen
Export strategy and coffee quality training for multiple economic development agriculture projects funded by USAID in Myanmar (Burma) and Yemen
Catholic Relief Services
Coffee quality training, industry consulting, competition, and economic development to support the CRS Coffeelands cacao and coffee initiative in Ecuador
Soyuz Coffee Roasting
Coffee market and business consultant for design and development of Soyuz Coffee Roasting
Coffee market experts quoted by consumer and trade media
Mr. Hetzel said the New York specialty coffee scene was in its infancy just five years ago, far behind cities like Portland and San Francisco, but has recently blossomed into one of the most vibrant in the world.
Says Hetzel: “Single-serve is clearly the future of the coffee business.”
“Coffee is something that has been with humanity for 1,500 years,” Hetzel said. “It’s not going anywhere any time soon.”
“You don’t see an Apple campaign for how well they treat workers in factories,” Mr. Hetzel said, referring to reports of poor working conditions at factories owned by some of the technology giant’s subcontractors. “But the coffee industry in particular seems to be especially sensitive to the environment and to workers.”