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Podcast: Coffee 101
Episode: Coffee Importing Basics
Description: In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Juan Carlos Arango, owner of Arango Specialty Coffee, a family-focused Columbian specialty green coffee importer. They discuss how coffee is imported. Juan Carlos explains the ins and outs of the process, highlighting some of the challenges that are faced by importers by sharing interesting stories about what has happened to him while importing coffee. Â KEY TAKEAWAYS Dealing with bureaucracy and paperwork is very time-consuming. In certain parts of Columbia local political unrest creates additional challenges, for example, dealing with guerilla groups. A lack of shipping capacity is b...