26 tons of coffee beans in the first half

For 15 years, Würzburg partner coffee from Africa is not only drunk in Würzburg - The project is a success story

Klaus Veeh , Managing Partner of the club Würzburg drinking coffee , four cups daily fair-trade coffee .
Best quality : the first half of the club sat 26 tons of coffee Würzburg partner ab.CHRIST
The producers of the Würzburg coffee partner must go through a certification process to get the Fairtrade

A poster announces that coffee " fairbindet " . White paper bags emblazoned on the colorful logo of the " Würzburg partner coffee " . Over a range of yellow coffee bags hanging on a world map. Almost everything in the office of Klaus Veeh revolves around the theme of " coffee " . For 15 years, there is the partner of coffee is produced by small farmers in Tanzania. The project " Partners Coffee " is a success story . "Every year our sales grow by up to ten percent," says Veeh .



The sales area is now erstrecke " from Rosenheim to Kiel " . In the far north of the product as " Kilimanjaro coffee " , is marketed as " Minden coffee " within Minden . 51 tons of coffee were sold partners in Germany last year, according to the secretary of the association . 15 years ago there were just 18 tons.

The club promises to run even short-term delivery requests promptly. Also for manager Klaus Veeh in Kürschnerhof is responsible . " Whoever calls at 8 clock , the clock stands at 9 ready the goods . " The prompt delivery with coffee sales prevents the migrating customers to the competition. The timing also contributes significantly to the success story of Wurzburg partner coffees. The will to perpetuate this year, Veeh is convinced. Is but the first half of 2013 with 26 tons already a ton of expectations.

The consistently high standard of quality coffees partner is another plus. The product of Tanzania consists of large AA Arabica beans - " and indeed of the same size. " They are suitable for all machines , including those that are in commercial kitchens. The green coffee is roasted in coffee brown in Mainaschaff . The company is the idea of ​​"fair trade" closely connected and one of the founding members of the partnership Aschaffenburg coffee.

In the first years of the Würzburg partner cooperated with a coffee roasting plant in Africa. But the quality was sometimes very bad . Veeh : " Once we could not sell an entire container . Which meant that we have hunted 50 000 euros through the vent. "

Coffee is grown mainly in poor regions. Poorly trained workers , child labor and hard physical labor dominate the picture. Compared to the international acquirers are the producers in an extremely weak position. Projects such as the Würzburg partners to counter the coffee here . The coffee cooperative in Mahenge in Würzburg partner dioceses Mbinga that grows arabica coffee in the highlands , receives fair prices above the level of the world market . Social working conditions are a must. In fair trade producers are respected as equal partners and helps to find ways out of poverty. In the case of Würzburg partner coffees beyond the club team is also committed to the certification of the cooperatives.

Because it is so expensive to get the title of Fair Trading , a private investigator has been appointed certification locally. The process is also difficult because many documents must be worried. That takes a lot of money, says Veeh : "With at least 4000 euros must be reckoned with. " But was great interest in the certification " . Eleven villages have signaled that they want to cooperate with us"