CAFECOSA Coffee Fundraiser

The company blog has been a little bit quiet for the past few days because we’re all in Costa Rica! It’s a big company get-together planning strategy, visiting the coffee coops and honey producers, and making plans for expansion with the roaster and employees. One thing we’re working on is the addition of flavors for our coffee. That is coming up in the next post.

Need evidence of the great taste of Costa Rican Tarrazu Coffee? The upscale grocery store Trader Joe’s is singing the praises of the fine Costa Rican coffee in their quarterly newsletter the Fearless Flyer. About Tarrazu Coffee they say:

“The microclimates of Costa Rica are well known for contributing unique flavors to their coffee bean crops… Coffee beans grown at higher elevation, such as these, are known for their flavor complexities. And this coffee is no exception. This medium dark roast coffee yields a bright, well-balanced cup with a smooth finish.”

What they don’t mention are the chocolatey undertones of the coffee and the faint sweetness. These are most prominent in the highest grade bean, Tarrazu #1, that we purchase special directly from the local cooperative of which we are a member. Most Tarrazu in the US is sold as a blend of some #1 and the lower grade, less expensive grades. We stick with the #1 and the fundraisers hear the benefits as people ask “When are you going to sell coffee again?”

High class supermarkets are starting to pick up on the high quality of Tarrazu Coffee. Your organization can reap the benefits of this fine product as well.

Hi there and welcome to the CAFECOSA Coffee Fundraising blog. We get a lot of questions about how or why to do a coffee fundraiser. The CAFECOSA Coffee Fundraising blog will provide you with information about how your fundraising group can break out of the cookie dough and wrapping paper fundraising prison and try something new - something that your customers drink everyday - coffee!

The great thing about coffee fundraising with CAFECOSA is that it is a product that people are going to buy anyway. And since so many people drink coffee, it is not hard to find customers.

But the best part about our coffee fundraiser is that it is great coffee. Costa Rican Tarrazu coffee is world-renowned and has been criticized for being “too perfect”. Customers will remember the great taste and will be glad to purchase on your next fundraiser.

Feel free to leave your comments and stories about your fundraising efforts. If you have tips on how to rally a large group effectively or anecdotes about selling products we’d love to hear them.

Learn more about CAFECOSA Fundraiser at www.cafecosa.com.