Swift Coffee Producers Highlighted Clockwise:
Dionisio Aguilera, Finca la Encañada, San Martín, Peru
Dumerso Washing Station, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Marilu Roman, PAWQARA, Cajamarca, Peru
Day Laborers Ayele Tulu Washing Station Bona, Sidama
Basha Bekele, Sidama, Ethiopia
Who We Are
Coffee importing is a business so complex it’s a miracle it happens. Finance, logistics, geopolitical challenges, tariffs, sourcing issues, navigating complex currents with marketing, and (let’s not forget) dealing only in an agricultural product which is vulnerable to beetles, weather, water, bad handling, and countless other exposures. Add in the global contraction which has resulted in many good businesses failing and the always-present spectre of neo-colonialism, and it’s marvelous coffee even exists.
Swift Coffee Sourcing is an importing company for a modern age: agile, smart, informed.
Our mission is simple: we are here to get you the coffee you want, at a competitive price, with zero hassle.
We are led by dynamic CEO Emily McIntyre, who was a Founder and the CEO of beloved Ethiopian coffee importer Catalyst Trade (2018-2023) and brings a wealth of hard-won knowledge, connections, and wisdom to the table, along with extensive experience using tech to solve business problems with efficiency. She’s brought together a remarkable founding team which includes a rockstar CFO, the best coffee sourcer in the world, and an inspired operations expert.
Why Swift?
Over most coffee farms, circling the blue globe, fly small birds with outsized wings. In their lives these birds will fly millions of miles, staying in the air up to ten months at a time—molting, sleeping, eating, mating on the wing.
The word “Swift” sparks prismatic connotations of speed, adaptability, and resilience. What better concept for the marathon battle toward grace that is the coffee trade?
Our Supply Chain
Ethiopia and Peru are the backbone of Swift’s sourcing strategy, because the founding team (Emily, Michael, Leslie) spent years redefining how specialty coffee could be done in those origins at Catalyst Trade. Check our Stories page to hear about some of the awards their coffees have won and Very Cool Projects they led.
Beyond Ethiopia and Peru, other origins Swift is bringing to roasters include Colombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, India, Uganda, and more.