RENEW is delighted to announce the close of an investment into METAD, an Ethiopian specialty coffee company. The East Coast Impact Angel Network (EIAN), members of RENEW’s global Impact Angel Network, capitalized the investment.
Investing in Ethiopia’s future!
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Several humanitarian groups have worked together to secure funding for a new coffee processing facility that will employ nearly 200 people in the district of Hambela in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, near Yirgacheffe.
Ethiopia Natural Hambela Single Farm Special Prep GrainPro is sourced from METAD Agricultural Development PLC (METAD), a family owned business that operates the Hambela Coffee Estate. METAD has a rich history that began after World War II when the Ethiopian Emperor awarded Muluemebet Emiru, the first …
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The Addis Ababa based METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory has become the first African coffee laboratory certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s largest coffee trade association…
Aman Adinew, formerly the director of quality control for the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange, has an impressive resume. In addition to establishing the first specialty-focused cupping lab in Africa, he was responsible for training more than 60 certified coffee tasters.
Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the largest coffee trade association in the world has certified the Ethiopian based METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory, the Ethiopian company announced yesterday. The laboratory is the first privately-owned African laboratory to be certified by the SCAA.
A privately owned coffee laboratory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has become the first coffee lab in Africa certified by the SCAA. The METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory was visited two weeks ago by Skip Finley …