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Ventura Trading AG
Haldenstrasse 5
Postfach 1238
CH - 6341 Baar
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History
Cosmo Coffee's tradition has a long history: traditional Brazilian coffee farming has been practiced at Fazenda Ipiranga since 1875. In this section, we take a look back at the most important milestones.
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Coffee crisis of the 90s
With the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange, the value of coffee falls and prices plummet. This crisis has a severe impact on many coffee producers and plantation owners: to stop the drop in prices caused by overproduction, millions of bags of coffee are burned and coffee plantations are destroyed all over the world.
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Takeover of the Fazenda
The owners of Fazenda Ipiranga are also affected by the economic crisis and perceive coffee cultivation as a burden at this time. For this reason, Myrtha and Hannjörg Hereth buy Fazenda Ipiranga for a social purpose in the early 1990s - with the aim of leading the farm out of the crisis and to give it a new lease of life.
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Modernisation
After the acquisition, Fazenda Ipiranga was introduced to sustainable and ecological coffee cultivation. 50 homes were built for the farm's employees - each with access to running water and its own garden. A school for the children from the surrounding villages was built. This is how the fazenda evolved into one of the most forward-looking farms in Minas Gerais.
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Today and in the future
Blue de Brasil becomes Cosmo Coffee. With a new name and a new brand identity, we aim to make our coffee known among coffee fans, baristas and gourmets. At the same time, our organic cultivation takes care of the resources and enables a sustainable and natural coffee production.
Myrtha & Hannjörg HerethDomenica & Valentin Biedermann
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