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Central American Coffees Compared: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua & El Salvador for Specialty Roasters
Central American green coffee wholesale is one of the most reliable categories in specialty coffee — and one of the most varied. ICT Coffee, a San Diego-based specialty importer, sources directly from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, giving roasters across the USA and Canada access to distinct sub-origin lots with documented farm relationships and Q Grader-backed quality evaluation.
Green Coffee Grading Explained: What SHB, EP, AA, Grade 1, and Screen Sizes Mean for Roasters
Green coffee lot descriptions include grading terms like SHB, EP, AA, and Grade 1 — but what do they actually mean for roasters evaluating wholesale inventory? This guide from ICT Coffee’s Q Grader-certified team explains every major grading system, screen sizes, and what to look for when reading a green coffee lot spec sheet.
How to Choose a Green Coffee Supplier: A Guide for Roasters
Choosing a green coffee supplier comes down to verified quality, real traceability, dependable logistics, and a team that treats you well. ICT Coffee, a San Diego specialty green coffee importer serving roasters across the USA and Canada, lays out the exact questions to ask and the standards to demand before you commit to a supplier.
How to Request Green Coffee Samples and Build a Long-Term Importer Relationship
Requesting green coffee samples for roasters is the right first step in any wholesale sourcing relationship — and how you approach it shapes the quality of what you receive. ICT Coffee, a specialty green coffee importer based in San Diego, CA, offers up to 4 free green coffee samples to qualified roasters across the USA and Canada, backed by Q Grader evaluation on every lot.
Anaerobic and Co-Fermented Coffees: A Roaster’s Guide to the Processing Trend Reshaping Specialty
Anaerobic natural process coffee wholesale has moved from World Barista Championship novelty to a genuine market segment in specialty coffee. ICT Coffee, a San Diego-based specialty green coffee importer, vets and sources anaerobic and co-fermented lots from Colombia, Ethiopia, Brazil, and other origins for roasters across the USA and Canada who want experimental processing backed by Q Grader quality control.
How ICT Coffee’s Q Graders Evaluate Every Lot Before It Reaches Your Roastery
ICT Coffee is a Q grader certified coffee importer based in San Diego, CA, serving specialty roasters across the USA and Canada. Every green lot that passes through ICT’s supply chain is evaluated by a licensed Q Arabica Grader — checking moisture, screen size, defect counts, and cupping scores before any bag reaches a roastery floor.
What Is HACOFCO CONNECT? How ICT Coffee’s Sustainability Standard Protects Farmers and Roasters
ICT Coffee holds HACOFCO CONNECT recognition — a sustainability certification with Global Coffee Platform (GCP) equivalency to the Coffee SR Code. Based in San Diego, CA, ICT is one of the few specialty green coffee importers in the USA to carry this independently verified standard, giving roasters across North America a documented, credible sustainability credential to support their own brand values.
Natural vs. Washed vs. Honey vs. Anaerobic: Which Coffee Process Is Right for Your Roastery?
Understanding natural process vs washed coffee beans is one of the most practical decisions a specialty roaster makes. ICT Coffee, a San Diego-based green coffee importer, stocks all four major processing types — natural, washed, honey, and anaerobic — so roasters across the USA and Canada can build a complete, differentiated menu backed by quality-verified green lots.
ICT at World of Coffee: A Week of Connection and Community
World of Coffee brought the global specialty coffee community together for an unforgettable week, and Intercontinental Coffee Trading was...
Photographing Coffee for Social Media
Intercontinental Coffee Trading supplies green, unroasted coffee beans to roasteries around the world, giving you the premium raw material worth photographing. This guide covers lighting, composition, styling, and platform strategy to help roasters build social media content that drives engagement and sales.