| S&D Coffee’Äôs Food Innovation & Ingredients Division creates customized extracts and flavors supported by turn-key, personal service. We are vertically integrated from the source to your door, which means uninterrupted access to the broadest selection of raw materials while ensuring price stability. We understand the demand of the Food, Beverage and Dairy industries and offer unique products and services like Cold Brewing (The Toddy¬Æ Process), Custom Product Development and modern, state-of-the-art facilities. We uphold the standards of ISO 9001:2008 and our products reflect our commitment to quality. If you’Äôre looking for more options and more service, you’Äôve found the right place. |
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Production/
Farming
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Planting
When a farmer first begins to cultivate his or her crop, S&D is already an integral piece of the supply chain.
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Cultivation
With over 80 years of experience, our relationships and buying power give our customers unparalleled access to commodities like coffee or coffee extracts.
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Harvest
With each coffee cherry that is picked, you can be assured that S&D will give you more…
4
Sort & Bag
more options, more service and less risk than any other extract supplier.
Wet Milling/
Dry Milling
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Sorting the cherries
Most of our competitors get involved once the raw materials reach their door, but we go all the way to the source to ensure our customers receive every order on time all the time – because we’re there every step of the way.
2
De-Pulp the Coffee Cherries
Not only does our S&D Commodities Department directly procure raw materials from farmers, giving you the assurance your purchase will arrive as ordered…
3
Ferment/Wash
but we are committed to sourcing coffees in socially and environmentally responsible ways. That’s why we work with organizations, like the Rainforest Alliance, to be sure these standards are upheld at the source.
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Dry
S&D is also a proud member of the Coffee Quality Institute to help improve the quality of coffees and the lives of the people who produce it.
5
Quality grade for size and defects
Because S&D purchases over 80 unique types of components from 50 different countries, S&D can support over 300 blends of coffee and tea. No competitor can match our variety and selection.
Export Coffee
to Trading Company
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Cup for Quality
Our long-time relationships with key exporters assists us in several ways: maintaining the highest coffee quality (through continual taste testing), providing on-time deliveries and giving us another source for industry news.
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Broker contracts with buyers
When a company as large as S&D is buying your ingredients, you gain an immense amount of purchasing power which can help in numerous ways…
3
Process paperwork
Consistent, lower prices; more steady supply; a greater variety of custom options; and a streamlined process.
Import
Coffee
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Importation paperwork
S&D’s vertically integrated supply chain breeds consistent standards for quality of imported goods.
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Cup for quality
In fact, throughout our supply chain, your coffee will be tested an average of 5 times by experienced taste testers at several different steps along the way.
3
Ship to Roaster
Even shipping logistics is maintained and operated by S&D, giving you even greater confidence that an expert is transporting your valuable materials.
Roaster
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Quality tests
When a shipment arrives at our facility, the coffee is graded at our lab on attributes including size, weight, texture and appearance.
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Cup for quality
Then, the coffee is “cupped” or taste tested by S&D professionals once it clears the hurdle of grading.
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Roast
As the first and only U.S. based coffee and tea manufacturer with ISO 9001:2000 quality standard certification, S&D has now recently been re-certified ISO 9001:2008 giving you even greater assurance in S&D’s roasting capabilities.
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Package & Sell
Finally, while other companies often use third parties, all S&D products are processed, manufactured, and packaged exclusively in S&D facilities.