S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise - Exporter of Coffee From Its Original Home

Ethiopia - The Birth Place of Coffee

Historians and Botanists seem to agree that ‘Coffee’, particularly the ‘Coffee Arabica’ genus, is indigenous to Ethiopia. It can still be found growing wild in the famous regions of ‘Kaffa’, its birthplace, and the place from whence the name ‘coffee’ is derived.

Coffee is also grown in diverse varieties in varying altitudes, with varying rainfalls, temperatures and soils in the famous coffee growing regions of Harar, Sidamo, Wollega, forest coffee areas of Illubabor, Sheka, Bench Maji, Bale and numerous other regions. Our coffee is well-known for its highland ‘Mocca’ flavor and aroma, and its inherent unique characteristics, which are said to be the primary factors that distinguish Ethiopian coffee.

S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise, operates its facilities on more than 1500 hectares of land at altitudes ranging from 1500 to 2000 meters. Its well-organized facility employs more than a thousand workers, and it maintains up to 12 different washing stations. After harvesting the crop by hand, the berries are shelled, washed, sundried, and prepared for shipping according to our customers’ demands.

We export the best Ethiopian Arabica Green Bean Coffee grown. You’ll see—try us once, and we’ll be friends forever!

Types of Coffee for export
● WASHED Yirgacheffe Grade 2 Sidamo Grade 2 Limmu Grade 2 Bebeka Grade 2 Lekempti Grade 2 Teppi Grade 2
● SUNDRIED / NATURAL Sidamo Grade 4 Lekempti Grades 4 & 5 Djimmah Grades 4 & 5 Harar Grades 4 & 5
● SPECIALITY PREPARATIONS (as per customers’ request) Washed Grade 1 & Special Preps Natural Grades 2, 3 & Special Preps Single Specific Origin Preps Special Blend Preps

Quality

At S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise, quality is our special attention. All of our coffee beans are inspected rigorously by our quality control professionals and staff at our well-equipped and maintained laboratory. The beans are further inspected at the central coffee inspection and grading center by an independent regulatory body. In both inspections, the overall quality is stringently examined for its green (defect count, odor, shape, color, appearance) and cup (acidity, body, flavor, character and cup defect) quality evaluation systems. As a result of these rigorous quality inspections, our customers are assured of receiving the highest quality coffee with a pleasant acidity, rich, full body, an arousing aroma, and a unique natural highland flavor that only Ethiopian green bean coffees can offer.

S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise presently leases from the Ethiopian government more than 1500 hectares of land in the organic, wild and virgin land of the Keffa Zone, where Ethiopia’s treasured gift to the world originated.

In addition to our staple coffees, S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise offers Ethiopian divers and unique flavors. Among them are spicy, winey, typical mocha, chocolaty, apple-like, juicy, and numerous others.

S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise is a legally established firm according to the Ethiopian commercial law. By opening a subsidiary in the United States (BBS IMPORTS & EXPORTS INC.), S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise extends an open doorway of its coffee trade to the U.S. and Canada.

In recognition of its achievements, each year, since 1996, S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise has been awarded trophies by His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister.  Our export performance continues to excel among the top three exporters of Ethiopian Arabica green beans.

Packing and Shipping

Unless otherwise specified by our customers, our coffee beans are packed in single 60 kg net Jute bags. S. Sara Coffee Export Enterprise ships through the port of Djibouti, which is served by a good number of shipping lines with regular runs to most European, Far East, Middle East and North American ports.