About Us
Philly Fair Trade Roasters specializes in small-batch organic 100% Arabica coffee, roasted to order for maximum freshness. Our specialty grade coffee can be found at Philadelphia and Delaware Valley area cafes, restaurants, markets, boutique hotels, and local food co-ops.
We sell our fair trade coffee wholesale, retail, and we now make great coffee even easier with online coffee ordering and home delivery.
Our History
The original founder, Joe Cesa, had been micro-roasting coffee in Philadelphia since 2002. His commitment to Fair Trade started then and carried into Philly Fair Trade Roasters in 2010, when he joined with partners to launch a Fair Trade coffee roasting company. Our roasting facility is now in Reinholds, PA, where we produce high-quality, roasted coffee.
Our business is run by a small staff so we all wear different hats. In unison to the idea of Fair Trade coffee, we believe our employees also deserve higher than usual wages. Each of our employees, from roasting and packing, customer service and sales, to demo and farmers market staff, work hard to support our mission in delivering delicious coffee grown by real people.
Fair Trade and Organic Coffee
We source our coffee from Fair Trade and Organic certified cooperatives in Central and South America and the Pacific Islands. Through a partnership with a direct importer, we are able to source excellent African coffees with direct connection to the farmers where they are encouraging them to build up to Fair Trade practices. We are also a Certified Organic facility, a rare find in this region for this product.
We’re Committed to Healthy Local Economies
We support local and small businesses and buy American made products. We are actively committed to a community of like minded-businesses. We support our producers’ organic practices, ensuring that farmers work in environmentally-healthy communities and paid more for their crop than they would receive from normal trade channels. We’re making a difference–with your patronage–one cup at a time!