Collection: Transparent Trade Wholesale
The direct trade movement places a heavy emphasis on origin — from a marketing perspective, a coffee quality perspective and an economic justice perspective. As such, a growing number of specialty coffee roasters are spending time at origin, working with farmers to ensure they receive the desired quality outcomes while generating the desired community impacts. This ranges from the larger direct trade pioneers like Intelligentsia, Counter Culture and Stumptown, to growing players like PT’s and Bird Rock, to scores of smaller roasters scattered throughout the globe.
A typical articulation of the benefits of these direct trade efforts boils down to a variant of, “intermediaries are bad, and because direct trade eliminates them, it must be good.” This belief is cultivated among specialty coffee drinkers, who are allowed to envision their roasters working around an obsolete system of intermediaries to offer both farmers and customers a better deal.
When speaking more carefully, or when articulated by movement pioneers, the potential of direct trade does not come from simply removing middlemen. Rather, directness provides a means to work collaboratively to improve the supply of high-quality coffee, which provides better prices and incomes for farmers. This dual emphasis on spending time at origin to (1) improve the supply of high-quality coffee so that (2) coffee farmers can earn better incomes provides a simple framework for discussing what happens when specialty coffee supply chains are made shorter.
The work is an outgrowth of Transparent Trade Coffee which launched in 2015 to provide a forum where consumers, curious about their coffee choices, can review pricing details from direct trade roasters at the time of sale.
That process should value the community of growers, producers, and makers whose livelihoods depend on imports like coffee, cacao and chocolate. They print a transparency report inside every product. Learn more about Transparent Trade progressive sourcing transparency.
-
Tostado Palenque Whole Coffee Beans (Light Roast) - 1 Bag x 5 LB
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $77.00
- Sale price
- $77.00
- Regular price
-
$86.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Mesquite Chocolate Bars, Organic, No Added Sugar - 10 Bars x 2oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $49.50
- Sale price
- $49.50
- Regular price
-
$95.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
100% Cacao Cacao Minis Bars - 100 x 8g
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $50.00
- Sale price
- $50.00
- Regular price
-
$99.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Cold Brew + Coconut Water, Organic - 12 Bottles x 11.1oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $31.00
- Sale price
- $31.00
- Regular price
-
$65.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Whole Bean Roasted Coffee (Dark Roast) Bag - 1 x 3 oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $3.15
- Sale price
- $3.15
- Regular price
-
$4.50 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Truffle Chunky Chocolate Bars, Organic - 10 Bars x 1.5oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $42.50
- Sale price
- $42.50
- Regular price
-
$80.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Whole Bean Roasted Coffee (Medium Roast) Bag - 1 x 3 oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $3.15
- Sale price
- $3.15
- Regular price
-
$4.50 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Chunky Bars- 20 Bars x 1oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $49.50
- Sale price
- $49.50
- Regular price
-
$100.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Hazelnut Spread, Organic, Fair Trade - 12 Jars x 8oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $90.00
- Sale price
- $90.00
- Regular price
-
$150.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, Organic, Fair Trade - 12 Jars x 8oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $90.00
- Sale price
- $90.00
- Regular price
-
$170.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Farmhouse Blend Whole Bean Coffee Bags - 6 x 12 oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $69.99
- Sale price
- $69.99
- Regular price
-
- Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Original Gold Coffee, Low Acid - 6 Bags x 7 Pouches
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $60.00
- Sale price
- $60.00
- Regular price
-
$100.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Pink Sea Salt Minis Bars - 100 x 8g
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $50.00
- Sale price
- $50.00
- Regular price
-
$99.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Organic Original Bissap Hibiscus Tea Bottles - 12 x 12oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $32.40
- Sale price
- $32.40
- Regular price
-
$60.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Bocca Del Lupo Coffee Beans (Dark Roast) Bags - 2 LB
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $27.95
- Sale price
- $27.95
- Regular price
-
- Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Monkey See Monkey Do Coffee Beans (Medium Roast) - 2 LB
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $29.95
- Sale price
- $29.95
- Regular price
-
- Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Rawmio Chocolate Hazelnut Spread - 12 Jars x 6oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $99.83
- Sale price
- $99.83
- Regular price
-
$169.88 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Mean Street Coffee Beans (Dark Roast) - 5 LB
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $60.00
- Sale price
- $60.00
- Regular price
-
- Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Bon AppeSweet Date-Sweetened Sea Salted Almond Chocolate Bars - 12 x 2.2 oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $57.60
- Sale price
- $57.60
- Regular price
-
$95.88 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Coconut Milk Chocolate Minis Bars - 100 x 8g
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $50.00
- Sale price
- $50.00
- Regular price
-
$99.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Pure Cacao & Strawberry & Coconut Chocolate, 80% Cocoa / Cacao, Unroasted, Raw - 12 Bars x 1.8oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $52.08
- Sale price
- $52.08
- Regular price
-
$80.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Rawmio Coconut Caramel & Crushed Cashew Raw Chocolate Bark Bars - 12 x 1.76oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $53.03
- Sale price
- $53.03
- Regular price
-
$101.88 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt (70% Cocoa / Cacao), Organic - 10 Bars x 2oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $49.50
- Sale price
- $49.50
- Regular price
-
$95.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Cacao & Coconut Chunky Chocolate Bars, Organic - 10 Bars x 1.5oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $42.50
- Sale price
- $42.50
- Regular price
-
$80.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Chocolate Mint Gold Coffee Seasonal, Low Acid - 6 Bags x 7-Pouches
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $60.00
- Sale price
- $60.00
- Regular price
-
$100.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Spiced Cookie Gold Coffee Seasonal, Low Acid - 6 pouches x 7-pack
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $60.00
- Sale price
- $60.00
- Regular price
-
$100.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Chai Spiced Gold Coffee Bags, Low Acid - 6 Bags x 7-Pouches
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $60.00
- Sale price
- $60.00
- Regular price
-
$100.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Organic Mixed Berry Bissap Hibiscus Tea Bottles - 12 x 12oz
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $32.40
- Sale price
- $32.40
- Regular price
-
$60.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Fine and Raw Sweet Pistachio Spread, Organic, Vegan - 12 Jars x 8oz case
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $90.00
- Sale price
- $90.00
- Regular price
-
$170.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Tostado Arandas Whole Coffee Beans (Medium-Dark Roast) - 1 Bag x 5 LB
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $77.00
- Sale price
- $77.00
- Regular price
-
$86.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Single Origin Coffee Bag (Medium Roast) - 5 LB
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $55.00
- Sale price
- $55.00
- Regular price
-
- Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Whole Bean Roasted Coffee (Dark Roast) Bag - 5 LB
- Vendor
- Regular price
- $64.40
- Sale price
- $64.40
- Regular price
-
$92.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out