This Side Up Coffees

this side up coffees is an amsterdam-based green coffee broker operating as tsutrade bv, founded in 2013. the company positions itself as a long-term representative of specific origin partners rather than a spot-buying intermediary, maintaining multi-year relationships with producers across burundi, colombia, ethiopia, honduras, kenya, rwanda, and uganda, as well as a broader portfolio that has included nicaragua, peru, brazil, tanzania, democratic republic of congo, myanmar, thailand, and indonesia. the sourcing model centers on producer-set pricing and full chain-of-custody transparency: this side up publishes the distribution of revenue throughout the chain and encourages direct communication between roasters and producers. the company specializes in microlots and specialty-grade coffees, and serves a community of small to mid-sized roasters across europe, including buyers in the spanish market. this side up is a founding member of the futureproof coffee collective. the team is small, with two to ten employees, and holds iso 9001:2015 quality management certification. roasters looking for consistent year-on-year relationships with named producers and open pricing data are the stated target buyer.