Atlas and Neumann Gruppe US Events at World of Coffee in San Diego
Our team is headed to World of Coffee in San Diego from 4/9-4/12, and we look forward to seeing you there! This year, we are collaborating on events with our colleagues across Neumann Gruppe US. If you have not already, please get in touch with your Atlas Rep to connect. Although we will not have […]
Now Hiring Accounting Specialist in Edmonds, WA
If you’re a finance person (or know one!) who perks up at words like “reconcile”, “ACH”, “verify”, “update” and “vendor bills” and desires working in a collaborative office environment of caffeinated coffee professionals, you may be a good fit for our Accounting Specialist role. Atlas offers a competitive benefits package and a salary commensurate with […]
Checkoff Partner Spotlight: Grounds for Health
Within the coffee sector, progress rarely comes from one organization alone. Instead, it’s driven by a patchwork of nonprofits, cooperatives, and initiatives — each with its own priorities, funding structures, and areas of impact. From farmer training programs to sustainability projects to community health efforts, these groups collectively shape the future of coffee. One funding […]
Atlas Coffee Importers Deepens Commitment to World Coffee Research
Atlas Coffee Importers became a member of World Coffee Research and has been supporting its industry-critical work since 2015. Today, we’re proud to share that we’ve deepened our commitment: The three divisions of Neumann Gruppe USA — InterAmerican, Rothfos and Atlas Coffee Importers — have joined together under a single, larger membership to provide even greater support. When it […]
Atlas Education with CQI
As you may have heard, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) announced that SCA would be taking over the Sensory Education and Certification (i.e. the Q) from CQI. While the change offers some benefits to the work of CQI globally and improves equity and access to the certification, the timing and […]
2025 Atlas + NGUS Expo Events
Our team is headed to Expo in Houston, and if you are as well, we look forward to seeing you there April 25-27th. Although we won’t have a booth or presence in Roaster Village this year, we will be having a few events with our colleagues at Neumann Gruppe US, and we hope you’ll swing […]
Join Us in a Pride Month Fundraiser!
We’re joining our friends and partners at Glitter Cat Barista and Go Fund Bean for a Pride Fundraiser in support of Julien Langevin (they/them) and Veronica Pearl, and we’re seeking coffee and coffee-adjacent businesses to participate: Please email ericjamesongrimm@gmail.com or chelsey.walker-watson@nkg.coffee if you want to participate or have more questions!
2022 SCA Expo Education: Atlas Flavor Game + Survey
At Atlas, we cup a lot. And we think about flavor. We’ve been doing this with care and taking notes for over two decades! Some flavors are viscerally enjoyable and make us want to buy that coffee. Other flavors are unpleasant and, on rare occasions, engage our sympathetic nervous system with a “poison” warning that […]
2022 SCA EXPO Welcome Guide
Atlas is headed to Expo, and if you are as well, we look forward to seeing you there April 8-10th. Although we won’t be serving coffee in our booth (#425) this year, we will have educational games and producer partner ‘Office Hours’ aplenty, and we hope you’ll swing by to say ‘hello’! We have compiled […]
Exploring Congolese Coffee: A Webinar and Cupping Series
It’s hard to imagine a place that’s been less understood and more mythologized than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC is known as Robusta’s birthplace and has produced both Arabica and Robusta for over a century. And even though smallholders in the DRC are producing some of the highest-quality Arabica in the world, […]