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COFFEE MAKES WASTE

Three ingredients. All of them were waste.

THE PROBLEM

46,000,000,000 pounds of coffee cherry waste every year.
The fruit around the coffee bean makes up nearly half of every harvest. Almost all of it ends up in the ground, in nearby water, or decomposing in landfill — releasing methane 25 times more heat-trapping than CO₂. The global coffee industry generates the equivalent of 16.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from coffee cherry waste alone.

50% — Of every coffee harvest ends up as waste

50% — Of every coffee harvest ends up as waste

The bean goes to your cup. The fruit goes to the ground. This is the circular food system problem Cascara Cabinet was built to address.

The bean goes to your cup. The fruit goes to the ground. This is the circular food system problem Cascara Cabinet was built to address.

The bean goes to your cup. The fruit goes to the ground. This is the circular food system problem Cascara Cabinet was built to address.

16.6M — Metric tons of greenhouse gases per year

16.6M — Metric tons of greenhouse gases per year

From decomposing coffee cherry alone. Upcycled coffee drink brands like Cascara Cabinet create a market for what would otherwise be an environmental pollutant.

From decomposing coffee cherry alone. Upcycled coffee drink brands like Cascara Cabinet create a market for what would otherwise be an environmental pollutant.

125M — Coffee farmers worldwide depend on this harvest

125M — Coffee farmers worldwide depend on this harvest


The bean has always had a price. The fruit never did — until now. By creating a market for the coffee cherry, Cascara Cabinet turns a disposal problem into an additional income stream for farming communities at origin.

The bean has always had a price. The fruit never did — until now. By creating a market for the coffee cherry, Cascara Cabinet turns a disposal problem into an additional income stream for farming communities at origin.

ONE HARVEST.
TWO INCOME STREAMS.

The bean goes to coffee. The fruit comes to us.

Coffee farming is one of the lowest-margin agricultural businesses on earth. Commercial green coffee trades at around $1.30 per pound. The fruit around that bean — the part that ends up in Cascara Cabinet — was worth nothing. It had no market. It was a disposal problem. By creating a market for the coffee fruit, Cascara Cabinet gives farmers an additional revenue stream from the same harvest. No additional land. No additional water. No additional anything. One harvest. Two income streams. This is ethical coffee sourcing without the certification theatre.

125 million people worldwide depend on coffee farming for their livelihood. The bean has always had a price. The fruit never did — until now.

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Made from what nobody wanted. Available now from Amsterdam.

Made from what nobody wanted.
Available now from Amsterdam.

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