We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Toyin Adetunji. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Toyin below.

Toyin, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What can you share with us about the story behind how you found your key vendors?

Finding a coffee farm and roaster was not an easy task, Kilimanjava wanted to stand out amongst other coffees and we were committed to sustainable growers and roasters. We decided to take a trip to Kilimanjaro. Our search was a hit. Sourcing from a farm in Arusha, Tanzania proved to be our greatest find and there Kilimanjava was born.

Toyin, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

KilimanJava is a minority, women owned premium coffee company. We are born out of necessity and enthusiastic love for coffee. We carefully select our farmers with fair trade opportunities, sourcing our coffees from small farms grown in high altitude regions. (Mount Kilimanjaro) greatly reducing the need for pesticides with densely populated forests and coffee crops grown in the shade of banana trees (increasing biodiversity). from the prestigious Mount Kilimanjaro, Hence our name. Founded in 2020, we are a start up company and pride ourselves in packging 100% organic arabica beans For wholesale and retail purposes. KilimanJava is Owned by native West African woman, Oluwatoyin Adetunji, a healthcare professional, a mother and a lover of coffee, who simply wants to share the benefits of great East Africa grown Coffee Beans. We source our coffees from small farms grown in high altitude regions (greatly reducing the need for pesticides) with densely populated forests and coffee crops grown in the shade of other trees (increasing biodiversity). We are meticulous about our bean sourcing and roasting and we partner with growers who are in quality coffee for the long haul – those who care for their land in order to provide for their families long-term.

Can you talk to us about how your funded your business?

Initial capital was through many years of hard work in the healthcare industry, as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

One lesson we had to unlearn is that the Coffee business is a oversaturated industry and that we would soon fade into the shadows of the mega coffee shops.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://kilimanjava.com
• Instagram: Kilimanjava_coffeehouse
• Facebook: Kilimanjava
• Twitter: Kilimanjava

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