Relationships

In this episode Todd Mackey and Mike Ferguson sit down with Covoya's Controller, Dave Zachary to talk about what he does and how he got here.

“The great thing about coffee is the relationships, meeting producers and then connecting roasters you know in the U.S. to them and then seeing how that relationship can take off."

"You get to really understand someone’s business, but you also get to know people personally and ultimately it’s those relationships that keep me in coffee."

Covoya has been part of the Papua New Guinea coffee story for many years, beginning with relationships established by our Senior Trader and Sourcing Director, Ian Kluse, over 16 years. 

Above all else, a coffee trader’s job is to know stuff, a lot of stuff, while keeping both sellers and buyers happy. 

The notion that a coffee farmer produces coffee the same way their great great grandfather did may seem romantic, but the reality of climate change makes it unsustainable.