About

Brewing Change:

Redefining how to buy Green Coffee

At Vollers, we have a proud history of pioneering digital innovation in the coffee industry. Our first Spot Coffee Auction in UK allows buyers to purchase in-stock coffee, from renowned sellers, ready for immediate shipment by Vollers after the auction concludes.

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the Sellers

A social enterprise that connects coffee cooperatives in Rwanda and Uganda, with roasters in the UK. It is backed by Ollema Fairer Farming Ventures and supported by Scottish Fair Trade. Ollema provides credit facilities to farmers and supports with the marketing and community building elements of the business. Scottish Fair Trade works with coffee growing communities, roasters and consumers as part of its wider campaigning and advocacy for trade and climate justice.

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At Covoya we are driven to collaborate relentlessly with our origin partners to discover exceptional green coffees, share stories, and connect roasters with producers.

The team at Covoya brings a vast amount of experience to your coffee journey. We've been baristas and roasters, café managers and green coffee buyers as well as sellers. Covoya knows coffee and brings that understanding to our journey with you. Coffee is a collaborative voyage. Covoya is a shared journey.

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Founded in 2016, Indochina is a London-based specialty coffee importer dedicated exclusively to Asian origins, sourcing high quality traceable coffees from China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Thailand.

We proudly champion origins that are less well known amongst specialty roasters in the UK and Europe. As an independent family business, we're committed to the meaningful, long-term relationships that we've built across the coffee supply chain, from our producer and farmer partners at origin, to our customers closer to home.

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Keynote Coffee provide high commercial, certified and specialty coffees, sourced from our extensive network of sister companies within the Ecom Trading Group. We also offer a range of direct trade solutions to fulfil our client's supply chain goals. Our team is based in Cheltenham, and we supply coffee to the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

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Mercanta The Coffee Hunters were founded in 1996 with the aim of supplying a wide range of origins of specialty coffee beans, initially to UK coffee roasters. Over time, Mercanta The Coffee Hunters has grown into a highly focused provider of 20 origins of best of harvest specialty coffee beans, to coffee roasters in more than 50 countries. Mercanta has offices in the UK, Berlin, Dubai, Seattle and Singapore, and distributes from 9 warehouses on 3 Continents.

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Mió is a coffee farm in Monte Santo de Minas, Brazil, that exports, imports, stores, and sells coffee. These Canephora lots were imported to the UK as part of a research project focused on increasing the quality of other coffee species. The project is conducted by Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (IFES).

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Osito is an exporter and importer of specialty coffees with the goal of connecting roasters to producers around the world. We focus on working with small producers and offering high farmgate/FOB prices for consistent, clean lots which are dried well enough to hold up over an extended period. We work in Colombia (where we export ourselves), Brazil, Ethiopia, Burundi, India and Mexico.

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Raw Material is a not for profit coffee importer and exporter. They believe that economic freedom through coffee is achievable in our lifetime. To be part of this shift, they return 100% of our profit to the producers they represent. Their work spans five countries; Colombia, Rwanda, Burundi, Timor-Leste, and Mexico.

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Volcafe is one of the largest traders of Arabica and Robusta coffees, providing beans for 80 billion cups per year. With a rich history in the coffee trade, we strive to be the world's best coffee partner, offering expertise in green coffee procurement, quality control, risk management, and logistics. Our global network covers over 90% of world production. Volcafe's Sustainability Strategy focuses on achieving profitability for farmers, promoting regenerative practices, and supporting communities through responsible citizenship.

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Lots in the auction

Location
Vollers UK Warehouse

Post Auction Vollers will offer and organize the transport.

(Self-collection is also available)

Varieties & Process
Specialty Coffee 80+

Get ready to discover lots from different varieties and processes.

Origin & Harvest
All Origins / 2023 or before

Sellers will be auctioning single-origin and mixed pallets.

 
 

Samples for selected lots can be requested from the sellers.

How to Participate

& Bid in this Auction

You need to apply to bid in both Auctions!

1

Register and Apply to Bid!

You can bid from any country, but please note that the coffee is located in the UK.

2

Order your Samples!

Sellers will indicate sample availability on each lot and provide their own cupping notes.

3

Bid & Win your Lots!

Only approved bidders can participate, so complete your application for approval.

Remember!
Bidders & Winners will be anonymous!

Day 1

Timed Auction

5th November 2024
9:00 am to 7:00pm

Our first auction day will be a timed auction, where you'll have 9 hours to either place bids or buy items instantly. Unsold lots from this auction could be (or not) carried forward to the second auction.

  • All lots auctioned at the same time.

  • Bid by next suggested increment.

  • Or buy immediately by the pressing the "Buy Now" button.

  • When 7 pm hits, the auction ends and winners will be notified.

Day 2

Reverse Auction

6th November 2024
We start at 9:00 am

The second auction will be wild: Prices for all lots will gradually decrease, creating a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The first bid wins: if you place a bid, you accept the current price.

  • All lots auctioned at the same time.

  • Opening price will decrease gradually on all the lots.

  • First bid to accept the current price wins the lot!

  • Lots will drop out gradually so make sure you keep an eye on them and bid!

After the auction

For Winners
Lots Payments

After the auction, the sellers will collect the payments and release the coffees.

Logistics
Delivery of your lots

Vollers UK will offer and organise the transport for the winners.

Alternative
Self Collection is Available

Prefer to pick up your coffee? Self-collection is available by prior arrangement.

 
 
2%
of Your Winning Bids Will Be Donated
Project Waterfall
Project Waterfall Project Waterfall

703 million people around the world don't have access to clean water. The majority live in isolated, rural areas - the same areas growing our coffee.

Since 2011, Project Waterfall
changed more than 80,000 lives in 7 countries:

Ethiopia · Tanzania · Kenya · Rwanda · Uganda · Nicaragua · Vietnam