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The Santa Clara Scholarship Program

Run by Antigua Guatemala’s Zelaya family, the Santa Clara Scholarship Program has changed the lives of many of their staff’s children by providing them access to greater educational opportunities.

Jambo Kenya!

It’s been a huge week at our Brunswick East HQ, as our latest shipment of fresh crop Kenyan coffees just landed. Sourced during our February visit, we’re thrilled to report the coffees have all been approved following our internal QC, and are ready for dispatch.

It’s time to plan for Rwanda!

Next month, MCM is heading back to Rwanda. Before we head off, we want to hear from you to help us build our buying brief and accurately plan for the 2025/26 season!

Spotlight on: San Antonio Decaf

Late last year, we were thrilled to introduce our first ever decaffeinated lot, San Antonio Decaf: a line that perfectly exemplifies just how far our industry has come since the early days of specialty coffee in Australia.

Meet the Pillimué family

Led by matriarch María Rosa, the Pillimué family are captains of industry among Inzá’s coffee-producing community.