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Manlaojiang Coffee: A Legacy of Conservation and Excellence

In 1997, Manlaojiang Coffee preserved 150,000 mu of forest through a poverty-alleviation and environmental protection project, creating an ecological forest conservation area where humans and nature coexist. The initiative sustained the livelihoods of 3,000 impoverished farming families. Through years of collective effort, Manlaojiang has earned numerous recognitions and honors, many of which remain unique to this day.

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2008 – The company began exporting coffee to the United States and was invited to the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) annual conference, becoming the first Chinese coffee-growing enterprise to join the SCAA.

2009 – At a cupping competition in Kunming featuring 12 Yunnan coffee export suppliers, renowned cupper JORG PENSCHOW of Hamburg's Ouyite coffee agency ranked Manlaojiang Yunnan Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.'s coffee first for its outstanding flavor, recommending it as the only Yunnan coffee suitable for single-origin brewing.

2011 – The coffee exported to Starbucks impressed the company so much that it commissioned the international inspection agency workslevel and Switzerland's SCS certification system to certify the company as its first Chinese supplier; certification passed in August that year.

2011 – The company was invited to join the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE), marking the first appearance of a local Chinese coffee-growing enterprise in European specialty coffee. The coffee subsequently began selling in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and beyond.

2012 – Obtained EU organic certification and USDA organic certification, becoming the first coffee enterprise in China to receive both.

2012 – Received China organic certification.

2012 – China Barista Championship winner Mr. Hong Jie brought Manlaojiang estate beans to Vienna for the World Barista Championship (WBC), making them the first Chinese coffee beans ever entered in the WBC.

2013 – The company's coffee samples passed 181 SGS tests with no pesticide residues detected.

2013 – Served as the designated hospitality coffee for Pu'er City banquets at the first China-South Asia Expo and the 21st China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair.

2013 – Became the only Chinese coffee to enter the American specialty coffee online market Sweet Maria's, competing alongside world specialty coffees with cupping scores of 84-86, and was listed in American catalogs as the only specialty estate coffee from China.

2014 – Established a cooperative relationship with the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, becoming its experimental demonstration base.

2014 – Coffee samples passed the highest international SGS standard of 315 tests with no pesticide residues detected.

Manlaojiang Coffee's Responsibility

Manlaojiang adheres to sustainable development, raising farmers' incomes through professional quality improvement and diversified cultivation. This prevents further deforestation, protects biodiversity, and preserves a beautiful living environment for future generations. During downturns in the green coffee market—when international corporations compete to drive down purchase prices in Yunnan—Manlaojiang buys from farmers above market value to help them minimize losses. The company has been recognized by the government as an advanced collective for annual social poverty alleviation two years running.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

For a taste of Yunnan in this vein, FrontStreet Coffee recommends:

FrontStreet Coffee Yunnan Small-Bean Coffee (Baoshan) — Washed and medium roasted, with soft nut and chocolate aromatics, a touch of caramel, and a light plum-like acidity—an approachable, honest expression of Yunnan terroir and an ideal entry point to Chinese specialty coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee 2013 Natural Typica — Our estate Typica, natural-processed from fully ripe red cherries and medium roasted. Dark-berry tones lead, followed by caramel sweetness, chocolate, a whisper of dried apricot, and a black-tea aftertaste—the advanced step for anyone who has come to love Yunnan flavor.