Sponsors List

Platinum Sponsors

TRISTÄO & ITOCHU Coffee Group(ITOCHU CORPORATION, ANEKA COFFEE INDUSTORY, UNEX SA DE C.V. UNEX (GUATEMALA), S.A.)

The T represents Tristäo, but it also represents 'Tradition' the core of Tristäo.

Tradition at Tristäo begins with family. Jose Ribiero Tristäo began his business in 1935. Time and Tradition both begin with T as does the word Trust, because that is key to longevity in the coffee business.

Coffee roasters in the world put their Trust in Tristäo to deliver the quality required. Tristäo is a name that can be trusted to deliver the quality demanded. Quality standards set, maintained and delivered, this is the foundation of Tristäo coffee in the world today.

Tristäo, Tradition, Trust - the defines a company.


UCC UESHIMA COFFEE CO., LTD

“Good Coffee Smile!”
Wishing to deliver the smile that a cup of coffee makes to everyone on the earth.
Since its foundation, UCC has engaged in a wide range of business “from cup to seed” with coffee as the core. This year marks 30 years since we launched our own Blue Mountain Coffee Plantation in Jamaica. UCC’s unique persistence in making coffee that starts from growing coffees by our hands serves as the basis of assured quality.

UCC keeps on moving forward to become “THE COFFEE COMPANY” in Japan, as well as in Asia and the world as the specialist group committed to coffee, through creating “Good Coffee Smile!” globally.

Gold Sponsor

Colombian Coffee Growers Federation

Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) is pleased to participate as gold sponsor at the SCAJ’s 2011 Exhibition.  For eight decades, FNC has been working with coffee-growers and customers worldwide to create better quality coffee and better lives for the farmers. This year, we would like to remind clients and customers about our role as NGO and the strong commitment with a sustainability production, quality assurance, and the uniqueness of Colombian coffee.
We believe that each day, the experience of specialty coffee brings great benefits to coffee growers and consumers alike.  It takes many dedicated hands to bring the magic of specialty coffee to life. The successes achieved from offering our customers a higher quality cup of coffee and having higher demand are a persuasive testament to Specialty Coffee’s power to change and improve people’s lives all over the world.  In the Japanese market, FNC thanks to the coffee industry and to the consumers’ loyalty for allowing us to consolidate more spaces for our specialty coffee programs.
Thank you and please visit us! (Booth No. 11)


Silver Sponsor

GUATEMALAN COFFEES / ANACAFÉ

The Guatemalan National Coffee Association, ANACAFÉ, is a non-profit organization that represents the interests of more than 90,000 producers: farmers, cooperatives and small producers. ANACAFÉ undertakes a wide variety of diverse activities in order to promote the excellence of Guatemalan coffee, both domestically and internationally. ANACAFÉ's logo, Guatemalan Coffees, represents the exceptional complexity of Guatemala's Cup Profile, renowned and valued by the most demanding markets around the world.


Bronze Sponsors

Unicafé Cia de Comércio Exterior

During 43 years of existence, Unicafe has exported over 63 million coffee bags to 45 countries in all 5 continents. This is what makes us one of the world’s biggest companies in the coffee export business. We operate offices and warehouses located in all major coffee producing regions of Brazil. Besides the main activity as a coffee exporting company, Unicafe is also a major producer of washed and natural coffees.

Since the creation, Unicafe has a history of supporting and developing several sustainability activities, mainly in the rural coffee producing areas as part of the company’s social responsibility program.

Sourcing the best coffees from all regions and careful in-house preparation of all qualities sold to our renowned clients worldwide and to achieve highest customer satisfaction have always been the ultimate goal of our activities. This, combined with many years of expertise and knowhow for outstanding quality and service, mark today the foundation of Unicafe’s well established quest for excellence that makes us one of the most traditional and best respected companies in the coffee business worldwide.


Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores em Guaxupé Ltda(Cooxupé)

COOXUPÉ began its activities in grading, quality control and commercialization back in 1957. After achieving consistency of its standards and considerable volume of production, in 1984 the board of Directors decided to open an Export Department in Santos staffed with experienced professionals.
Direct exports by COOXUPÉ reached 1.868 million bags in 2010, achieving first place among Brazil’s coffee exporters and the largest exporter of Arabica coffees.
Today, COOXUPÉ is the largest private coffee cooperative in the world with 12.000 members with farms in the prime growing areas of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, producing Brazil’s finest Arabica coffees.
With its main operational and warehousing facilities in COOXUPÉ, South of Minas, and Monte Carmelo, “Cerrado Mineiro”, Cooxupe also has a network of warehouses, branch agencies and reception stations positioned throughout the growing regions. These installations have a capacity to receive each crop up to 5 million bags (60 kg) for export and local sales.
The increasing importance of specialty coffees in world markets was also noted by COOXUPÉ’s Directors and a Specialty Coffee Department was formed to follow the growth of Gourmet quality coffees.
Nowadays, out of our 12.000 members,  43% are already participating in sustainable programs, where the high quality, the care with the environment and the respect for social aspects are paramount. All these programs have full traceability, giving our customers transparency and reliability towards final consumer.

For more information, please visit our site www.cooxupesantos.com.br

Daabon Organic Japan Co., Ltd.

Daabon Group is the leading Organic specialized Company in Latin America.  We have been present in Japan since 2001 through our Daabon Organic Japan Co., Ltd, importing and distributing our coffee grown in our plantations in Santa Marta. Through our related coffee export Company in Colombia, CI Kyoto SAS, we source coffee from different regions in Colombia to match your customer needs and expectations with respect to quality, cup profile and certifications.  We process the coffee at our own Agroeco Mill in Santa Marta or at any of our affiliated Mills in other important coffee centers in the Country, guaranteeing full traceability and control of the export process.  We believe in the importance of our role to ensure sustainable harvest, processing, procurement and supply to consumers.  Please contact us to find out more about our coffee beans.
www.lohasbeans.com
www.daabonorganic.com


Franke Coffee Systems Japan Ltd.

Franke is a Swiss-based leading company in espresso machine manufacturers.

We strive for giving satisfaction to every single customer through innovative techniques and cordial service we offer. Based on our passion and specialized knowledge on coffee, we are hoping to build our company as the one that develops with our customers’ happiness.

The art of excellent coffee making.

Franke group marked 100th anniversary this year.

Volcafe Specialty Coffee

VOLCAFE Specialty Coffee was founded in 2001, as a specialized trading company of specialty coffee in VOLCAFE group. VOLCAFE group has engaged in coffee trade for over 100 years, expanding the group companies in 16 countries in the top 20 coffee producing countries, and we operate community based management. Therefore, we are able to procure and supply high quality single-origin specialty coffees produced by small farmers, unions and estates around the world. Along with delivering our customers the highest quality specialty coffees in consumer countries, we emphasize the social and economic assistance to the people involved in coffee production. In addition, we focus promoting environmental-friendly sustainable coffee production in collaboration with our group companies in producing countries.


Hospitality Sponsors

Meiji Co., Ltd.

Brightening our customers' daily lives through
 “Food & Health”

Meiji Co., Ltd., inaugurated through a merger between Meiji Dairies Corporation and the Food & Healthcare business of Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. in April 2011, is the member of the Meiji Group in charge of the food business. The Company provides a broad range of products and services—including confectioneries, dairy products, and child rearing and healthcare products—to customers of all ages, from infants to the elderly. Our offerings include many long-selling items, such as Meiji Milk Chocolate, loved by customers for more than 80 years, and Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt, the first authentic plain yogurt to be sold in Japan.

Amid growing concerns about food safety and rising health consciousness, the topic of “Food and Health” has become critical to customers seeking to lead healthy, enjoyable, and satisfying daily lives.
Our mission is to widen the world of “Tastiness and Enjoyment” and meet all expectations regarding “Health“ and “Reassurance.” Our responsibility as “Food and Heath” professionals is to continue finding innovative ways to meet our customers' needs, today and tomorrow, with the objective of creating new value.

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd


ATLÂNTICA EXPORTAÇÃO E IMPORTAÇÃO LTDA

Atlântica has being for over than 10 years commercializing different types of Arabica coffee – genuinely from Minas Gerais – for exportation, supplying a variety of markets such as North America, Asia, Europe and Middle East. Moreover, it has recently launched its new branch in Vitória, Espírito Santo, in 2010, which has started to sell the Conilon type. The company relies on a highly qualified team which keeps its focus on the quality, customers’ satisfaction and on the businesses transparency.