Sourcing, hospitality, and stewardship as a single practice.
Environmental care and social responsibility are not a program at ChocoJava—they are how we source, hire, build, and serve.
Three commitments
Environment
Direct-trade sourcing that supports shade-grown, biodiverse farms. Regenerative agriculture pilots with grower partners. Store-level waste, water, and energy standards.
People
Living-wage retail compensation, career-path training through the ChocoJava Academy, and equity ownership pathways for long-tenured store leaders.
Community
Neighborhood partnerships in every market we enter, and a producer-community fund that reinvests directly into origin communities.
Where our sourcing begins
Ecuador
Single-origin cacao and select coffee lots, sourced through direct relationships with grower cooperatives.
Peru
High-altitude arabica and heirloom cacao varieties, with multi-year contract commitments to grower partners.
Madagascar
Single-estate cacao from Sambirano Valley, prized for its distinctive fruit-forward profile.
Ethiopia
Heritage arabica from Yirgacheffe and Sidamo, purchased at premiums well above commodity benchmarks.
Colombia
Washed and honey-processed lots from smallholder cooperatives across Huila, Nariño, and Antioquia.
Rwanda
Estate teas and specialty coffees supporting women-led producer cooperatives.
“Sustainability is not a marketing category. It is a series of very specific decisions—about who we buy from, how we pay, what we build with, and how we treat the people who serve our guests.”