Reveal what coffee talent scouts and bean hunters do?

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In the past five years, the profession of bean hunter has only gradually been discussed in Taiwan. In the early days, coffee shops bought goods directly from large traders of raw beans, but in the later period, with the rise of the Internet, the information about buying raw beans became transparent, and some Taiwanese began to go to coffee-producing areas where traders seldom visited, such as Africa or South America. buy manor beans for boutique cafes.

The role of bean hunter is similar to that of a trader and can be said to be a talent scout in the coffee industry. There are three bean hunters working with Louisa, who are qualified as cup testers. For a long time, they stay in coffee producing areas rarely visited by large raw bean traders, such as Africa, where the political situation is more unstable, or areas with less supply. Help cooperative boutique coffee shops to look for raw beans in various estates. As soon as they find good coffee beans, they will send them back to Taiwan to try, and then help place orders, about once a quarter. The way fees are charged varies from person to person, usually adding 15% to 20% to the cost of raw beans.

The name of the manor of the producing area will be marked on the bag of the manor beans.

Huang Ming-hsien, chairman of Louisa, explains that bean hunters are like professional managers, acting as a bridge between coffee shops and producing areas. "like Warriors Manor, I almost have all the beans, and many boutique coffee beans are available because we have a large enough quantity."

For example, Sun Yega, for example, became popular in Taiwan only after he bought a lot of goods. "it was generally bought up by Scandinavians, Japanese, and Americans. In that year, because I wanted to buy it, I placed a large number of orders, so other small stores could buy it with me. On that day, it became popular in Taiwan to bask in the sun, and the gold mine also pushed it, and so did it on 7-11. I didn't do it before. "

Huang Mingxian said that African coffee beans are the most characteristic of the producing areas and have a good aroma.

When hand-brewed coffee was not common in Taiwan four years ago, Huang Mingxian launched cheap manor coffee, and now it has become the brand that offers the most manor-grade boutique coffee beans among Taiwan's inexpensive coffee chains.