Endiro Coffee’s Uganda Bududa Bukalasi Coffee has won a prestigious award by the U.S.’s specialty food industry body.
Bududa Bukalasi Coffee won the new product award in the new product award in the Coffee and Cocoa category in the sofi™ Awards 2022, a top honor in the $170.4bn specialty food industry.
The Specialty Food Association, Inc., which organizes the sofi™ Awards is a membership-based trade association in the United States representing more than 3,000 member companies.
This marks the first time a Ugandan product has won this high honor.
Uganda Bududa Bukalasi Coffee was one of 102 winners selected by a panel of specialty food experts from nearly 2,000 entries across 53 product categories.
Products are judged on taste, including flavor, appearance, texture and aroma, ingredient quality, and innovation. All tastings are anonymous and are held at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center.
“We are honored that our flagship coffee has won a New Product Award,” says Cody Lorance, Co-CEO of Endiro Coffee.
“As entrepreneurs, we are always looking for ways to know that our product is loved. This is one of the ultimate stamps of approval for the work done by Endiro farmers in Uganda and our roastery team in the USA and we’re very grateful.”
Uganda Bududa Bukalasi Coffee product is available online as well as at Endiro café locations and in participating retailers including Trader Joe’s.
“Ultimately, the most important thing is that the business we operate continues to help us realize our vision of ending child vulnerability in Uganda and around the world”, added Endiro founder and Co-CEO, Gloria Katusiime.
“This sofi™ Award demonstrates that good coffee can be produced in a way that helps farming families and the planet. Good coffee should always result in good from tree to cup.”
The sofi Awards are open to members of the SFA and have been given each year since 1972.
Winners will be showcased at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show, running June 12 to 14, at the Javits Center in New York City. Open only to the trade, it is the largest East Coast B2B-only specialty food and beverage show. For more information, visit specialtyfood.com.
Founded in 2011, Endiro Coffee grows coffee in Uganda, operates cafes in Uganda and the U.S., and roasts for wholesale. Both the U.S. coffeehouse and the roaster are in Aurora. The roaster is at 213 S. River St., also downtown.
