Milling & Export

From cherry to export-ready green bean — every step controlled on our estate.

Coffee cherries being washed and pulped in the wet mill

Wet Milling

The freshly picked cherries are brought directly to the pulping and washing station where they are immediately pulped and fermented for up to 36 hours. Beans then dry on raised beds for 8–10 days, then transfer to conditioning bins before bagging.

Our washing channels and fermentation tanks are monitored continuously to ensure consistency across every lot.

Milling machinery inside the Arusha Coffee Mill

Arusha Coffee Mill

Arusha Coffee Mill was established in 1997 and currently has the newest milling equipment in the Northern Zone of Tanzania. Located at the base of Mt. Meru, approximately 170 kilometres from our farms, the facility benefits from cool, temperate conditions ideal for processing and storage.

The mill processes up to 4 tonnes of parchment coffee daily. Services include milling of P1, P2, P3 and Cherry Mbuni varieties, warranting and auction promotion, defect hand-picking, cupping analysis with farming practice recommendations, and pre-shipment storage.

Warehouse stacked with hessian sacks of export-grade Arabica coffee

Export — Tanzania & Kenya

We operate two established export companies — Coffee Exporters Ltd in Tanzania (since 1955) and Coffee Exporters (Kenya) Ltd (since 1967). Both maintain cupping laboratories with qualified liquorers for expert quality assessment.

We cup taste coffees across the region and match buyer taste profiles. Our experience spans over six decades of green coffee export to roasters in Europe, Japan, and beyond.

Our Export Companies

Two established operations serving roasters across the globe.

Coffee Exporters Ltd — Tanzania

Incorporated in 1955, one of the oldest exporters in Tanzania. Our cupping laboratory is managed by two qualified liquorers providing expert quality assessment of all green coffee exports.

Contact: info@edelweiss.co.tz

Coffee Exporters (Kenya) Ltd

Marketing and exporting Kenyan green coffee since 1967. Maintains a cupping laboratory with qualified liquorers. We cup taste coffees across the region and match buyer taste profiles.

Contact: coffeeexporters@coffeexporterltd.com

Our Process

Six controlled steps from cherry to export-ready bean.

1. Harvest

Hand-picked daily at peak ripeness.

2. Wet Mill

Pulped, fermented, and washed within hours.

3. Dry

Sun-dried on raised beds to target moisture.

4. Dry Mill

Hulled, sorted, and graded to SCA standards.

5. Cup & Grade

Cupping scored and lot documentation prepared.

6. Export

Shipped to roasters in Europe and Japan.

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