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Worka Chelbessa - Negusse Debela, Ethiopia

Worka Chelbessa - Negusse Debela, Ethiopia

A former computer parts importer chased one pour-over to Ethiopia's newest coffee-growing kebele, and the washed lot he's now growing tastes like it: mandarin orange and apricot nectar over brown sugar, peach pie finishing into a cocoa smile.

  • Light
  • Seed Dried (Washed)
  • Friendly & Round
  • Tastes like: Mandarin Orange, Brown Sugar, Peach Pie
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Producer Equity: 20% Remains at Origin: $3.62 per 12oz bag - $4.20 FOB /lb

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Worka Chelbessa - Negusse Debela, Ethiopia

People:

Negusse Debela spent years importing computer parts before a single pour-over in a Minnesota café changed his direction entirely. He came home to Ethiopia, toured processing stations across the south, and built SNAP Specialty Coffee in 2008. Today SNAP runs two sites in Worka Chelbessa, a kebele in Gedeb, the newest and southernmost district of the Gedeo Zone, farmed high at 1900 to 2200 meters.

Place:

Ethiopia is the origin of coffee. Coffee grows across regions like Sidama, Yirgacheffe, Guji, Harrar, and Gedeo at 1,500–2,200+ meters. Indigenous varieties, smallholder farming, and diverse microclimates shape flavor. Coffee is harvested October through January, producing complex, aromatic profiles with bright acidity and distinctive floral and fruit notes prized worldwide.

Producer: Neguesse Debela owner of SNAP: working with farmers in the kebele of Worka Chelbessa.

Region: Gedeb, Gedeo

Elevation: 1900 - 2200 MASL

Variety: 1974-1975 JARC Selections & Local Landraces

Harvest: December - January

Process: Washed

Exporter: ECOM

Importer: Atlantic Specialty


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Worka Chelbessa - Negusse Debela, Ethiopia

20% Remains At Origin: 20% Remains at Origin: $3.62 per 12oz bag - $4.20 FOB /lb

20% Remains At Origin = The portion of the retail price that remained in the country of origin.

Financial Transparency:

1. 20% Remains at Origin (lb): $4.20 green FOB
2. FOB to Our Roastery costs (lb): $1.55
3. Final Roasted Cost (lb): $6.72
4. Torque costs to roast, pack & ship coffee: $7.25 /lb
5. Final Torque Cost: $13.97 /lb

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Terms:
- 20% Remains at Origin = The portion of the retail price that remained in the country of origin
- FOB = Free On Board - the coffee is bagged, labeled, and ready to load for shipment. This is the point where all that money stays in origin
- EXW = coffee has left country of origin and available at a commercial coffee warehouse,
- All costs from FOB to EXW to our roastery
- Transport costs = the cost per pound to get the coffee from a central warehouse to our roastery
- Final Roasted Cost = All costs from FOB to EXW to our roasters, plus an average roast weight shrinkage percentage
- Torque Costs = All the other costs besides the raw roasted coffee to get it to the point where it’s ready to go including living wages for our staff.
- Final Torque Cost: = All of the above- per pound

Country Of Origin: Ethiopia

Partner Since: 2026

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