Trabocca
Amsterdam-based specialty green coffee importer. One of the Netherlands’ best-established specialty importers, known primarily for their Ethiopian, Kenyan, Peruvian, and Brazilian programmes. El Salvador appears in their pre-booking origin dropdown but is absent from their active spot list filter — suggesting either historical or very low-volume ES sourcing rather than an established programme.
Website: https://www.trabocca.com Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands (also Addis Ababa operations) B2B portal: MyTrabocca (roaster self-service platform) Fit: LOW–MEDIUM — no active ES programme confirmed; not a priority outreach target
(source: Trabocca (website))
Company overview
Trabocca presents itself as a specialty coffee importer with an emphasis on transparency, quality traceability, and long-term producer relationships. Has a content-rich “knowledge hub” supporting coffee professionals with harvest calendars, origin maps, roasting protocols, and research materials.
Operations at origin: Quality control teams in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Minneapolis (Q Graders in both); oversees milling, sample collection, monitor export prep.
(source: Trabocca (website))
Active origin portfolio
Based on the spot list filter (active origins at time of crawl):
| Origin | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia | Primary focus; Guji (Mulish/Testi Coffee), Sidama, Yirgacheffe; Single Specialty Farmer Project |
| Kenya | Kirinyaga; multiple lots; Q-graded |
| Peru | Amazonas, Cajamarca; Naturals rare and exceptional |
| Brazil | Sul de Minas, Machado, Araponga |
| Colombia | Best of Colombia auctions (FNC Craft, since 2018) |
| Indonesia | — |
| Honduras | — |
| Uganda | — |
| Rwanda | Karimikui, Mt Kenya area |
| Burundi | — |
| Congo | — |
El Salvador appears in the pre-booking origin form (where buyers specify desired future origins) but is not in the active spot list filter at the time of the crawl. This likely means ES is either occasionally handled as a special order or was previously active but not currently.
(source: Trabocca (website))
Certifications handled
Trabocca works with: Organic (EU), Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade (FLO), Fair Trade USA, Fair for Life, Non-Certified. Publishes a downloadable certification package for clients.
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B2B model — MyTrabocca
MyTrabocca is an online green coffee portal for roasters:
- Browse spot coffees with pricing, availability, and sensorial information
- Request samples online
- Pre-book coffees for upcoming harvests
- Weekly newsletter (Thursdays): spot availability, availability, background stories
- Pre-booking model: secure lots before the harvest season through forward contracts
(source: Trabocca (website))
Relevance to Kaiserblick
Trabocca’s primary strength is in East African and South American origins, not Central America. Their active spot list shows no ES, and their content library has no ES-specific pages. They are not a priority for WoC Brussels 2026 outreach. Could be worth a brief introduction, but Nordic Approach and Café Imports are stronger ES-specific channels.
Sources
- Trabocca (website) —
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