A Decade on the Road Across Indonesia's Coffee Origins

Pippo grew up around Indonesia's coffee belt — splitting his early years between Sumatera's Mandheling highlands and the Aceh Gayo region. He spent nearly a decade working alongside cooperative groups before joining FnB Coffee's sourcing team in Medan.

Today he covers origin sourcing for FnB Coffee — building direct relationships with farmer groups across Aceh, Mandailing, Pakpak Bharat, Toraja and Bali Kintamani. Between trips, Pippo writes for the FnB Coffee blog: "I write for FnB Coffee, and I always have a passion for writing anything that can present Indonesian coffee diversity."

His working principle is straightforward — direct trade isn't a marketing claim, it's a paper trail. Every conversation on a farmer's drying patio becomes a lot ID, a moisture reading, and a flavor note that travels all the way to the buyer's cup.