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A Legacy of Excellence
with the heart of a family
Our Story
Great Lakes Coffee is a green coffee sourcing, milling and exporting company. We are a leading family owned business in East Africa, with over 60 years of coffee trading heritage.
60
years
of coffee heritage
9.4
million
sales turnover per year
4,4
tonnes
export green per year
17k
MaxTRACE
registered farmers

The Nicolaides family have been involved in coffee in Africa for three generations, starting out as farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Today, the family owns and operates Great Lakes Coffee (GLC), a Uganda-based green coffee sourcing, milling and exporting company. GLC builds community wet mills, creates access to finance, provides training for farmers and pays for the certification of smallholder farmer groups.

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