by certification
fair trade wholesale coffee roasters
40 roasters carrying fair trade certification on at least part of their range. each one shares wholesale terms direct — minimum order, lead time, current clients.
verifiedPaper Plane Coffee Co.
Montclair, USA
moq
5kg
lead
3d
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Grounds for Change Coffee
Bremerton, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Wogan Coffee
Bristol, UK
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ask
lead
ask
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Bean & Bean Queens — Roastery & Cafe
New York City, USA
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ask
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Monks Coffee Roasters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
moq
1kg
lead
1d
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Wogan Coffee Roastery Shop & Brew Bar
Bristol, UK
moq
ask
lead
ask
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Colectivo Coffee of Lincoln Park
Chicago, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Longbottom Coffee & Tea
Portland, USA
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ask
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ask
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Wooden Hill Coffee Company Limited
Millbrook, UK
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ask
lead
ask
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KINGDOM Coffee Roasting Company
Cameron, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Goodman Coffee Roasters - St. Elmo
Chattanooga, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Old Java Coffee Roasters Galata
Istanbul, Turkey
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ask
lead
ask
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Precipice Coffee
Ellsworth, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Speakeasy Coffee Company
Philadelphia, USA
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ask
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Glory Cloud Coffee Roasters
Sparks, USA
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ask
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Fieldstone Coffee Roasters
Bucksville, USA
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Owens Organic Coffee Roasters
Ivybridge, UK
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ask
lead
ask
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Bare Roots Coffee Roasting Company
South Lake Tahoe, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Verena Street Coffee Roasters
Dubuque, USA
moq
ask
lead
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Red Cedar Coffee Co
Olmsted Falls, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Dancing Goats Coffee
Olympia, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Coffee Connection
Rochester, USA
moq
1kg
lead
ask
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Coast 2 Coast Roasters
Los Angeles, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Seven Hills Coffee Roasters
Cincinnati, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Coffest Roastery
Medan, Indonesia
moq
ask
lead
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South Devon Roasters Ltd
Ivybridge, UK
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ask
lead
ask
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Mocha Joe's Roasting Co. - Offices, please go to Cafe listing @ 82 Main St for coffee drinks
Brattleboro, USA
moq
ask
lead
ask
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Java Boulevard (Magnum Coffee House)
Crockery Township, USA
moq
ask
lead
ask
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Indigo Coffee Roasters Inc
Northampton, USA
moq
ask
lead
1d
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Pour Poor Kerry Coffee Company
Rockwall, USA
moq
ask
lead
ask
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Bean & Bean Chelsea
New York City, USA
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ask
lead
ask
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Blue Star Coffee Roasters
Twisp, USA
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ask
lead
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Thanksgiving Coffee
Fort Bragg, USA
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ask
lead
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Lonton Coffee Company
Durham, UK
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ask
lead
ask
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Buzz Coffee Roasters
Sidmouth, UK
moq
ask
lead
ask
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CRU Kafe Ltd.
London, UK
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ask
lead
ask
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Wogan Coffee Roastery Production Headquarters
Bristol, UK
moq
ask
lead
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Yellow Jacket Coffee Roaster
Cape Town, South Africa
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ask
lead
ask
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Trinidad Coffee Company
Los Angeles, USA
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Indy Coffee Roasters
Bradford, UK
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what fair trade actually means
the standard
minimum farmgate price set above the commodity floor — $1.40/lb for washed arabica plus a $0.20 social premium that the co-op democratically allocates (schools, health, infrastructure). fair trade usa and fairtrade international (flo) are the two main systems.
audit cycle
annual co-op-level audit. requires the producer to be organised as a democratic co-operative, not a private estate. that makes fair trade structurally a smallholder cert.
cost to the roaster
the floor price acts as a hedge for the farmer, not a true premium. for specialty cup scores 85+, the c-market is usually above the fair trade minimum anyway. roasters pay $0.20+/lb premium on top.
sourcing fair trade wholesale — what to know
verify the chain of custody, not just the seal
a roaster carrying fair tradeon the bag doesn't always mean every bean is certified. ask for the cert number and the percentage of their range that qualifies. transparency reports are the gold standard.
fair trade is a floor, not a ceiling
certification proves a minimum standard. it doesn't tell you about cup quality, freshness, or how the roaster treats their wholesale clients. use this directory to shortlist, then judge the coffee on the cup.
stack certifications carefully
many specialty roasters carry two or three stacked certs (organic + fair trade, b-corp + direct trade). that signals values-led sourcing. it also adds cost — a single-cert bean is typically 10-20% cheaper than the same lot triple-stacked.