Publishes some sourcing information
Named cooperative sourcing partners + "Origin Adventure" farmer-visit trips
Genuinely substantive for a company this size: names specific sourcing cooperatives (Latitude Trade Company, Uganda, collecting from 2,500+ farming partners; Bukonzo Organic Co-Op, Uganda, 1,200 farmers, Fair Trade Certified + USDA Organic; ABOCFA coop, Ghana; Boyo Cooperative, Cameroon), states farmers are paid ~10% above local market rate plus dry-season bonuses, and organizes paid customer trips to visit sourcing farms directly. IMPORTANT CONTEXT: the broader "direct trade" category has no standardized industry definition or mandatory third-party verification requirement (a documented critique from within the specialty coffee/chocolate industry itself) — so while these specific named-partner claims are more substantive than most companies researched, "direct trade" as a general label should not be treated as inherently verified.
As published by the company, not independently verified
