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Volcafé (ED&F Man Holdings)
Volcafé (Winterthur Switzerland; subsidiary of ED&F Man Holdings, UK private commodity house) is the world's #4-5 green coffee trader, with particular historical strength in Robusta origins including Indonesia, Uganda, and Côte d'Ivoire. Volcafé was founded in 1852 and is one of the oldest coffee trading houses; it was acquired by ED&F Man Holdings in 2012 for ~$340M. Volcafé's Uganda operations are among its most distinctive — it is one of the key exporters of Ugandan 'fine Robusta' (washed Robusta from Mt. Elgon and Rwenzori growing regions at 1,200-1,500m elevation) that has attracted specialty coffee interest for its cup quality approaching washed Arabica. Volcafé also participates in ICE LIFFE Robusta futures market as a physical delivery and trading entity. Volcafé was rebranded as part of Mercon Coffee Group in some operations; the group was restructured following financial difficulties at ED&F Man parent in 2022-2023.
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