Coffee Planet - United Arab Emirates
Based in Dubai, UAE, Coffee Planet LLC was established in 2005 as a provider of coffee solutions at convenience stores. In 2008, Coffee Planet opened a new UTZ, BRC, HACCP and ISO 22000 certified processing facility of over 4,320 MT coffee roasting capacity per annum. This enabled the company to become the largest specialty coffee roaster in the Middle East, with over 200 employees. As a certified roaster in the specialty segment of the market, its business model is focused on complete coffee solutions for diverse local and international customers. The company provides full traceability and control over its value chain.
Currently, it provides a wide range of B2B and B2C coffee solutions, serving 800+ local and international customers, operating over 5,000 coffee machines across the UAE. It has signed coffee bean and consumables supply agreements with several major blue chip companies.
Coffee Planet follows an integrated value chain operating model (crop to cup model), which involves the complete in-house management of its value chain, from the sourcing of coffees beans to the in-house roasting and packaging of coffee products and finally the distribution of coffee, relevant consumables, and related equipment as well as staff training, machine servicing and maintenance. The business model of Coffee Planet is focused on complete coffee solutions for diverse local and international customers.
Submitting Institution | Coffee Planet LLC |
Location | United Arab Emirates |
Commodity | Coffee |
Total Cost | USD 13,200,000 |
CFC Financing | USD 1,000,000 |
Co-financing | USD 12,200,000 |
Year of Implementation | 2023 |
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