Filippino Coffee Shop Chain Receives Multiple Sustainability And Business Model Awards For Partnering Directly With Coffee Growers – CoffeeTalk

Kaulayaw Coffee, a coffee shop chain in the Philippines, has received the Sustainability Standard for Business Innovation-The Seal of Gold Excellence award at the 8th Nation Builders & MOSLIV Awards. The company’s sustainable business model, which involves working closely with coffee growers in various regions, has been key to its success. Kaulayaw Coffee’s president and CEO, Allyn Joy Cabarles, believes that sustainability leads to savings, greater value, stronger supply chains, builds trust with conscious consumers, reduces waste, and contributes to healthier communities and ecosystems.

Kaulayaw Coffee opened its store in July 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, expanding by opening branches in Bonifacio Global City and Estancia Mall. The company’s mission is to support Filipino coffee farmers who have long struggled with economic challenges. Many small-time coffee farmers are being displaced due to their inability to compete with cheaper imports or abandon coffee farming entirely in favor of other crops offering more stable income.

Kaulayaw Coffee partners with Dubria Farms, an award-winning coffee farm in Bansalan, Davao del Sur, where coffee is seen as a lifeline for farmers. Coffee is not just a crop but also a means of income for farmers, helping them send their children to school.

Kaulayaw Coffee’s sustainability efforts also extend to job creation. The company initially hired students as part-timers but later started hiring mothers, who underwent intensive training and are now integral members of the Kaulayaw team.

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