Now in its 14th year of celebrating the makers of specialty food and drink products in the United States, the Good Food Foundation has announced the list of finalists for the 2024 Good Food Awards.
Seventeen different roasted coffees from 16 different U.S. roasters took home Good Food Awards in 2023. Now, 24 roasting companies representing 14 different states have been named as 2024 finalists. The coffee roasters join nearly 300 other companies in the running for Good Food Awards, which will be announced April 29 at a ceremony in Portland, Oregon.
“These exceptional producers have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to not only creating extraordinary flavors but also to sustainable practices, supporting their communities, and fostering transparency throughout their supply chains,” Good Food Foundation Executive Director Sarah Weiner said in the finalists announcement. “This year’s Finalists are true leaders in the good food movement.”
Among all the categories, coffee remains distinct in that it is composed of a single natural ingredient — green coffee — that is produced overseas (with the possible exceptions of California or Hawaii). Thus, unlike other food categories in the awards program, the coffee program prizes diversity in coffee origins, as well as factors such as roasted coffee quality and sustainable sourcing initiatives. Find the full coffee category standards here.
Here are the 2024 Good Food Awards finalists in the coffee category:
44 North Coffee, Honduras – Honey Process COMSA, Maine
Blossom Coffee Roasters, Colombia Finca Santa Isabel Natural, Washington
Coffee By Design, Costa Rica Danilo Salazar Finca San Cristobal Natural, Maine
Crimson, OneGuatemala Finca El Morito, Ohio
Drink Coffee Do Stuff, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Koke Red Honey, California
Drum Coffee, Rwanda Sholi, Montana
Evans Brothers Coffee, Kenya Gichathaini AA, Idaho
Firelight Coffee, Tarrazu – Minor Jiminez, Georgia
Goodboybob Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Daniso Horsa Natural and Panama Cafe Gran Del Val Finca La Fortuna, California
Goshen Coffee Roasters, Bolivia Los Rodriguez Select Lots, Illinois
Heirloom Coffee Roasters, Pacayal Honey Lot, California
Intelligentsia Coffee, Ethiopia Washed Buku, Illinois
JBC Coffee Roasters, La Candelilla Costa Rica Geisha Natural, Wisconsin
Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, Colombia Edwin Zambrano and Nicaragua, Don Francisco & Blanca Nieve, New York
Junto Coffee, Colombia Granja Paraiso 92, South Carolina
Lightwave Coffee, Colombia Finca El Diviso Sidra – Natural Process, California
Linea Caffe, Organic Ethiopia Bire Forest, California
Montana Coffee Traders, Ethiopia Mulish, Montana
Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Guji Kayon Mountain Farm – Natural Process, Texas
Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., Colombia Amparo Pajoy and Little Buddy Blend, Washington
Peach Coffee Roasters, Sebastian Ramirez “Stay Peachy”, Georgia
PT’s Coffee Roasting Company, Guatemala Finca El Socorro Java Washed, Kansas
Speckled Ax Wood Roasted Coffee, Guatemala La Bonita and Costa Rica La Guaca Natural, Maine
UP Coffee Roasters, Mexico La Pluma de Lachao Viejo, Minnesota
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