Grit & Growth Coffee Consulting

Grown there.
Sold here.

We handle import, logistics, and U.S. sales so producers can stay on the farm — and you get transparent single-farm quality without the supply-chain headaches.

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Coffee trees growing under shade on a hillside in eastern Guatemala
At origin with a producer client · Nuevo Oriente, Guatemala

The half
after harvest.

Our clients have the source covered. What they need is a partner on the U.S. side. That’s the work we do, from farms and roasteries across Latin America to buyers here.

  • U.S. market advisory

    For Latin American producers and roasters entering the American market: pricing, positioning, buyer introductions, and a team on the ground in the U.S.

  • Sourcing & importing

    Direct-trade coffee from producer clients — imported by us, warehoused in the U.S., and sold to American buyers. Green today; roasted at origin when the fit is right.

  • Roaster programs

    Sourcing strategy, cuppings, and producer introductions for U.S. roasters who want a direct line to origin.

We don’t name our clients. Their story stays theirs to tell; the photographs here are shared with permission.

A producer leaning over a raised bed of drying parchment coffee under a shade canopy
Checking parchment on a client’s drying beds, Chiquimula.
Freshly picked ripe coffee cherries held in an open hand
Picked ripe, sorted by hand. 2026 harvest.
Hands moving through red coffee cherries in a bucket
Cherry selection at the wet mill, Nuevo Oriente.
A worker bagging coffee cherries among the trees
Harvest day at a client’s farm, Chiquimula.
Three producers standing under the Coffee Fest banner at the Javits Center
Producer clients at Coffee Fest New York, March 2026.

What sits
between.

When we take on a producer, we handle everything between their farm and the U.S. market: export, customs, freight, warehousing, and the selling.

Roasters tell us the sourcing words have gone soft — everyone is “ethical” and “direct.” Knowing the people still holds up. We talk with our producers every week, and that relationship comes with the coffee: photos, cupping data, traceability down to the bag.

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Current offerings

Washed lots from a producer client in Guatemala’s Nuevo Oriente highlands. 2026 harvest, landed in the U.S. More than one roaster has cupped the Catuaí and asked if it’s really a washed coffee.

Catuaí

Sample-ready

Brown sugar, chocolate, orange, panela finish

84.6–85.9 SCA · 1,300 m · 138 bags

Pacamara

Sample-ready

Dark chocolate, lime, apple

87.25 SCA · 2025 Anacafé Regional winner · 1,400 m · 35 bags

Gesha

Container-only

Jasmine, mandarin, vanilla

87.5 producer cupping · 1,500 m · 6 bags

50 kg GrainPro-lined bags · 50% deposit on confirmation, 50% on delivery · 100 g pre-ship samples on request

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Sample requests, allocation questions, freight quotes, producer inquiries. We reply within one business day.

Co-founder · Sales & Contracts
Arthur Shalagin
arthur@gritandgrowth.coffee917-524-8380Book a call →
Co-founder · Producer Relations
Jennifer Shalagin
jenn@gritandgrowth.coffee
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