Inflation hits Kona Ken’s coffee Big Time! I haven’t raised my prices in years. However recently every one of my costs went up significantly! So much so that it didn’t make sense to continue unless I changed my pricing structure. … Continued
Optically sorted coffee is unroasted beans that have been sent through a $100,000 optical machine examining every bean individually, removing any beans with defects after comparing each individual bean against a database of bean defect photos. This costly process insures … Continued
I use Priority mail for shipping, almost exclusively the fixed rate packages, which comes out to be the least expensive way per pound to ship kona coffee. Two pounds or less I use ultralight packaging which gets us in at … Continued
Coffee trees produce red fruit (cherry) which typically contain two seeds. These seeds are coffee beans. When harvesting coffee cherries, less than 10% of cherries will only contain one round bean, whereas all other cherries contain two semi spherical beans. … Continued
“I make every effort to get my coffee in your hands at the peak of perfection. I roast only after you order it and pack it as soon as it cools. But even if you don’t buy Kona Ken’s Coffee, … Continued
You can have your coffee sent with a personalized label showing a name, a short phrase, or both. When you order fill out the “Order Notes” with the recipient’s name(s) and a short note such as “Happy Birthday from ***” or … Continued
When you see a bag of coffee on the shelf at your store, resist the urge to buy it! How many months has it been sitting there? Way too long, especially with pricey specialty coffee. Old coffee works okay and … Continued