Ethiopia

Founded by Worku Buche, who has over 20 years of experience in Ethiopia’s coffee sector, Kadela Coffee Exporter began exporting in 2021. The company now operates seven wet mills and one dry mill, with Odigambo standing out as an ideal location for coffee production in Sidama.

This Sidamo Grade 1 is hand-picked by partner farmers, ensuring only ripe cherries are processed. At the modern wet mill in Odigambo, cherries are hand-sorted, fermented for 30 hours, washed, and dried on raised African beds for 12–18 days. The drying process is carefully monitored and controlled to maintain quality and achieve 11.5% moisture content. Once dried, the coffee is transported to Addis Ababa for hulling and cleaning.