Origins - North Star Roast

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Kenya

Situated on the equator on Africa’s east coast, Kenya has been described as “the cradle of humanity”. In the Great Rift Valley palaeontologists have discovered some of the earliest evidence…

Burundi

Situated in Southeast Africa, Burundi is a landlocked country bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the south and east and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west.…

Ethiopia

Being the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia is arguably one of the most interesting producing origins due to the incredible range of flavour profiles it can produce along with the degree…

Tanzania

Tanzania is a country famed for its diverse culture, national parks, Mt Kilimanjaro and the stunning coastline which borders the Indian Ocean – it is, however, less known for its impressive…

Rwanda

Historically, much of Rwanda’s coffee was exported to Belgium following the League of Nations Mandate after World War I which stripped Germany of its colonial rule of Rwanda and handed…

Indonesia

Coffee was first exported from Indonesia in 1711 by the Dutch East India Company who sent almost all of the produce to Amsterdam where it was sold for incredibly high…

Guatemala

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The history of coffee in Guatemala is very similar to its Central American neighbour, El Salvador, in the sense that it was thought to have been found growing there in…

Mexico

It is thought that coffee was first introduced to Mexico in the late 18th century with seeds that most likely came from Jamaica. However, due to the vast amount of…

Nicaragua

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Coffee was first brought to Nicaragua in the late 1700s but it wasn’t until 1870 that it became the country’s main export. The government strived to bring foreign investors into…

Panama

This country has only become well known for its coffee in the last 12 years or so, though it has been growing it since the early 19th century. Panama has…

Honduras

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El Salvador

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Coffee has been grown commercially in El Salvador since the 1850s – it was an important export for the country following the decline of the indigo industry and quickly became…

Costa Rica

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Costa Rica has grown coffee since the early 19th century when its government subsidised taxes and provided land incentives to encourage the growth of the industry. Between 1846 and 1890,…

Colombia

Colombia is arguably one of the world’s most famous producing countries, partly due to the amount of coffee it produces but also due to the heavy and clever marketing it…

Brazil

Brazil is South America’s most inﬂuential and economically powerful country and one of the world’s largest economies. During the last few years great strides have been made in lifting millions…