Description
Kaffee-Kooperative is a Berlin company that sells Fairtrade coffee from Rwanda roasted and packed in Kigali, by a roastery owned by Rwandan coffee cooperatives, so that more of the price stays in the country where it grows.
It was founded in 2016. Despite the name, the German side is a limited company, Kaffeekoop GmbH; co-founder Allan Mubiru is one of its shareholders. The roasting and packing are done by RWASHOSCCO, which the company describes as wholly owned by Rwandan cooperatives, and the Angelique’s Finest brand belongs to the farmers. Its stated aim is that half of the German retail price reaches Rwanda. Other coffees come from the Abizerwa Maraba women’s association and, for the robusta in one blend, from Uganda. The partner cooperatives are Fairtrade-certified, and the company says the roastery has had organic certification since 2019. It reports 46.2 tonnes sold in 2025 and a revolving fund of €200,000 (2024 figure).
In November 2026 the shop sold 250 g of Fairtrade coffee from €8.90, 250 g of espresso for €9.90 and 500 g of Café de Maraba for €14.95. It ships to Germany and several neighbouring countries for €4.90, free from €80, with DHL GoGreen, and orders can be collected in Berlin.
Strengths
- Roasting and packing in Kigali keep that work and its margin in Rwanda, at a roastery owned by the growers’ cooperatives.
- Each coffee names its cooperative, and the Angelique’s Finest brand belongs to the farmers themselves.
- The coffees are Fairtrade-certified, and the shop gives prices per kilo, from about €30 to €48.
Weaknesses
- A roaster quoted by CodeCheck in 2017 argued that roasting at origin doesn’t suit specialty coffee, because the beans lose freshness during the long transport.
- Despite its name it is a limited company, not a cooperative, and the 50 % goal and sales figures come from the company itself.
- The range is small and mostly from Rwanda, and the specialty scores it quotes differ between its own pages.
Who it is for
Coffee drinkers in Germany and neighbouring countries who order beans or ground coffee online and want the roasting, and its share of the price, to stay with the growers.