To be Origin Coffee is to believe in the family care, in the beans cultured with passion and in the results that innovation achieves. Is to honour more than 30 years of history, and being proud to part of Designation of Origin – D.O., worldwide renowed: The Cerrado Mineiro Region.
A designation of Origin is a demarcated territory that produces a product that has unique chacteristics that can not be found anywhere else. In Brazil, the recogniti of the Designation of origin is made by the INPI – National Institute of Industrial Property. The Cerrado Mineiro Region Designation of Origin includes 55 municipalities that produces a diferente coffee taste: they coffees with identity and quality, resulting from the combination of climate, soil,terrain, altitude and “Know how” of it’s people.
Our responsible action is confirmed by the Rainforest Alliance certification, obtained in 2008 and renewed in recent years with 100% compliance. An action that respects the land, people and the environment in all processes. Through RAS certification it is possible to serve the most demanding markets, proving our focus on developing people, preserving and renewing resources and the environment and determining protocols that guarantee a future of vitality for the next generations.
Regenagri criteria support the measurement of main indicators through on-farm data. These metrics include cover crop, tillage, energy planning and pasture management. All of this has a direct effect on regenerating soil health, biodiversity and waterways, while reducing emissions and carbon sequestration. In addition to Rio Brilhante Café, our Farroupilha Café unit in the municipality of João Pinheiro also has this certification.
4C - Common Code for the Coffee Community is an independent and internationally recognized sustainability standard for the entire coffee sector, with the aim of anchoring sustainability in coffee supply chains. The focus of the 4C Code of Conduct is the sustainable production of green coffee beans and their post-harvest activities. Just like our RAS certification, we have achieved 100% compliance in recent years of seal renewal.
BSCA aims, through research partnerships, dissemination of quality control techniques and product promotions, to raise the standards of excellence of Brazilian coffees offered in the domestic and foreign markets. It is the only Brazilian institution to certify batches that can be monitored through quality control seals for specialty coffees, with full traceability through individual numbering, consultations for which are made available by BSCA to consumers.
