Coffee tasting · Caffè Culture 2026

Cupping Village

Taste and explore a range of origins, processes and grades while speaking to the people who help bring coffee into the UK market.

  • 29–30 September 2026
  • Business Design Centre, London
  • Two days of cupping
  • Free trade registration

Taste. Explore. Ask.

Discover your
next great coffee.

  • Origins
  • Processes
  • Grades

A unique opportunity to experience coffee offerings from the UK’s top importers. Explore a range of origins, processes and grades across two exciting days of cupping.

Meet the people who help bring those coffees into the UK and have your questions answered as you taste.

The cupping programme

Two days. Plenty to discover.

Day 01

Tuesday

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    Primavera

    We are Primavera Green Coffee, and our mission is to provide roasters with high quality coffees. Primavera has roots in Guatemala and offers outstanding coffees from origins around the world. We believe that sustainable specialty coffee is about the producers. That is why we are committed to investing in quality coffee and the communities that grow it.

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    Oro Verde Coffees

    Oro Verde existed before it had a name, born out of opportunity and curiosity. Working with Bolivian farmers and understanding their hardships and challenges, Oro Verde celebrates the people, land and the journey from the farms to your cup, with the goal that every bag carries a piece of this journey.

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    Mercanta

    Mercanta – The Coffee Hunters is a UK-founded (1996) specialty green coffee importer. We source traceable specialty Arabica from 20+ producing countries, prioritising quality and sustainable relationships. We supply roasters in 50+ countries with outstanding customer service, market reports, and relationship-focused sourcing.

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    Khipu

    Khipu Coffee sources, exports and imports exceptional specialty coffee from Peru. They connect roasters with some of the country’s finest coffee producers, working directly with individual farms and location-specific producer associations across Peru’s diverse coffee-growing regions. Their focus is on showcasing the very best coffees Peru has to offer by collaborating with a new generation of ambitious producers and coffee professionals dedicated to quality, innovation and transparency.

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    Summit

    Summit Specialty Coffee is a Panamanian-founded green coffee company based in London, sourcing distinctive microlots from smaller, often overlooked producers across Panama. Established in 2024, Summit builds direct relationships with producers to offer exceptional coffees with quality, character and value, with some farms having participated in Best of Panama.

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    Muskox

    Muskox connects speciality roasters across the UK and Europe with traceable Colombian green coffee from northern Colombia. Working closely with producers, we focus on quality, transparency and long-term relationships, with a strong emphasis on natural and lower-water processing to reduce water reliance and support more responsible coffee production at origin.

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    Blackdog / WWF

    Come and discover Earthbrew, our inaugural Colombian-grade coffee, made from supremo beans, grown in Colombia’s lush mountain ranges. Expect a smooth body, rich aroma, and notes of chocolate and citrus in every cup. Best of all, 100% of profits support WWF projects, so every cup tastes good and does good.

Day 02

Wednesday

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    Agri Evolve

    Agri Evolve works with farmers in Uganda, improving yields, increasing income and raising the quality of life for farmers, their families and their communities. We are mainly involved in the coffee sector and presently work with over 15,000 smallholder farmers. We export green coffee to coffee roasters and coffee companies around the world.

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    Bay Coffee Roasters

    Bay Coffee Roasters aim to make their coffee enjoyable for all, roasting to a medium-light roast on their Rubasse machines, which use near-infrared light instead of traditional hot air or gas. This method means that energy is applied to the bean in a better way, which has led to them winning multiple awards from Great Taste to Roast Masters, alongside recognition for their sustainable values.

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    Coffee Legends

    Coffee Legends Ltd is a London-based specialty coffee importer focusing on high-quality, traceable Ethiopian green coffee while promoting sustainability and producer development. Our mission is to connect Ethiopian producers with UK and international specialty coffee roasters through transparency and excellence.

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    Royalty Coffees

    Our journey began in Brazil, rooted in family values and a deep passion for coffee. Today, we have proudly expanded our reach, sourcing exceptional coffees from Colombia, Peru, Central America, and East Africa.

    With dedicated sourcing teams at origin and operational hubs in London, Amsterdam, and Florida, we bridge the gap between producers and roasters, delivering premium coffee worldwide. Guided by our commitment to quality, sustainability, integrity, and innovation, we strive to create meaningful connections across the coffee supply chain.

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    Cafe de El Salvador

    The coffees represent the high quality of coffee from El Salvador’s six coffee producing regions, grown at an altitude ranging from 800 to 1,200 m.a.s.l. They are truly versatile, making them suitable for use as a single-origin coffee or to enhance any specialty blend.

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    Blackdog / WWF

    Come and discover Earthbrew, our inaugural Colombian-grade coffee, made from supremo beans, grown in Colombia’s lush mountain ranges. Expect a smooth body, rich aroma, and notes of chocolate and citrus in every cup. Best of all, 100% of profits support WWF projects, so every cup tastes good and does good.

All times are local to London.

Visitor registration

Make Cupping Village part of your visit.

Join us at the Business Design Centre on 29–30 September. Register for your free trade visitor pass to Caffè Culture 2026.

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