Journey to Origin

Coffee, a National Symbol of Costa Rica

September 2020

Much of what Costa Rica is today is the result of two centuries of coffee production. Economic development, education, and culture were all radically tr...

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The Story Behind Our Fair Trade Gourmet Coffee

May 2020

10 Facts About Independence Day in Costa Rica

September 2019

September 15th is Costa Rica’s Independence Day. For those of you that haven’t had the chance to visit us during the celebrations, we want to share some fun facts to help you...

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International Coffee Day 2018

September 2018

It’s coming up on our favorite day of the year: International Coffee Day! Each October 1, we celebrate t...

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Cosecha 2018

June 2018

For the last two weeks, leadership at Café Britt had the chance to come together to work on better ways to serve our customers. The program was called Cosecha, or Harvest, a nod t...

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Adapting to Climate Change

May 2018

As a major agricultural product grown in the tropics, coffee is particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change. The overall result will be a decrease in both quantity a...

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Happy Holidays from Cafe Britt

January 2018

The holidays are the perfect opportunity to spend time with those we care the...

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International Coffee Day

September 2017

Although every day is coffee day for many of us, we always love the opportunity to celebrate our favorite drink with other coffee lovers! So October 1 is a special day at Café Bri...

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Oxcarts: The Wheels of Costa Rica

April 2017

Costa Rica’s identity as a nation is closely related to our status as one of the top coffee-growing countries in the world, so much so that even one of our national symbols, the o...

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This is how we do Holidays in Costa Rica: It's that time of the year again!

December 2016

Holiday gatherings at our Coffee Plantation in Costa Rica have become a standing tradition of our Team. Surely it's the l...

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Turrialba Volcano Erupts!

December 2016

The Turrialba is one of the most active volcanoes in Costa Rica, and it’s named after the same town in the province of Cartago...

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The Magic of Rainy Season in Costa Rica

September 2016

Here in Costa Rica we love the rain for many reasons, the least of which is that it’s the perfect coffee drinking weather. More importantly though, rain provides the perfect coffe...

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Meet Our Master Cupper

September 2016

Carmen Lidia Chavarría, Café Britt’s Master Cupper, has a dream job. As Master Cupper, her main responsibility is to test the flavor of Café Britt’s coffee. She’s been perfecting ...

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Feel the origin: A trip to a plantation!

August 2016

In a perfect world, we would love to invite you to visit every plantation from where we source our coffee, but since that’s not possible we’re settling...

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Why Does Costa Rica Grow Coffee?

August 2016

Coffee is more than a pivotal business in Costa Rica’s economy. It is, and has been for almost two centuries, the driving forc...

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The Faces behind your coffee

August 2016

THE PRODUCER

We work with several coffee producers in order to ensure we provide you the best coffee Costa Rica has to offer. Producers ar...

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A look into the oldest mill in Tres Ríos

July 2016

“El Patalillo Estate” is a plantation in Tres Rios, near San José. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains, specifically the Carpintera

How coffee helped build our National Theater

July 2016

Coffee revolutionized Costa Rica in numerous ways, but perhaps the most surprising is its role in the development of the arts. In 1891, a group of...

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Café Britt changed coffee history

June 2016

1720 is the probable date of introduction of coffee to America, when the first seeds of the species Coffea Arabica, Typica variety arrived which were then planted in the Prov...

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8 Costa Rican coffee regions

June 2016

You know what your favorite Costa Rican coffee is, but do you know the story of the region that produced it? Costa Rica has eight coffee regions, each ...

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A look into Tres Rios

June 2016

Despite its small size, the Tres Rios coffee regio...

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Coffee Flowers in Bloom

June 2016

Coffee lovers will recognize the dark red cherries dangling from coffee plants during harvest season, but in order for the fruit to grow every year, th...

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A look into Poás

May 2016

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Meet our master barista

May 2016

Those of us who haunt local coffee shops or only associate with coffee connoisseurs know the importance of baristas. It might seem obvious, but baristas are important. Like really...

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Fall in Love With Costa Rica in 10 Pictures

April 2016

Meet Our Roaster
Miguel Chavarria

April 2016

Some of you may have been wondering who you have to thank for the steaming cup of gourmet deliciousness that revives your spirit each morning. Well, look no further. It is our ple...

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It’s Harvest Season in Costa Rica

February 2016

The fruity smell of ripe coffee cherries means that our favorite time is coming soon: coffee harvest season. In Costa Rica, the harvest comes once a ye...

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Looking Back on 30 Years: Coffee, Costa Rica, and Pura Vida

July 2015

Even though we don’t know the exact date of our anniversary, we do know that we turn 30 this month, and that’s a pretty big deal to u...

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A look into the Tarrazú Coffee Region

May 2015

Even though this little country can fit into the state of Texas approximately 13 times (read: it’s ...

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See why Costa Rica-grown Arabica beans make the best coffee

May 2015

Britt and coffee were made for each other. Our Costa Rica & Peru coffees are characterized as being bright, clean, balanced and highly aromatic.

Costa Rican beans offer ...

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Colombia, Shakira, presidents & missing picture

May 2012

About six months ago I received an email from something called "CEO's Summit of the Americas." Attached was a...

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Costa Rica - Pura Vida Part 2

February 2012

In December I shared my views about some of the values we have here in Costa Rica and about how these values ...

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Costa Rica - Pura Vida!

December 2011

Costa Rica’s development must continue to revolve around respect for the environment. The country recently halted a concession for open-pit gold mining. The Supreme Court ruled th...

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You've been good. Have a Cookie!

August 2011

In fact, have four! Britt’s home-style cookies are so fresh and delicious, you’ll want to try them all. We’ve chosen our flavors and ingredients carefully to make these crunchy bi...

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The scrutiny and science of certified organics

October 2010

Natural and earth friendly, organic coffee is grown using farming methods that maintain and replenish soil fertility without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers – that’s a bi...

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The process of a new product

April 2009

Creativity, along with communication, commitment and character are Cafe Britt's core values.

Here we are in the middle of the worst economic crisis of our lifetime, yet ...

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Crocodiles, Palm trees and Chocolate Covered Oranges

July 2008

Miami is called the crossroads of the Americas. It’s also known as the capital of Latin America. And for good...

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More than just the first

February 2008

My father was from the town of Kovno in Lithuania.

He told me about a tailor shop he knew as a young man there called “Misha’s – The Best Tailor in Kov...

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Multi-origin, multi-local

October 2007

Café Britt now has operations in seven countries and employs over 900 people. A corporation we are. Corporate we’re not. If we had manuals and a central marketing dep...

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Food, Glorious Food

February 2007

We’ve had a restaurant at our roastery headquarters here in Costa Rica for years. Our early goals were to provide well-prepared, creative Costa Rican cooking to our guests who wor...

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A Whole New World

October 2006

Those of us who’ve spent decades in the coffee business are still here because ...

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Coffee country blooms in Curacao

August 2006

Café Britt has opened three, sparkling new coffee and gift stores at the Hato International Airport on the Ca...

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The Year of the Cacao Bean

December 2005

That’s right, cocoa. True, we’ve made a name for ourselves off the coffee bean. But you really love our chocolates, too. And we’re about to give you more of them.

In fact,...

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Coffee and the Berlin Wall

October 2005

An unexpected effect of German reunification came to me last month, as I sipped a terrible cup of coffee in a...

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Different Strokes

August 2005

People can all get along. It does happen. And, ironically, it’s happening in Jerusalem.

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Doing business in a new world

August 2005

When the Wall Street investment banks crashed, the world changed, but fine coffee and chocolate is still ou...

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Café Britt opens 3 airport stores and a coffee roaster in Peru

October 2004

Beginning in February, Café Britt will begin roasting coffee and manufacturing chocolate in the South American city of Lima, Peru. We decided on our Peruvian venture when we won t...

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Britt’s new Cappuccino CoffeeTour features the barista’s art

August 2004

The fifth edition of the World Barista Championship, the “Olympic Games” for baristas or coffee bartenders, took place in Trieste, Italy June 18-20.

The now yearly co...

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Capitalist opportunity in communist China

June 2004

Brash and ready for western-style business, China feels it can do anything, and I’d have to agree with it.

I observed this invincibility for myself during a March 27 to Apri...

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Café Britt south

March 2004

Beginning in February, Café Britt will begin roasting coffee and manufacturing chocolate in the South American city of Lima, Peru. We decided on our Peruvian venture when w...

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18th anniversary: Café Britt Comes of Age

August 2003

1985. Oscar Arias was running as de presidential candidate in Costa Rica, conceiving a Central American peace plan that would take him to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Mikhail Gorbac...

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Expotur: Time for New Products

June 2003

The last-minute madness that envelops Britt the week before Costa Rica’s largest tourism trade show, Expotur, was at its frenetic height this year, as our tourism,...

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The coffee crisis...!

April 2003

Coffee prices on the worldwide commodity markets are extremely low. In fact, we are seeing the lowest levels in real terms since World War II! The simplest reason is that too much...

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From the plantation to your cup

February 2003

I’m a firm believer that your mistakes are your best learning opportunities.  Our Wal-Mart experience is one of those.

Café Britt started in 1986 as a company known ...

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Welcome to Café Britt's first e-newsletter!

December 2002

We are always looking for new avenues of communication with our clients. Many of you are already receiving our mailings, but we thought a newsletter would be a great way of lettin...

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