Coffee Farm Innovates By Personally Creating New Products With Their Own Coffee – CoffeeTalk

Camgar Farms, a value-added coffee company, is at the forefront of coffee innovation, introducing gourmet coffee jelly that redefines traditional uses of coffee. CEO Garfield Anthony Clarke, who overheard a family member discussing the decline of her five-acre coffee farm, proposed a 50-50 partnership to help. By 2019, they formalized the agreement and began efforts to rehabilitate the farm. By 2020, the farm was restored and blooming, but tensions arose when Garfield discovered his partner was secretly selling coffee to Mavis Bank without his knowledge. This led to conflicts, and the partnership dissolved.

Clarke initially envisioned using the farm for broader ventures, such as Airbnb cabins on the property’s scenic mountain location near Wallingford, overlooking the Starlight Hotel, but these plans never materialized. The coffee jelly product was created after a turbulent experience with a coffee farm partnership. Clarke spent countless hours in the kitchen experimenting with recipes, eventually deciding to Google some things while trying pepper jelly.

Facing financial obligations and unrealized plans, Clarke brainstormed new ways to repay his loans and re-enter the business while maintaining his 9-to-5 job. However, the process wasn’t as simple as it initially seemed. Coffee, as an ingredient, posed technical challenges, and Clarke spent countless hours in the kitchen experimenting with recipes.

Clarke’s journey into the coffee jelly business was marked by technical challenges, such as coffee being an ingredient. He spent countless hours in the kitchen experimenting with recipes. Despite the difficulties, he persevered, relying on feedback from people who loved the taste of his samples until his brother suggested reaching out to the Scientific Research Council (SRC) for assistance with the formulation. After several sensory tests, the SRC revised the formula multiple times, finally achieving the desired taste on the third attempt.

Clarke faced significant expenses to develop export-ready packaging, including designing appropriate labels. These preparations delayed the first official delivery of his coffee jelly until June 2023, nearly a year after the recipe was finalised. The launch marked the beginning of a successful journey that quickly gained industry recognition.

Camgar Farms has joined Jampro’s Export Max programme and Export Jamaica to explore new exporting opportunities. While the coffee jelly remains the top seller, other products are still gaining exposure. In 2024, the coffee jelly debuted in Bravo Supermarket and Key Foods in Fort Lauderdale after a friend recommended the stores. Samples impressed the owners, leading to its distribution in the US market.

Clarke took a hands-on approach to marketing Camgar Farms’ products overseas, partnering with a personal chef in Fort Lauderdale and conducting in-store samplings. Locally, Camgar Farms products remain widely available in stores such as General Foods, Hi-Lo, Master Foods, RADA Mart, and others, as well as online through CaribShopper.

Camgar Farms, a Jamaican coffee company, is preparing to launch its newest additions: a coffee syrup and a coffee rum cream. The company hopes to have both products ready for release before Expo Jamaica in April 2025, adding to its growing portfolio of coffee-based creations. The company’s CEO, Garfield Anthony Clarke, is marketing the product by providing samples of the spicy coffee jelly to passing shoppers.

The poultry sector continues on a growth path in Jamaica, with farmers expanding their production to meet local needs and to begin to focus on green practices. The Trelawny Police Division recorded its first road fatality of the year after a St Mary man died following a motor vehicle crash. A 35-year-old Manchester man is facing over a dozen charges, including accessory to murder after the fact, following his capture.

Another 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Kingston Eastern Police Division. The curfew began at 12:00 pm on Tuesday. The poultry sector is continuing on a path with farmers expanding their production to meet local needs and to begin to focus on green practices.

Taxi operators who serve the Spanish Town Road route withdrew their services on Tuesday morning in protest over the deplorable conditions. Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump’s “worrying” threat to seize the Panama Canal, and repair work has started on Spanish Town Road, particularly the stretch between the Denham Town Police Station and the entrance to the canal.

In summary, Camgar Farms remains committed to showcasing the versatility of the world’s best coffee and is preparing to launch its newest additions. The company is also working on a new product, a coffee syrup, and a coffee rum cream, which will be ready for release before Expo Jamaica in April 2025.

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