Caribou Coffee

Unfortunately, Caribou no longer discloses the amount of coffee they buy, but it is still all Rainforest Alliance certified.

Revised on November 14, 2019

Recent actions by the new owners of Caribou Coffee (Joh. A. Benckiser Group, a private German holding company), seem to indicate a move towards away from sustainably-sourced and 100%-certified coffees. Just what I was afraid of.

Revised on January 8, 2022

Caribou Coffee Co., the first U.S. major coffee company to source all its beans from Rainforest Alliance certified farms has been acquired by a private German holding company.

Revised on January 7, 2022

All the coffee sourced by Caribou is 100% Rainforest Alliance certified. How this stacks up against other major coffee buyers, with a footnote on Caribou stock ownership.

Revised on January 7, 2022

Caribou Coffee recently announced that it will be sourcing all of its beans from Rainforest Alliance certified farms by the end of 2011.

Revised on December 11, 2018

Caribou’s 100% Rainforest Alliance certified Colombian offering is a tasty, sustainable selection.

Revised on November 14, 2019

In a previous post, I mentioned that one of my favorite aspects of the recent SCAA conference was tasting the ten finalists in the Roasters Guild 2008 Roasters Choice Tasting Competition.

Revised on January 8, 2022

Caribou Coffee’s latest Roastmaster Reserve is Panama Maunier, from Panama’s Boquette region in Chirqui province.

Revised on March 4, 2021

Coffee from Ecuador is something you don’t see every day. Here is a Caribou offering.

Revised on January 8, 2022

Organic and Fair Trade Rainforest Blend from Caribou Coffee.

Revised on January 7, 2022

Caribou Coffee, based in Minneapolis with stores in 15 states, announced last July that it was partnering with Rainforest Alliance (RA) to provide certification for much of their coffee. They expected 20% of their coffee to be certified by the…

Revised on November 14, 2019