IPD is presenting 18 producers from Ethiopia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Rwanda and Tanzania at the “World of Coffee” industry event: booth 1429

Buyers can experience the diversity of coffee from South America and Africa at the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) stand at the World of Coffee. IPD is accompanying 18 coffee producers from Ethiopia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Rwanda and Tanzania to the international trade fair, which is taking place in Geneva from 26 to 28 June. During just one stop at the trade fair, interested visitors can learn about the wide range of Arabica varieties from well-known coffee countries.

Coffee from the South American highlands

The exhibitors from Ecuador, Colombia and Peru bring Arabica beans, which are grown at altitudes of up to 2,300 metres. The small, often family-run companies offer different varieties of the highest quality: Many coffee farmers from Ecuador have specialised in speciality coffee – for example the company “Chorora Farms”. It offers green coffee of different varieties. From Colombia, IPD supports companies that grow varieties such as Castillo, Caturra, Pink Bourbon and Geisha. The company “A Coffee Family” places a special focus on sustainable cultivation. Its organic coffee comes from five regions in Colombia. Peru is a pioneer in the production of organic coffee. Many coffee varieties here can be traced back to the plot of land. The company in the IPD programme “Perunor” also offers certified coffee. It grows beans of the Caturra, Typica, Pache, Catuai and Catimor varieties.

From the birthplace of coffee

Producers from the Kaffa region in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, will also be present at the IPD stand at the World of Coffee. The company “Diamond Enterprise” produces speciality coffee using wild Arabica varieties from the Kaffa Biosphere Reserve. Tega & Tula Coffee Estates” also processes wild Arabica varieties such as Kaffa and Limu from nature reserves. The companies also offer cascara, the dried pulp of the coffee cherry. Cascara tea is valued as a caffeinated fruit tea and its demand is growing in the European market. Coffee cultivation also has a long history in Tanzania. For generations, many small farmers have grown mainly Arabica, but also Robusta varieties at lower altitudes. This includes the IPD company “Ngila Estate” with a history stretching back over 100 years. The company grows its Arabica coffee on the slopes of the famous Ngorongoro Crater, 3 degrees south of the equator.

Event information: Buying mission to the coffee country Ethiopia

As an import promotion initiative, IPD is inviting European buyers to a sourcing trip to Ethiopia. From 19 to 26 October 2025, company visits to IPD-approved producers of Arabica coffee are on the agenda. During the IPD sourcing trip, importers will have the opportunity to inspect the entire coffee bean supply chain on site and meet their potential business partners in person.

Import Promotion Desk (IPD) presents special sweeteners and a wide variety of dried fruits from developing and emerging countries

Sweet treats are on offer at the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) stand: Arenga palm sugar and coconut blossom sugar from Indonesia and Sri Lanka as well as date syrup and sugar from Jordan and Tunisia. At Anuga, which takes place from 7 to 11 October in Cologne, IPD will also present a wide variety of dried fruits, purees and fruit chunks. Producers from Egypt, Tunisia, Colombia, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan will bring this fruity sweetness to Cologne. All in all, the import promotion initiative, a project of the Ger-man Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is presenting over 40 companies from 13 developing and emerging countries at Anuga in Hall 4.1, booth C91. The screened producers have a very diverse range of natural ingredients in their luggage.

Sugar from flower nectar of the coconut and Arenga palm tree
An exclusive sweetness is extracted from flower nectar of the coconut palm and the Arenga palm, which is processed into sugar without the addition of additives. Both types of sugar have a malty, caramel-like aroma and are less sweet than household sugar. The producers from Sri Lanka and Indonesia offer their sugar varieties in organic quality. Moreover, the products are HACCP and ISO 22000 certified. Besides granulated sugar, the companies also have syrup and block sugar in their product range.
Exhibitors from Tunisia and Jordan process dates into syrup and sugar. The sweeteners have significantly fewer calories than household sugar. Syrup and sugar consist mainly of fructose and retain the typical date flavour. The producers also offer a wide range of date products – such as date coffee and date ketchup! The companies are HACCP, ISO or FSCC 22000 certified.

Sweetness from special fruit variations
A wide range of processed fruits will be presented by the IPD companies at Anuga this year. Freeze-dried strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and currants come from Uzbekistan. An Egyptian company is using the freeze-drying process for strawberries, mangoes, citrus fruits and pineapples. Dried mangoes and pineapples come from Ghana. Tunisian producers offer dates and various types of figs. An IPD company from Sri Lanka provides special sweetness: it produces dried jackfruit. And a Colombian company presents juicy pieces of mangoes, papaya, pineapple, bananas and passion fruit and frozen fruit purees.

In addition, the IPD will be presenting carefully selected suppliers of these products at Anuga Cologne in Hall 4.1, booth C91: Spices, such as cinnamon, ginger, chili or vanilla beans, as well as a wide variety of nuts, oil seeds or oils such as argan, avocado or coconut oil.