RAVE Coffee is celebrating four years as members of 1% for the Planet, while increasing its support for projects run by non-profit social enterprise, Raw Material. As the Cirencester-based coffee roastery has continued to develop its business year-on-year, its coffee purchases from Raw Material have steadily grown, and donations have expanded in turn, all meaning more funds have been made available for projects designed to empower growing communities, reduce poverty levels, and build environmental resilience.
Employing speciality coffee as a conduit for change, Raw Material works with coffee growing communities across Africa, South America and Asia. In states such as Timor-Leste, which is heavily reliant on diminishing oil sales, and lacking basic infrastructure following 25 years of conflict, Raw Material is helping to implement renewable energy solutions, milling and export infrastructure, and educational facilities. While giving smaller scale coffee producers access to higher income and reliable solar powered energy, this then supports the growth of diversified and resilient local economies to benefit the wider population.
Now sourcing its coffee beans from cooperatives and smallholders around the globe, RAVE works in collaboration with 52 farms across 19 of the world’s finest growing regions, helping them to achieve both an exceptional quality product, and a fair price for their produce. Guided by an ethos of ‘great coffee, made simple’, RAVE is committed to fairer prices for coffee lovers too – cutting through the noise of in-crowds to deliver a better coffee experience for all.
To help coffee lovers discover more varieties, and to hear the story of its journey from bean to brew, the RAVE Coffee Club subscription delivers exclusive coffees and a jargon-busting apprenticeship to homes up and down the country. Roasted, posted and landing on doormats within 24 hours, this letterbox-friendly service offers complete flexibility, allowing subscribers to choose between Traditional or Discovery, or even the new Traditional + Discovery package, as well as selecting grind style and quantity – all sent with a new tuition piece each month, breaking the story of the bean down into bitesize chunks.
For those who want to choose their own path, the full RAVE Coffee range includes a wide selection of Blends and Single Origin beans, as well as everything from Coffee Pods and Cold Brew to Gifts and Brewing Equipment. All delivering the best beans at fairer prices, for everyone in the coffee sourcing chain, from farmer to consumer.
RAVE Coffee’s full range of products is available to purchase at ravecoffee.co.uk.
(Image credits: Raw Materials – Arial image credit: Raw Materials – Jessie May).
