We’re thrilled to announce that Cenicafé 1 was recognised with the Gold Sustainable Ingredient Award at the Sustainable Food Awards 2024.

We launched this variety as a world-exclusive in 2020, in joint collaboration with the Cenicafé National Research Centre, the FNC (Colombian Coffee Federation), and some truly exceptional Colombian coffee farmers.

In just four years since, we’ve seen cupping scores significantly increase and have even featured it as a limited edition (hats off to José Ramón and Maria on the Buenos Aires farm!).

Cenicafé 1 is resistant to pests which thrive as the globe heats up. It also grows in these warmer temperatures – meaning farmers don’t need to desperately deforest land further up the mountain to make ends meet.

First and foremost, we want to recognise the decades of work that Cenicafé put into developing this variety, as well as the trust they put in us to bring this to market as a single varietal coffee for the very first time.

It’s also down to María Olano, coffee expert and close friend at the FNC, Cecilia Camacho, who was behind the first Cenicafé 1 coffee on our menu, and all other farmers that we’ve worked with who have taken the pioneering step to plant this variety to combat climate change.

This is far from the sole achievement of Pact Coffee. No individual could have done this alone – and this only goes to show the importance of a direct-trade supply chain and what this can mean for sustainability. 

Look out for more Cenicafé 1 set to arrive on the Pact menu very soon…