Bogotá, Colombia · Service providers
Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia
The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia was founded in 1927 and is based in Bogotá. It is a private non-profit organisation of the country's coffee growers. It buys coffee from producers, exports green coffee and manages the Café de Colombia origin brand and the Juan Valdez brand. Its logistics arm Almacafé handles storage and quality control.
Services and products
Green coffee exports, Colombian coffee origin brand, Juan Valdez brand, coffee purchase guarantee for growers, storage and logistics through Almacafé, research through Cenicafé
Green coffee
Washed arabica green coffee from Colombian growing regions, sold to roasters and importers.
Café de Colombia origin
Management of the Café de Colombia origin brand, a protected geographical indication in the EU.
Logistics with Almacafé
Warehousing, threshing, quality control and export preparation of coffee.
Research with Cenicafé
Research on coffee varieties, plant health and crop management for Colombian growers.
About the company
The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (FNC) was founded on 27 June 1927. It represents the coffee growers of Colombia and has its head office in Bogotá. Regional committees work in the coffee-growing departments.
The Federation buys parchment coffee from growers at a published price and exports green coffee to roasters and importers. Almacafé runs warehouses, threshing and quality control. The research centre Cenicafé works on varieties and crop management.
For EU buyers, the FNC offers green coffee of different profiles and regional origins, as well as processed coffee. The Café de Colombia brand is registered as a protected geographical indication in the European Union.
