Our Certifications, Memberships & Award.
Making great coffee takes more than just passion – it takes the right knowledge and experience. That’s why we carry the industry’s leading certifications to ensure we can bring the highest quality coffees and teas to our customers.
USDA Organic Certified
We are certified by Ecocert, ICO LLC (70 E. Main St. Suite B, Greenwood, In 46143. As a part of our certification we track all organic coffee from farm to sale – all verified by an annual audit. For any one of our coffees to be called “organic”, our suppliers have to be certified organic as well, so we carry certificates from every one of our green bean suppliers.
Fair Trade Certified
We are certified Fair Trade, by Fair Trade USA (1500 Broadway, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94612 www.fairtradecertified.org). In order to retain this certification, we report our usage of Fair Trade coffee every quarter.
Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Member
We’re one of many organizations and industry professionals who come together as a part this network to cultivate our passion for making great coffee. The network’s mission is to “recognize, develop and promote specialty coffee by providing opportunities to make connections, gain knowledge, develop skills, grow your business, and define the future of specialty coffee. Through dialogue and collaboration, we work together to ensure the continued growth of the specialty coffee industry.”*
Colorado Proud Member
We’re proud to be a part of the Colorado Proud initiative. The Colorado Department of Agriculture developed COLORADO PROUD in 1999. It is program designed to help consumers, restaurants and retailers identify and purchase Colorado food and agricultural products that have been grown, raised or processed in Colorado.
2009 Emerging Business of the Year Award Winner
We’re proud recipient of this award from the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce in recognition of our extraordinary business performance and commitment to philanthropic efforts.
* Specialty Coffee Association (SCAA) website, April 2013
