Peace Coffee
Saturday, October 27th, 2007Industry: Coffee
Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN
Founder: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
Founded: 1996
Number of Employees: 12
Markets: Midwest United States
Interviewed: Andy Lambert, Event and Outreach Coordinator
Peace Coffee is Minneapolis-based 100% fair trade organic shade grown coffee company that was started in 1996. The firm buys coffee directly from farmer-owned and operated coffee cooperatives from six different countries (Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua, Ethiopia and Sumatra.) The coffee is delivered locally in the Minneapolis area by bike. To deliver to suburban accounts, the firm uses a van that is 100% bio-diesel. The company’s commitment to fair trade and organic farms goes well beyond buying coffee; the firm also practices social and environmental responsibility when it delivers its coffee and operates its business. Peace Coffee is a for-profit subsidiary of a nonprofit organization. The nonprofit organization that owns Peace Coffee is the Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy (IATP).
The community involvement philosophy of Peace Coffee revolves around the firm’s total devotion to the idea of a fairly traded, farmer-friendly product and the wonders of a great cup of coffee. The fair trade principles the firm uses to buy its coffee facilitate the farmers and their communities to thrive in a sustainable way, giving them the capacity to improve their own quality of life. The firm also believes it is important for small business to support their local community, whether in supporting the arts, education or supporting other small businesses, working and making connections to help their own business thrive.
Peace Coffee
2801 21st Ave S #120
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Fair Trade: http://www.peacecoffee.com/fairtrade.htm
