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Is about how a coffee farm in Nicaragua birthed one of the leading green coffee companies in the world, with sustainability initiatives that drive innovation and community prosperity.
Our seven-decade journey:
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Jose Antonio Baltodano, President, Mercon Coffee Group
1853 - It all begins when Moises Baltodano, grandfather of our current president, buys a coffee farm in Nicaragua.
1896 - Moises travels to Europe to trade coffee.
1952 - CISA is founded in Nicaragua.
1979 - CISA closes due to all coffee exports in Nicaragua being nationalized.
1982 - José Antonio Baltodano founds Mercon Coffee Corporation in the United States.
1991 - CISA Exportadora is reinstated.
1998 - Mercafe Vietnam is inaugurated.
1999 - CISA Exportadora implements Corporate Social Responsability programs in coffee-growing communities.
2000 - Mercon Honduras is inaugurated.
2005 - CISA Exportadora pioneers the production of Robusta coffee in Nicaragua.
2010 - The nursery operation is established.
2012 - Mercon Brazil is inaugurated.
2013 - To bolster Mercon’s efforts in coffee-growing communities, Seeds for Progress Foundation, a nonprofit, is created to support education.
2014 - Mercon Guatemala is inaugurated.
2014 - LIFT, our sustainability platform for coffee producers, is established.
2016 - Headquarters are established in Amsterdam.
2019 - Mercon Specialty is established in the United States.
2020 - Mercon Ethiopia is inaugurated.
