OUR STORY
From cherry to cup. Since 2011 when we first discovered coffee growing wild in the bush, we have been working to build up the Fijian coffee industry. We started buying coffee off one family in a Fijian village, and have grown over the last 15 years to partner with about 38 villages. We are proud to support 1000's of people annually through Bula coffee.
Our Sigatoka-based operation started as a simple processing plant and has since expanded to include a roastery and coffee shop. We even offer interactive coffee tours and tastings.
"Our coffee has changed lives in some of the most remote Fijian communities" Founder Luke Fryett says.
Here is just one example of a grower who has used the income she has earned to lift those around her.
“She makes pillows and cushions and sells them for Fijian weddings or funerals, for engagements or birthday parties. She’s never had a sewing machine and has always wanted to be able to afford one. With her coffee money, she bought her first two sewing machines,” says Fryett.
“I looked at her kind of strangely and said, ‘Why have you bought two sewing machines? She smiled at me and said, ‘Now I can help everyone else in the village who doesn’t have one.’”
So when we say that the coffee that you choose to drink each morning can make a difference, we really mean it!
From humble beginnings we now process tonnes of coffee cherries each harvest. That's a lot of impact on local communities.
Bula Coffee proudly pioneered Fiji's coffee industry, building the path that others are now walking.
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