CLR Roasters, a wholly owned subsidiary of CLR Roasters,a wholly owned subsidiary of Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) and makers of Café La Rica Espresso, “The Official Cafecito of the Miami Marlins,” recently announced that its Siles Plantation Family Group has received certification by C.A.F.E. Practices, a private Standard established by the Starbucks Coffee Company.
C.A.F.E. Practices, which stands for Coffee and Farmer Equity, ensures that Starbucks is sourcing sustainably grown and processed coffee by evaluating the economic, social and environmental aspects of coffee production.
Starbucks partners with SCS Global Services to ensure the quality and integrity of the third –party verification process. CERES, or Certification of Environmental Standards GmbH, an approved verifier of C.A.F.E. Practices, serves as the third party verifier for the certification.
“We are so proud of Marisol Siles and her team at the Siles Family Plantation in achieving an overall score of 95% from Starbucks C.A.F.E. Practices, led by scores of 100% and 97% in Economic Accountability and Social Responsibility respectively” said Dave Briskie, President and CFO of Youngevity.
“The validity of this certification runs through June 30, 2021. We are optimistic that establishing this very prestigious certification, which is a required first step in forming a supplier relationship with Starbucks, may
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Youngevity`s Green Coffee Division Inks $2 Million Dollars in New Contracts
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Youngevity International, Inc., a global direct marketer of nutritional and lifestyle products and vertically integrated producer of gourmet coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels, announced today that the Green Coffee Sales Division of its wholly owned subsidiary, CLR Roasters, has procured several new contracts for its strictly shade grown, high grown, certified organic, Arabica Green Coffee, which are expected to generate $2 million dollars in gross revenue for the company’s recently launched, Green Coffee distribution business.
CLR Roasters recently acquired its own plantation in Nicaragua, gaining access to 900-acres of a prime coffee growing region of Central America that is Rainforest Alliance Certified™ and Fair Trade Certified™. Additionally, it acquired an 18-acre green coffee processing plant in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. CLR Roasters is utilizing and leveraging these assets to launch its Green Coffee distribution business. These latest contracts are in place to begin generating revenue in October of this year.
“We are very enthusiastic about the significant success we have experienced with the revenue being generated from our newly launched Green Coffee sales division,” said Ernesto Aguila, President of CLR Roasters. “Our coffee sales are already exceeding our expectations and we anticipate maintaining the impressive revenue growth that we delivered