Brew Crew
Savour high quality, freshly roasted specialty coffee crafted with care courtesy of the Brew Crew.
Their whole business is built around making a real, tangible difference to producers based in multiple coffee-growing regions across the globe. Their range brings together coffees grown in Guatemala, Brazil, Uganda, Colombia, Kenya and Honduras.
For Brew Crew, sustainable coffee starts with great partnerships. They work with trusted coffee importers that have long-standing relationships with small-scale farmers and prioritise transparency and traceability.
Brew Crew also pays well above Fairtrade prices, to ensure farmers aren’t just earning a fee worthy of their quality product, but enough to invest into greener practices. This keeps things sustainable right at the start of the supply chain.
These impactful roasters also team up with their importers and award-winning NGOs to co-fund environmental, social and agronomy projects in the regions where their coffee growers are based. Funds from every single sale are poured into these initiatives – 10% of retail sales and 5% of wholesale sales to be precise.
Brew Crew continues their commitment to green values once their coffee is roasted and ready for your next brew, by using packaging that’s completely recyclable or compostable.
Keen coffee drinker Iain Bruce got to thinking about what was really meant by “ethically” and “sustainably” sourced coffee after taking part in a university social enterprise programme, Enactus.
He knew issues in the industry were complex and felt there needed to be a more accessible, transparent way of communicating these to fellow coffee enthusiasts. So, Iain made it his mission to create a brand that led by example and made it easy for shoppers to understand their impact.
Brew Crew has always been clear about how they work with importers and producers, as well as why they commit 10% of retail sales and 5% of wholesale prices to projects in coffee-growing regions. Longer term, the team hope to improve their direct trading relationships with farmers and develop their own projects, for even greater transparency.
Founded By
Iain Bruce