Cup of Excellence & Alliance for Coffee Excellence Team Up With Ecotact
The nonprofits Cup of Excellence (CoE) and Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) have formed an official partnership with India-based Ecotact that will extend to CoE and ACE Private Collection Auction (PCA) competition bags for green coffee, product collaborations, Presidential sponsorship and more. All three organizations strongly focus on quality, helping foster a collaborative partnership.
“In pursuit of excellence, Ecotact has decided to partner with Cup of Excellence who also embody our vision for brilliance. As the Presidential Sponsor and official packaging for Cup of Excellence in all its global championships, Ecotact strives to ensure that the finest of specialty coffee receives the best of protection at each stage of the competition. Our obsession with preserving the freshness and quality of specialty coffee empowers the participants and organizers. We wish all participants the best,” said Ecotact Founder and CEO Hanuman Jain.
“With any quality-oriented program identifying and recognizing coffee quality, such as the Cup of Excellence competition, hermetic packaging and innovation are a must! We are very excited to announce our partnership with Ecotact to ensure the best coffees in the world are also packaged in the best, innovative packaging systems in the world. We look forward to working with Ecotact for our micro-lot packaging as well as sample bag packaging to our members for their evaluation in over 44 countries around the world where our membership grows,” said ACE and CoE Executive Director Darrin Daniel
Ecotact is a specialized storage and packaging solution to keep the freshness of specialty coffee intact. Its 9-layer hermetic packaging ensures an entire year of freshness for green coffee helping to lock in aroma and moisture, protecting the flavor and quality of green coffee. Ecotact bags are 100% reusable and recyclable and are US FDA, EU, and Japan regulations compliant. Ecotact’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in India ensures eco-friendly processes and functioning.
CoE partner country organizations and ACE Private Collection Auction partners will enjoy discounts on Ecotact bags as part of the partnership. The organizations will work together on future projects to promote excellence in specialty coffee. For more information about our partnerships and sponsors please visit allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org
About Ecotact
Ecotact is a specialized storage and packaging solution to keep the freshness of specialty coffee intact. With our 9-layer hermetic packaging, specialty coffee, cocoa and other grains remain as fresh as the day they were harvested.
1 bag of Ecotact ensures 365 days of freshness for green coffee. Some of our key features include –
- Locks in aroma and moisture
- High temperature tolerance
- 100% reusable and recyclable
- Protects flavour and quality of green coffee and other grains
- No need to use insecticides and pesticides
- High Oxygen and Moisture Barrier ( OTR & WVTR close to 0)
- US FDA, EU & Japan regulations compliant
- Our state of the art manfucturing facility in India ensures eco-friendly processes and functioning.
About Cup of Excellence®
Cup of Excellence (CoE) is a nonprofit 501c (3) tax-exempt organization that owns and manages the Cup of Excellence® competition process, conducts training, testing, research projects, and other activities designed to increase the discovery and recognition of handcrafted coffees, high-quality farmers and the appreciation of exemplary coffees worldwide. For more information, please visit cupofexcellence.org.
About The Alliance for Coffee Excellence
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) is a nonprofit 501c (6) tax-exempt organization dedicated to the discovery, appreciation, and reward for top-quality coffees. Its mission to support excellence in coffee includes trading and auction activities that result in the development of higher incomes and sustainable economic development for its partner coffee-producing countries. ACE conducts transparent auctions rewarding individual farmers who work hard to produce exemplary coffees including Cup of Excellence® competition winners, Private Collection Auctions and others that meet its requirements. ACE also conducts cuppings, marketing, events, training, and other activities designed to increase understanding, appreciation, and premiums for exemplary coffee worldwide. ACE enjoys a global membership of top-tier coffee companies.
