About Us — Bean There

How It Started

Two coffee obsessives, one honest question: what's actually in this bag?

Bean There was founded in 2022 by Nadia and Marcus—a food scientist and a specialty coffee buyer—who spent years sourcing, tasting, and studying coffee before realizing something uncomfortable: most of what gets sold as "premium" is anything but.

Labels that listed "natural flavors." Bags that smelled great in the store but tasted flat at home. "Single origin" claims backed by nothing verifiable. And almost universally, no mention of how the beans were treated, processed, or preserved before they reached you.

So they went further back. Past the roasters, past the importers, to the farms themselves. And they found something extraordinary: small families growing genuinely exceptional coffee, entirely organically, without shortcuts—and selling it for a fraction of what it deserved.

Bean There was built to be the bridge. Honest sourcing, transparent labeling, small-batch roasting, and a coffee that actually earns your trust.

What We Stand For

Three values. No exceptions.

Transparency

Every bean is traceable. Every ingredient is listed. No fine print, no mystery additives. We believe you have the right to know exactly what you're drinking.

Integrity

We don't cut corners on sourcing, processing, or roasting. If a practice compromises the bean—or the farmer—we don't do it.

Community

We partner directly with small-scale farms. Fair pricing, long-term relationships, and a genuine commitment to the people who grow what you drink.

Sourcing Philosophy

We know the farmers. We've been to the farms.

We don't buy from anonymous commodity markets. Every bean in every bag is sourced from farms we've personally visited, tasted from, and built relationships with over time.

All our partner farms are certified organic and grow non-GMO varietals at altitude—which means slower growth, denser beans, and richer flavor. None of our partners use synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. We verify this every season.

We pay above fair-trade rates. Not because we have to—because we believe the quality of your coffee begins with how well the person who grew it was treated.

Ethiopia — Yirgacheffe

Natural / Washed

Bright, floral, citrus-forward

Grown at 1,900–2,200m

Colombia — Huila

Washed

Balanced, caramel, stone fruit

Grown at 1,600–1,900m

Guatemala — Antigua

Washed / Honey

Rich, chocolatey, full body

Grown at 1,500–1,700m

Quality & Ingredients

The only ingredient is coffee.

Small-batch roasting

We roast in quantities that let us pay attention. Each batch is profiled individually, not mass-processed.

Zero additives, ever

No preservatives, no flavor enhancers, no shelf-life extenders. Just beans, heat, and time.

Peak-window shipping

We ship within 72 hours of roasting so your coffee arrives in its best possible state—not weeks later.

Full traceability

Every bag lists the farm, region, altitude, processing method, and roast date. No mystery.

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We started because we got tired of not knowing.