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Kicking Horse Coffee
Kicking Horse Coffee is a Canadian-made business that sells coffee beans, coffee grounds, cold brew, and ‘Kicking Horse Coffee’ merch. It has been recognized as North Americas Number 1 Organic and Fair trade Coffee Company, as well as Canada’s Most Trusted Brand (in the coffee/tea category), and Canada’s Best Place to Work.

Kicking Horse Coffee ships within North America, but is available internationally through Vitacost.

Origin
In 1996, Kicking Horse Coffee was created by Elana Rosenfeld, who is still the CEO to this day. Situated in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, this enterprise was started in a garage in the “middle of nowhere” A.K.A. Invermere, British Columbia.

Elana Rosenfeld
CEO and Co-Founder of Kicking Horse Coffee, Elana Rosenfeld found an interest in coffee after observing her mother’s gourmet food business in Toronto in the 1970s. Elana then went on to explore other areas of nutrition before starting Kicking Horse Coffee, including a seasonal fruit stand and whole food café.

Elana is a member of the board for Nature Conservancy of Canada. She has two daughters and enjoys her time in nature doing activities such as skiing, mountain biking, stand-up paddle boarding, and yoga.

Coffee Beans
Kicking Horse Coffee uses Arabica beans to achieve a bean that is dense, aromatic, and smooth. The Arabica beans that are used by Kicking Horse Coffee are grown under shade and at high altitudes which creates a biodiverse environment that benefits wildlife, plants, and people.

The Arabica beans used by Kicking Horse Coffee come from both North and South America, as well as Africa and Indonesia. Organic and Fairtrade farming cooperatives are a resource that this enterprise buys its beans from, specifically in the locations of “Peru, Colombia, Sumatra, East Timor, Uganda, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, and Ethiopia”.

Fairtrade and Organic
Kicking Horse Coffee is 100% certified Fairtrade and 100% certified organic.