Asia Coffee Offering
Asia is the new frontier for coffee production and Vuna not only has experience through our coffee school and business coaching, we also have boots on the ground.
In Yunnan, China we have Vuna staff living and breathing coffee in the main production region. She’s perfectly positioned to support local producers and exporters to expand their offerings to Western markets.
In Indonesia and Vietnam, we have partnered with reliable, experienced exporters to provide both commercial arabica and robusta and also certified arabica and even specialty fermentations.
Country: Indonesia
Region: Aceh Tengeh and Bener Meriah, Gayo Highlands, Aceh, Sumatra
Organization Overview
Based in Indonesia’s Gayo Highlands across Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah, Putra Gayo produces high‑elevation Arabica with cups shaped by washed, natural, honey, and other controlled processing methods. Distinct from traditional wet‑hulled Sumatra styles, Putra Gayo’s focus on processing flexibility and in‑house milling allows buyers to access differentiated Gayo profiles tailored to specific market needs.
Number of members: Estate production complemented by independent smallholder farmers
Production Data
Species: Arabica
Coffee varieties: Timtim (Gayo 1) and Bourbon (Gayo2), (Gayo 3)
Elevation of farms: 1,400-1,600 meters
Certifications available: Organic, Fair Trade
Processing method(s): Fully Washed, Semi Washed, Natural and Honey
Harvest months: Sep-Jan and Apr-Jun
Shipping months: Year round
Shipping ports: Medan
Product Details
Grades available: Grade 1 Gayo Arabica
Sensory Attributes
Cup profile: Complex, apricot, grapefruit, herbal, umami, spices, medium acidity, velvety body
Country: Indonesia
Region: Gayo Highlands, Bener Meriah Regency, Aceh
Organization Overview
Based in Indonesia’s Gayo Highlands of Aceh, Sumatera Permata Gayo is a producer‑led cooperative and exporter working with smallholder farmers in Bener Meriah Regency, one of the core production districts of the Gayo origin. With in‑house processing and export capacity, and certifications including Organic, Fairtrade, and Rainforest Alliance, the organization delivers traceable Arabica coffees that express the full‑bodied, structured character Gayo is known for, with consistency and scale for international buyers.
Number of members: 520 farmers
Production Data
Species: Arabica
Coffee varieties: Timtim, Bourbon, Ateng Super
Elevation of farms: 1,200-1,600 meters
Certifications available: Organic, fair trade, JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards), Rainforest Alliance
Processing method(s): Giling Basah (wet hulled), fully washed, honey, natural, natural anaerobic
Harvest months: Sep-July
Shipping months: Jan-Dec
Shipping ports: Medan
Product Details
Grades available: Grade 1 Arabica in the Mandheiling style, offered as conventional, Organic, Fairtrade, and Organic & Fairtrade, with additional specialty selections across fully washed, honey, and natural processes.
Sensory Attributes
Cup profile: Full‑bodied, structured cups with deep sweetness, cocoa, caramel, and warm spice. Grade 1 lots offer greater depth and clarity, while Grade 2 delivers clean, reliable profiles at scale.
Country: China
Region: Menglian, Yunnan
Organization Overview
Yirong Coffee is a true leader in coffee farming in Menglian - they already have 30 years of coffee farming under their belts. The organization has their own coffee farms and a processing plant where they receive cherries from smallholder producers. Today, they have nearly a thousand producers that deliver cherry to Yirong. Yirong was the first farm in Pu'er City that dedicated itself to organic prodution and in 2020, it became the first plantation in Menglian to export organic coffee to Europe.
Number of members: 500 households, 1875 member
Production Data
Species: Arabica
Coffee varieties: Catimor, Sarchimor
Elevation of farms: 1,300-1,600 meters
Certifications available: Organic (EOS, NOP, China organic)
Processing method(s): Washed, Natural and Honey
Harvest months: Nov - Mar
Shipping months: Apr - Jul
Shipping ports: Sanghai, Shenzhen
Product Details
Grades available: G1 (washed, Natural)
Sensory Attributes
Cup profile
Washed: green apple, citrus, nuts, medium acidity, smooth body
Natural: Apricot, mango, peach, Medium acidity, Velvety body
Country: China
Region: Ximeng, Yunnan, China
Organization Overview
Founded in 2007 on an initial 3.3 hectares, Huangguan Coffee grew under the leadership of Xia Bin, a former technician at the Pu’er Agricultural Research Institute whose work with Nestlé sparked his entry into coffee.
Based in Simaogang Town, the company expanded from cultivation and primary processing into trading through long-term partnerships with Nestlé, Starbucks, and LDC. Today, Huangguan Coffee trades around 3,000 tons annually and manages two Arabica plantations totaling more than 133 hectares, making it a major coffee producer in Pu’er.
Production Data
Species: Arabica
Coffee varieties: Catimor, Sarchimor
Elevation of farms: 1,300-1,600 meters
Processing method(s): Washed, Natural
Harvest months: Nov - Mar
Shipping months: Apr - Jul
Shipping ports: Sanghai, Shenzhen
Product Details
Grades available: G1 (washed, Natural)
Sensory Attributes
Cup profile
Washed: Nuts, citrus, nuts, smooth body, medium acidity
Natural: Pineapple, peach, red wine, medium acidity, velvety body
Country: China
Region: Menglian, Yunnan
Organization Overview
At 63, Yan Gu has led coffee development in Fuyan Town since 2007. From initial trials to large-scale cultivation, the cooperative now spans over 333 hectares and produces more than 4,000 tons of green coffee annually, boosting incomes for ethnic minority farmers. After handing over to the second generation, the cooperative continues its model of free seedlings and technical support, uniting farmers and sustaining growth.
Number of members: 2000
Production Data
Species: Arabica
Coffee varieties: Catimor, Sarchimor
Elevation of farms: 1,400-1,600 meters
Processing method(s): Washed, Natural
Harvest months: Nov - Mar
Shipping months: Apr - Jul
Shipping ports: Sanghai, Shenzhen
Preferred incoterm: FOB
Product Details
Grades available: G1 (washed, Natural)
Sensory Attributes
Cup profile
Washed: Citrus, nuts, green tea, medium acidity, smooth body
Natural: Peach, fruity, medium acidity, velvety body
Country: Vietnam
Region: Pleiku City, Gia Lai province
Organization Overview
Tin Thanh Dat is a reliable, commercially-driven exporter who can guarantee an excellent quality-price ratio, strong pricing strategies, and volume to fulfill demand for robusta-driven coffees. Their modern processing machinery and experienced quality control team work together to create a consistent and visually appealing product.
Tin Thanh Dat's strength is their presence at at the farm level, sourcing the best coffees at the best prices, cutting the in-between channels.
Number of members: 3600 farmers in their network
Production Data
Species: Arabica and robusta
Coffee varieties:
Robusta: TR14; Vietnamese Robusta (local dwarf variety, commonly known as “Xanh Lun”); locally selected high-yield, disease-resistant Robusta (commonly known as “Thien Truong”)
Arabica: Typica, Bourbon, Catimor
Elevation of farms:
Arabica: 1,200 to 1,600m
Robusta: 500-800m
Certifications and sustainability schemes: Rainforest Alliance, 4C, FDA, HAACP, Halal
Processing method(s): Robusta: natural, wet polished, and honey; Arabica: washed
Harvest months: Nov-Dec
Shipping months: All year-round
Shipping ports: Ho Chi Minh
Product Details
Grades available:
Robusta: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Arabica: Grade 1 from Vietnam and Laos
Sensory Attributes
Cup profile
Robusta: strong body, bitter, chocolate, nutty notes
Arabica: fruity, floral, with bright acidity