The Coffee Quest

the coffee quest is a specialty green coffee importer founded in 2012, headquartered in amsterdam with a warehouse operation in the netherlands and a separate us entity holding warehouse space in new jersey and houston. the dutch operation runs a team of two to ten people and supplies european roasters; the us arm serves the north american market. sourcing focuses on africa and latin america, with documented origins including ethiopia, kenya, colombia, guatemala, honduras, rwanda, burundi, tanzania, uganda, el salvador, peru, costa rica, and indonesia. the company also operates as an exporter with direct presence in colombia and brazil. their model emphasizes price transparency and producer collaboration, including quality development work with farming communities and producer groups. the range covers regional cooperative lots, microlots, and full container load purchases, as well as fob offers. all purchased coffees go through in-house quality control before being offered to buyers. the internal quality team works with both sourcing and sales, and the company has sought staff holding q-grader or sca certifications, indicating a cupping-led evaluation process. forward contracts are available for roasters planning ahead.