by Luis | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
2020 has been a challenging, peculiar year for everybody with many unexpected difficulties that have tested us as individuals and as a company. Yet, far from weakening us, it has given us the strength to continue growing with our Team and an opportunity to learn how...
by Luis | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today, more than ever, there is an urgent need to manage our specialty coffee production system as a multidisciplinary activity. Goodbye to those days when coffee was seen as “just another agricultural activity”. When coffee production was considered an isolated event...
by Luis | Dec 10, 2020 | News
Harvesting is one of the most important activities in the Specialty Coffee calendar. Therefore, any inappropriate harvesting practice can mean that all the previous efforts taken over many years in the nursery and at the farm can be jeopardized. At Cuatro...
by Luis | Nov 27, 2020 | News
In the last few weeks the heavy rains from hurricanes Eta and Iota have caused significant flooding, landslides and even washed away roads here in Chiriqui province. This was especially evident in the Tierras Altas district and towns of Cerro Punta, Paso Ancho, and...
by Luis | Nov 16, 2020 | News
The specialty coffee industry has realized that if coffee is processed as a gourmet product by managing a selective harvesting cycle, by varietal, ensuring the ripeness of the cherries, and efficient drying systems, we can obtain amazing and unique flavor...
by Luis | Nov 6, 2020 | News
Similarly to the wine industry, in the Specialty coffee industry, we have different varietals exhibiting different organoleptic profiles. There are three ways to recognize a varietal: genetically, phenotypically, and by analyzing its organoleptic profile....
by Luis | Oct 29, 2020 | News
The term traceability is commonly used in the food industry. But, what does it mean exactly? How is it applied in the specialty coffee industry and is it just a marketing term or a verifiable process? Let’s start at the beginning: What does it mean? A...
by Luis | Oct 29, 2020 | News
The term traceability is commonly used in the food industry. But, what does it mean exactly? How is it applied in the specialty coffee industry and is it just a marketing term or a verifiable process? Let’s start at the beginning: What does it mean? A...
by Luis | Oct 24, 2020 | News
Since the very beginning, our socially sustainable pillar has been a key cornerstone on which we built and developed our company.This is why, as a key part of our business model, we take a full 20% of the gross operating profit from each farm and place it into a bonus...
by Luis | Oct 17, 2020 | News
At Cuatro Camino Coffee Estates, our social commitment means that we take care of our team and the community around us. Therefore, as a key part of our business model, we take a percentage of the gross operating profit and place it into a bonus pool to improve the...
