Mengesha Derso

Name: Mengesha Derso
Brand: Coffee World (UK)

Coffee World (UK)

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Back in 2012, at the heart of Gedeo in Yirgacheffe, all coffee trade passed through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) or established cooperatives. Smallholder farmers had no way to remain traceable in the supply chain. Their farms’ unique terroir and the distinctive character of their coffees were lost the moment they entered the system. Jason Long, a passionate coffee exporter, was searching for a way to change that. By establishing direct trade relationships with cooperatives — bypassing the ECX — he helped export some of the first single-farmer coffees from Ethiopia. These lots weren’t

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as COFFEE WORLD (UK) LTD, number 08879208. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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