An East African dedicated
sourcing partner
Our Company
We are a speciality green coffee sourcing partner working across East Africa to connect roasters to farmers and producers.
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We bring an invigorating new approach to the East African Coffee industry. Disrupting the traditional practices of importers and traders.
2018
Founded
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Partner Roasters
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Coffees Available
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Our team
James Wilkinson
Sourcing & Sales
Previously, James worked at a washing station in the Rwenzori Mountains. The passion and potential he saw in the producers was what led him to forming Omwani.
Dale Goulding
Strategy & Operations
Dale is Omwani's man behind the scenes, responsible for keeping the team organised. He has years of experience keeping the wheels turning in the Technology sector.
David Burton
Head of Coffee
Dave works closely with all of the producers we source from, and has a head full of ideas about how the industry can better support coffee producers.
Daniel Torres Neira
EU Partnerships
Daniel has worked with international coffee professionals since 2007. He speaks 2.5 languages and is working to bring our range of coffees to the EU.
Becky Messenger
Finance & Operations
Becky coordinates coffee arrivals and releases, on top of managing our finances. Don't get on her bad side though, 'cause she's also our debt chaser!
LC Davison
Marketing Coordinator
LC is a jack of all trades, managing our marketing, brand design, and online database. She ensures we're sharing our producer partners' stories.
Alex Green
Quality Control
Type, pre-shipment, and landed; all samples are handled by Alex for testing, organising, and dispatch. Somehow he still finds the time to run sales to Germany.
Sol Barclay
Sales
Sol is our man on the road; you can usually find him out and about visiting roasters for guided cuppings of our latest samples.
Supporting the communities we work with
At Omwani we know that you can't take something without giving back. That's why we're always looking for ways we can help support our processing partners outside of buying their coffee.
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We approach them openly, and let them decide what would help their community most, and then we find a way to get it done.
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Our Values
Transparency
We pride ourselves on transparent trade: everything we share we do so openly and honestly, and we look for similar values in our partners.
Fairness
We want to ensure equality and integrity across the entirety of the supply chain we work in. Putting consideration into every action we take, and learning from our mistakes.
Quality
We only source the highest quality coffee possible. We measure quality on taste, profile, economic impact and the story of the origin.
Honesty
When we say something, it needs to be the truth: no smoke and mirrors or corporate half-truths, and when something isn't clear, we explain it.
Press highlights
The coffee comes from the Zebu Estate and brought to the UK by Omwani, the fully washed...
Organised by Omwani Coffee Co, who support relationships between coffee growers in East African countries and the UK market
This is why, at Omwani, we have a three-to-five-year plan in mind about how we can introduce more arabica seedlings...
