Vietnam · Est. 2018

We believe the best coffee
grows slowly.

VN Specialty Coffee was built on one conviction: that Vietnam's highland terroir — long overlooked by the global specialty market — produces some of the most distinct and complex green beans in the world.

2018 Founded
40+Farm
Partners
30+Export
Countries
6yrDirect
Trade
Founder photograph
Our Beginning

A different kind of
coffee company.

We started in 2018 not as a trading company, but as a problem-solving mission. Coffee farming families in Da Lat and Dak Lak were producing exceptional fruit — but selling at commodity prices, with no access to specialty buyers, no traceability, and no reward for quality.

Our founders — a team of Vietnamese agronomists and international specialty buyers — spent two years building direct relationships with highland farming families before we shipped our first container. We visited every farm. We cupped every lot. We paid above Fair Trade premium from day one.

Today we work with over 40 farming families across five provinces, connecting their exceptional green beans to specialty roasters across Europe, North America, Australia, and Japan.

"Vietnam has always had extraordinary terroir. What it lacked was a direct path to the roasters who could appreciate it. That's what we set out to build."

— Nguyễn Minh Khoa, Co-Founder
What We Stand For

Our values, in practice.

These aren't aspirational statements — they're operational decisions we make every season, with every farm, on every shipment.

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Full Transparency
Farm-level data, Q-grader reports, and origin photos with every order. No mystery lots. No blended origins.
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Fair Pricing
We pay minimum 35% above commodity price at the farm gate — and our premiums increase with cup quality.
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Regenerative Farming
Shade-grown, compost-fed, forest-managed. Verified by third-party auditors each year.
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Supply Consistency
Pre-harvest contracts and year-round purchasing let you plan your sourcing calendar with confidence.

Six years of direct trade.

40+ Direct farming family partners across 5 provinces
35%+ Average premium above commodity price paid to farmers
100% Of lots traceable to named farm and harvest date
30+ Countries currently receiving our green beans
The Team

Built by people who know coffee from both ends.

Our team includes Q-graders, agronomists, export logistics specialists, and former roasters. We speak the language of both the farm and the roastery.

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Nguyễn Minh Khoa
Co-Founder & Head of Sourcing
Third-generation farming family background. 12 years in agronomy across Lâm Đồng and Đắk Lắk. Licensed Q-grader since 2016.
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Sarah Chen
Co-Founder & Export Director
Former green coffee buyer for a Scandinavian roasting group. Manages all international buyer relationships and export logistics.
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Trần Thị Hương
Head of Quality Control
SCA-certified Q-grader and processing specialist. Oversees all lot cupping, defect analysis, and processing development.

See where our coffee
comes from.

Visit our farm profiles to learn about the families behind each lot — their land, their practices, and their story.