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About Us

About Us

Lucy Ethiopian Coffee is an independent coffee export company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and working in the coffee industry for several years as a family-based business. We cater to a diverse set of clients from the USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Africa. Committed to ensuring that our customers consistently get the best coffee the world has to offer, our dedicated team of experts works closely with the coffee farmers in Ethiopia constantly re-innovating the styles of coffee production to increase quality and efficiency.

Our company is truly unique in that it has managed to achieve all-rounded excellence in all the four pillars of our industry:

Product Quality
We are able to understand the sensory characteristics that each industry seeks and deliver an Ethiopian coffee that meets the prerequisites and characteristics of each customer.
Speed
We guarantee speed through our deft logistics and our strategic positioning which allows us to add efficiency to our logistics.
Customer Service
We believe our Customer Service surpasses that of any of our competitors in that our team is not simply ready in providing assistance and service to any of our client’s request but they also excel at anticipating the demands of customers and coming up with intelligent solutions.
Safety
We ensure complete safety by shipping and transporting our products through a convoy, our escorts overseeing the entire process, from loading to arrival at the final destination.

Value

Lucy Organic Coffee is dedicated to being the leading supplier of quality coffee to the world in a sustainable and wholesome way. Our work is tangential to strengthening the local farmers capacity.

Mission

Integrity is key in establishing a long and meaningful relationship with our customers and is always at the forefront of our business model

Vision

To increase foreign currency input in the country and alleviate the current shortage through exporting quality coffee and to become an internationally competitive coffee export company.

BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATIONS

Lucy Coffee has grown beyond coffee export to expand itself into multiple businesses:

YOUGOVIA Event Organizer: is one of the leading Event Management companies that is specializing in corporate events. Our years of experience in the Entertainment and Hospitality industry make us the ultimate choice for your event. We are truly the one-stop source for all your event management needs.
Hawassa Oasis International Three Star Hotel is a new modern management system with high-quality services in a naturally gifted area that is surrounded by a natural garden and a lake-side. All our room services are available to both domestic and international guests. The hotel owns 50 spacious rooms, 10 Suite rooms, 18 standard rooms, 12 twin bedrooms, and 10 corner king rooms, a lobby bar, restaurant, and wellness wing with a well-equipped gym and lavish spa.
Kenenisa hotel: The hotel owns 50 spacious rooms; 10 Suite rooms, 18 Standard rooms, 12 Twin bedrooms, and 10 Corner King Rooms; a Lobby bar, a Restaurant & a wellness wing with a well-equipped gym & a lavish spa.
Sesame and Roasted Coffee Export
Raw material Import
Iron and Steel Import
Electronics Import

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The CEO of Lucy Ethiopian Coffee visiting and helping the local female farmers-2021

Social responsibility

Trustworthiness is important to us; the sample you get are the coffee we export and we make this a reality by working closely with the hardworking farmers that bring you this coffee. Our work is engaged in providing education to our farmers on the best way to cultivate the coffee, injecting different technological advancements into the process to make it faster, more efficient and higher grade. We strongly believe in enriching the lives not only the lives of our customers but all stakeholders in the coffee industry.

SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference and Exhibition

Our Products

Lucy specialty Coffee exports 5,000 tons of Grade 1 quality Specialty Yirgachefe, Guji, Sidama and Limu Coffee per year, with all its rich and unique taste and flavor to its customers all over the world.

Yirgachefe

Yirgachefe coffee is grown between 1,700- 2200 masl in region where the highest quality Arabica coffee is grown. Its uniqueness and intensity, sweet flavor and aroma make this predominantly berry profile coffee bean give it a rich and smooth taste with a clean taste.

Guji

Snug against Sidamo and Yirgache in the Oromia zone, the Gujji zone coffee is grown between 1500- 2100 masl. It’s known for having a sweetly tart acidity and its taste ranges from sweet lemon candy and fl oral tea to heavy green melon and rose fl avors, with a bright and winey yet balanced feel.

Sidama

The Sidama coffee comes from a region in southern Ethiopia where the ideal soil type, climate altitude, rainfall and temperature combine to make it the largest supplier of washed coffee in the country. Sidama coffee is grown between 1700-1950 masl and its greenish gray medium sized beans are known for their sweetly .

Limu

Limu coffee is grown between 1500-1900 masl and its roundish ad green colored beans have an intense, sweet, taste with a vibrant low citric acidity. The medium sized coffee beans are grown in the Jimma zone, Oromia region, and have notes of spice and wine; soft berry undertones and rich fl oral overtones.

HARRAR COFFEE

One of the world’s most prized coffees, Harrar has a medium to light acidity, full body with typical mocha flavor, and a winey aftertaste. Of the two varieties, Short Berry and Long Berry, the latter is considered the most desirable. All Harrar is dry processed and the beans are slightly yellowish-green.

ALTITUDE 1510-2120 m (4950-6950 ft)

GIMBI/LEKEMPTI COFFEE

Typically used in blends, this coffee is characterized by a fruity flavor and bright acidity. Beans are processed by both the dry and wet methods.

ALTITUDE 1700-2200 m (5570-7210 ft)

DJIMMAH COFFEE

Coffee is said to have gotten its name from the Ethiopian region of Kaffa, where this coffee is produced. Like other coffees from this region the beans produce a rather heavy bodied cup with wine-like aftertaste.

ALTITUDE 1650-2000 m (5410-6550 ft)

Teppi (Tepi) And Bebeka

Tepi and Bebeka coffees are similar and are often used in blends. Teppi coffee has a low to medium acidity, well rounded with a smooth aftertaste. Meanwhile Bebeka has a light acidity, medium to good body, with a light citrus flavor.

ALTITUDE Teppi 1100-1900 m (3600-6230 ft), Bebeka 950-1285 m (3110-4210 ft)

Our Roasted Coffee Products

In addition to our non-roasted coffee, we also package premium roasted coffees for the local and international markets. Roasting is one of the most important stages in the coffee process. It a stage where the wonderful flavors of coffee are brought out. It is truly where the magic happens. And our master roasters create this magic through their supreme skills in roasting, honed through years of experience, and intense attention to detail to every aspect of the roasting process. Merging our premium coffee products with our mastery in art and science of the roasting process, we create one of a kind roasted coffee products.