#coffee-sustainability

#coffee-sustainability

The award winner in each category will be announced on Monday, Oct. 20, and featured in the November/December 2025 issue of Roast magazine. The Roaster of the Year awards recognize companies that roast coffees of excellent quality, exemplify a dedication to sustainability, promote employee and community education, demonstrate strong involvement in the coffee industry, and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity, among other criteria.

Cooxupé, Brazil's largest coffee cooperative that accounts for approximately 10% of the country's coffee exports, has suspended five farms for labor-rights violations, including conditions analogous to slavery, according to a recent Repórter Brasil investigation. The report follows Brazilian Ministry of Labor inspections earlier this year. There are approximately 19,000 Cooxupé member farms, with coffee supply reaching buyers throughout North America and Europe. Repórter Brasil includes comments from Cooxupé and Starbucks.