Lot 27: Los Angeles Los Naranjos Cafe, S.A. De C.V.

Los Naranjos Café, S.A. de C.V., is a company founded by three friends: David Velásquez, Manuel Olivares, and Sigfredo Corado. After high school, they pursued individual paths before coming together. David established a successful career in Business, Accounting, and Financial Services. Manuel became a successful businessman in the U.S. Sigfredo, hailing from a coffee-producing family, became an esteemed agronomist specializing in Coffee Production with a focus on Communities and Sustainability Impact.

Driven by their shared passion for coffee, Sigfredo and David began producing coffee as a hobby. To their surprise, their coffee was of exceptional quality. When they presented their project at a class reunion, Manuel expressed interest in joining, as he was seeking an investment opportunity that could benefit his hometown communities. What started as a hobby quickly transformed into a well-established company.

Los Naranjos Coffee owns six farms located in the Apaneca-Ilamatepec Mountain Range, spanning Sonsonate, Santa Ana, and Ahuachapan Departments. They have also established an advanced coffee mill and a premium coffee lab, attracting visitors such as ambassadors, international coffee buyers, and tourists.

One of Los Naranjos' primary goals is to make El Salvador one of the top coffee producers globally. To achieve this, they emphasize knowledge-sharing and have developed the Entre Café Experience, a hostel located on one of their farms. This experience educates visitors about coffee production, taking them to the fields and the mill to witness the effort required to produce the coffee they enjoy.

Los Naranjos is deeply committed to the environment and communities. They believe that coffee production must prioritize consciousness and sustainability. In collaboration with Catholic Relief Services, Los Naranjos helped establish the RENACER School in 2019. They have provided Finca Noruega to host a coffee development center that assists communities in selling their coffee through environmentally friendly practices. Los Naranjos works closely with small producers, helping them export their coffee worldwide.

Los Naranjos' dedication to improving the quality of coffee has resulted in the production of unique and exceptional coffees, winning the Cup of Excellence (COE) 2020 with Finca Los Angeles and Finca Noruega. None of this would have been possible without the collective effort of all the collaborators involved.