Red Fox Coffee Merchants

red fox coffee merchants is a green coffee importer founded in 2014 and headquartered in berkeley, california, with offices in miraflores, lima, peru and oaxaca city, mexico. the company operates its own sourcing entities in peru and mexico, giving it direct access to producers and allowing closer oversight of quality control at origin. its model centers on microlots and single-producer or community lots that go through internal cupping and quality review before export. origins covered include east africa, mexico, and peru, with a particular depth in latin america given its on-the-ground presence. red fox has worked with cup of excellence certified lots and applies consistent grading standards across both small and larger community lots. logistics and supply chain management are handled in-house, including decisions on shipping routes to maintain coffee freshness and delivery reliability. the company serves specialty roasters and sells at container minimums. it holds usda nop organic certification and eu and uk organic equivalence through ccof. red fox was founded by aleco chigounis and has a team of 11 to 50 people across its three office locations.