Based in a cabin in South East London this small independent coffee roasters won us over with their sustainability credentials and excellent customer service. Also amazing tasting coffee, of course!

Mont58 coffee roastery cabin in South East London.

What Mont58 beans do we stock?

At Get Loose Foods we stock organic Guatemalan Arabica coffee beans of medium roast and strength in Decaffeinated and Caffeinated Varieties , these beans have a slightly sweet taste. We sell them for £2.78 per 100g. We also sell ground coffee, which is the same price, and has a shelf life of one month. Ask staff for the specific dates in store, and keep in an air tight container!

How do Mount58 deliver their coffee?

The coffee comes to us in plastic free, recyclable paper bags. Mont58 are working to ensure the bags are home compostable in the future. For now, we collect them and return to Mont58 for reuse.

The bags are delivered by courier bike.

How do these coffee beans get to the UK? They are shipped by boat via a UK importer specialising in organic and fair trade green beans.

The Art of Coffee Roasting

Mont58 take the art of coffee roasting very seriously. From their small cabin in Catford the team hand-roast small batches of beans to work out what works best for each type of bean. There is lots of experimentation to get it right. You can be assured lots of care and attention goes into your beans!

They look after their staff as well being an accredited Living Wage Employer!

Benefits of Fairtrade

As we’ve already mentioned the beans we stock come from Guatemala. They are organically grown under fair trade conditions by the Fedecocagua Co-operative in Guatemala. The co-operative has existed since 1969 and currently has 20,000 members, 70% of them are 70% indigenous people.

The Co-operative provides a range of services including access to a credit scheme, technical support, transport, warehousing, and the purchase, processing and export of members’ coffee beans. This commercialisation of coffee production means the farmers receive higher prices than when they had to sell to middlemen.

Mont58 have used the fair trade premium on the coffee for a number of projects:

Buy new trucks that help to reduce transportation costs involved in coffee production.
Establish healthcare centers and pharmacies to meet the needs of local families.
Create micro-credit and pre-harvest financing programs.
Construct new schools and offer members’ children scholarships to continue their education.
Finance electricity, potable water, and road construction projects.
Two new drying patios and wet mills.
Lend support to the “María Auxiliadora Weavers Club” — a group of 25 women weavers, who have exported their colorful handmade crafts, bags, placemats and napkins to Germany, benefiting more than 125 children from Patzún, Chimaltenango.

Curious about our other suppliers? Look through our Producer Spotlight blog section.