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The Green Coffee Company Launches its $100 Million Series C Funding Round to Revolutionize the Colombian Coffee Industry
The fresh capital will enable the company to drive forward a new way of doing business that transforms the manner in which coffee is produced, processed and monetized in Colombia . The new investment is expected to provide the Green Coffee Company with the capital needed to further expand its Colombian operations, accelerate its U.S.-based coffee roasting operations and enable the company to launch its own lines of liquors and spirits distilled from coffee cherries and other coffee by-products.
"This funding round will push us further towards our goal of becoming the world's largest arabica-coffee producer," said Cole Shephard , Green Coffee Company Founder and partner at Legacy Group, the company's asset manager. "Through the buildout of our roasting facility and the monetization of coffee byproducts, we will be able to fully vertically-integrate additional lines of business from roasted coffee to business-to-consumer alcohol products. We already have the most sophisticated coffee processing facilities in Colombia , and, we believe, globally. We intend on continuing to be leaders of innovation in the coffee industry in Colombia and throughout the world."
The Green Coffee Company has committed to six of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals as central tenets of its business: gender equality , clean water , decent work , responsible consumption , climate action and life on land .
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Integrating environmental, social and economic sustainability is at the core of all of the Green Coffee Company's operations. The company prides itself on having obtained the sustainable-agriculture certification of the Rainforest Alliance and for adhering to the Coffee And Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices standard, a program developed by Starbucks, Conservation International and SCS Global Services.
In July, the company was recognized by the president of Colombia's Congress and Colombia's minister of agriculture for its advances in agriculture. GCC's CEO, Boris Wullner , accepted the award for "Best Technological Innovation" in agriculture. Additionally, the company has become a national leader by practicing digital agronomy , using mobile technology to monitor farm conditions and trends, so farming decisions may be made based on the best data available.
The $25.0 million equity offering will be open to accredited individual investors, institutional investors and coffee-industry participants at $100,000 minimum investments, with substantial multiples on investment projected through a company sale or U.S. IPO. The company also welcomes those institutions interested in the $75.0 million debt portion of the funding round.
If you would like to participate in GCC's Series C funding round, please contact Legacy Group, the company's asset manager, at
investor.relations@legacy-group.co . Please visit its website for more information, and to be added to Legacy Group's mailing list.
To learn more about Green Coffee Company, go to https://gcc-coffee.com/ .
The Green Coffee Company is a consolidated coffee farming operation headquartered in the U.S. with operations based in Medellín, Colombia . The company's innovative business model allows for complete control of the supply chain: from cultivation through processing to direct trade with end-clients. GCC's holistic approach to the coffee sector and commitment to best environmental practices not only establishes the long-term profitability and sustainability of the business, but also improves the quality of the coffee produced on the farms.
Follow Legacy Group on Linkedin for news related to the Green Coffee Company and other alternative investment opportunities at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/legacygroup/ .
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Readers of this document should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Many factors could affect actual results and cause them to vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this document. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this document, which speak only as of the date of this document. We undertake no responsibility to update these statements, except as required by law.
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