{"id":47575,"date":"2008-02-01T12:23:52","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T12:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:dev.cafeimports.com\/blog\/?p=47575"},"modified":"2022-02-01T12:48:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T12:48:02","slug":"wrapped-strapped-a-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/2008\/02\/01\/wrapped-strapped-a-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapped &#038; Strapped: A Year In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/dev-cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-01-at-6.21.13-AM.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Screen Shot 2022-02-01 at 6.21.13 AM&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one major takeaway that all of us at Cafe Imports have come to realize over the recent past, it\u2019s this:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Coffee finds a way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In times of both calm and calamity, we turn to coffee to encourage our creativity, to fuel our drive and passion, to keep us going, and to hold that space for the much-needed break throughout our days that would not be the same without a cup of specialty coffee.<\/p>\n<p>But coffee doesn\u2019t just find its way into our cups on its own. (Although, that would be pretty cool, and if anyone has a background in both magic and supply chain \u2014 please email us.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s <em>you<\/em> that helps coffee find a way.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the roasters and baristas of our world, that continue to make this possible.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the fact that you wake up every day and <em>choose<\/em> to embrace adaptability and resiliency in the face of uncertainty as we continue to find innovative ways to build a better industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An industry that is determined to create a diverse marketplace representative of the many producers, associations and cooperatives working to cultivate the coffees that we all love.<\/p>\n<p>An industry of people that pour their hearts into producing the best-possible coffees they can, many without knowing what that may be worth once it\u2019s ready to be sold.<\/p>\n<p>An industry that is focused on being there, lights on and coffee brewed, for the people in our own communities that could use a great cup of coffee every morning, more than we may realize.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One that is focused on asking the question: <em>\u201c<strong>How can we do this better?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is not a <em>new<\/em> question to be asking ourselves at Cafe Imports, it\u2019s actually one we\u2019ve been asking since day 1.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s thanks to this question that we have been able to develop the many premium-driven programs that create a secure and unique marketplace for the producers through the coffees that we represent.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s thanks to the steadfast partnerships with <em>you<\/em> that we have the opportunity, privilege, and trusting support to continue this endless pursuit for the answer to our question:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow can we do this better?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As many of us are wrapping our heads around the future and asking ourselves this question, it\u2019s always helpful to take account of the past.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we are excited to announce something that we think is just <em>plain fun<\/em> as a thank-you for your continued partnership that celebrates the ways you\u2019ve helped coffee find it\u2019s way over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>Cafe Imports <em>Wrapped &amp; Strapped<\/em> \u2014 a year-in-review of the good you\u2019ve supported through helping coffee find a way.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s available inside our Cafe Imports Customer Portal (if you don\u2019t have an account, don\u2019t worry \u2014 reach out to <a href=\"mailto:sales@cafeimports.com\">sales@cafeimports.com<\/a> and we\u2019ll get you set up).<\/p>\n<p>We hope it inspires you to try new things, like sampling a different program coffee, supporting an origin that\u2019s new to you, or maybe even learning magic and joining our supply-chain team.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s to another year of working together to help great coffees find their way into our cups!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Cafe Imports Crew<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s one major takeaway that all of us at Cafe&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"site_id":"1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}