Who owns Devoción coffee?
At Devoción, founder Steven Sutton and his team do things a bit differently. Instead of working with a distributor, they partner directly with over 1,000 farms around Colombia to source freshly-harvested coffee themselves. Colombian-born Steven Sutton launched Devoción in 2006 to produce the freshest coffee imaginable. Devoción is not just a pretty name—it represents our passion and dedication to offering the freshest, highest-quality coffee, while caring for the origin and creating a positive impact across our value chain.
What makes Devoción coffee unique?
SS: We are the only coffee roaster that roasts only fresh green coffee beans; the industry standard for specialty coffee is around 6-month-old green beans. Our standard is 10-day-old green coffee beans freshly roasted, thus, we are the only farm-to-table coffee roasters in the world with, by far, the freshest coffee. A fun coffee fact is the 15-15-15 rule — green (unroasted) beans stay fresh for 15 months, roasted beans peak in flavor in 15 days, and ground coffee should be brewed within 15 minutes. Coffee is a food product that degrades through oxidation.
Who buys most of Colombia’s coffee?
Colombia ranks as the third-largest coffee producer in the world, second-largest Arabica producer, and a leading premium coffee exporter. About 40% of US coffee imports come from Colombia, according to the USDA. Brazil (39%) Brazil is the largest coffee producing country in the world, accounting for over 39% of global coffee production. The country is known for its high-quality Arabica beans, which are grown in the states of Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, and Parana.