Anacafè
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Asociación Nacional del Café (ANACAFE) (established November 4, 1960 in Guatemala City
) is the Guatemala
n National Coffee Association, representing all coffee
producers in the country.
It was initiated by the precursors to the International Coffee Organization
, as a way of centralizing statistics of the nation's coffee production as it continued the work of La Oficina Central del Café, previously established and operated by the central government which in turn was established in 1928.
ANACAFE has since established the Guatemalan Coffees brand
, defined the eight coffee regions under the slogan "A Rainbow of Choices". The regions are:
ANACAFE has also built the Analab coffee laboraties, the FUNCAFÉ program for children, and the El Cafetal coffee magazine. ANACAFE represents Guatemala in the International Coffee Organization
s meetings, and receives income only from service charges on every exported coffee item.
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
) is the Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n National Coffee Association, representing all coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
producers in the country.
It was initiated by the precursors to the International Coffee Organization
International Coffee Organization
International Coffee Organization was initiated in collaboration with UN to enhance cooperation between nations that consume, distribute and produce coffee....
, as a way of centralizing statistics of the nation's coffee production as it continued the work of La Oficina Central del Café, previously established and operated by the central government which in turn was established in 1928.
ANACAFE has since established the Guatemalan Coffees brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
, defined the eight coffee regions under the slogan "A Rainbow of Choices". The regions are:
- Acatenango Valley
- Antigua Coffee
- Traditional Atitlan
- Rainforest Coban
- Fraijanes Plateau
- Highland Huehue
- New Oriente
- Volcanic San Marcos
ANACAFE has also built the Analab coffee laboraties, the FUNCAFÉ program for children, and the El Cafetal coffee magazine. ANACAFE represents Guatemala in the International Coffee Organization
International Coffee Organization
International Coffee Organization was initiated in collaboration with UN to enhance cooperation between nations that consume, distribute and produce coffee....
s meetings, and receives income only from service charges on every exported coffee item.
See also
- Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de ColombiaFederación Nacional de Cafeteros de ColombiaThe Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia , often abbreviated Fedecafé, is a non-profit business association, popularly known for its "Juan Valdez" marketing campaign. The federation was founded in 1927 as a business cooperative that promotes the production and exportation of Colombian coffee...
- National Coffee AssociationNational Coffee AssociationThe National Coffee Association or , is the main market research, consumer information, and lobbying association for the coffee industry in the United States....
- Specialty Coffee Association of AmericaSpecialty Coffee Association of AmericaThe Specialty Coffee Association of America is a civilian trade organization for the specialty coffees industry, founded in 1982. The SCAA seeks to set standards for growing, roasting, and brewing premium coffees. Members of the SCAA include coffee retailers, roasters, producers, exporters and...