Mexico Kulaktik - Organic/Fair Trade Back in Stock

We now have our Mexico Kulaktik OFT back in stock! Thanks to all of our loyal customers who waited patiently for this coffee to come back in. Order up a few pounds and enjoy!

Alterra Offices Closed Labor Day

Attention Wholesale customers: Alterra offices will be closed on Labor Day, Monday September 6th. For those customers who have delivery on Labor Day, your order will be delivered Wednesday September 8th, please place your order by Tuesday September 7th by 3pm. For those customers who get Tuesday delivery (September 7th), please place your order Friday September 3rd by 3 PM for regular delivery on Tuesday.

Thank you!

New Rishi Chai Now Available!

We are thrilled to announce that Alterra now carries Rishi Tea’s Masala Chai Concentrate! This delicious chai is blended and brewed just down the road in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee, and we are proud to be teamed up with such a fantastic local company.

Rishi’s Masala Chai is an all organic and Fair Trade Certified microbrewed blend of spices and rich vanilla, infused with a full-bodied single origin forest grown black tea. Rishi uses ethically sourced, wild-grown black tea leaves from an ancient tea tree forest harvested in Yunnan, China – the birthplace of tea. Less than 2% of the world’s tea is harvested in such a low impact and truly organic manner.

To make this delicious concentrate, traditional Indian spices are slow brewed in small batches for more than 20 hours and carefully infused with the tea leaves. Slow brewing results in a more authentic and complex array of richer and fuller flavors. Also, each box of Masala Chai concentrate supports the Jane Goodall Institute and Roots & Shoots, the institute’s environmental and humanitarian global youth program.

Rishi Tea’s Masala Chai is currently available for purchase from Alterra Wholesale for $57.60 per case of twelve 32-oz. boxes. (Sorry, we are unable to accept orders for individual boxes.)

We’ve been serving the Masala Chai in our own cafes for a few weeks and have gotten a wonderful response from our customers!  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or to place your orders at 877-273-3747.

Omanhene Price Increase

Beginning Monday, August 2nd you’ll notice some increases on pricing for our Omanhene cocoa products.

This is because the price for raw cocoa beans has more than quadrupled in the past few years and has remained at levels not seen in 28 years.  Sugar has likewise remained at very high levels and the cost of sugar to Omanhene has risen 49% in just the last two years. 

Pricing for Omanhene cocoa as of Tuesday, July 20th will be as follows:
25# Cocoa Powder: $81.50
12oz Cocoa Tin: $3.90
12oz Mint Cocoa Tin: $4.90

Omanhene’s founder and president, Steve Wallace, had the following to share regarding the increases:

We refrained from raising prices for perhaps longer than we should—we benefited from some favorable cocoa purchasing decisions and had inventory we were able to use for the benefit of customers for a period longer than some of our competitors. As this inventory is exhausted and we have to reenter the new price reality, the price increase seems especially jarring. The alternative was to have raised prices much more frequently in order to keep closer to “market” price even though we had inventory manufactured at prices that were “below market”.

We encourage you to contact us with any questions about these changes and thank you for your understanding and continued support.

July 5th Orders and Deliveries

Hello, Alterra Wholesale Customers!

Our offices will be open during regular business hours on Monday, July 5th, from 8am – 5pm, and Alterra drivers will be making deliveries as scheduled. If you plan to close for the holiday on Monday and will be unable to receive your order, please contact us at (877) 273-3747 to make other arrangements.

Also, please note that UPS will be closed on Monday, July 5th, so be sure to keep this in mind when ordering this week and next.

Thanks and Happy Independence Day from everyone at Alterra Coffee!

Change in Puro Caff Offering

Hello, Alterra Wholesale Customers -

In keeping with Alterra’s focus on minimizing our environmental footprint, we’re excited to announce that we will now be carrying the Puro Caff ‘Full Circle’ line of Espresso Machine Cleaners!  Full Circle is the first environmentally responsible and effective portfolio of coffee equipment cleaning products. Our barista trainers and a handful of cafes have put Full Circle to the test with daily use and have found that the washes work wonderfully...without the use of harsh chemicals!  We’ll eventually be replacing all of our Puro Caff standard products with the Full Circle line, beginning with the Coffee Equipment Wash, available now for $14.85.

Why do we like Full Circle?
• All ingredients are found in food or derived from plants.
• Labels printed digitally to reduce emissions.
• 100% recyclable packaging

Full Circle Coffee Equipment Wash is now available through Alterra!
Like all Full Circle products, Full Circle Coffee Equipment Wash is completely phosphate free, all ingredients are renewable, sustainable and naturally occurring, and every jar is made from recycled packaging with a digitally printed label. Each 500 gram jar of product is perfect for back flushing traditional espresso machines, soaking coffee and espresso machine parts, and cleaning coffee brewers. Concentrated Full Circle formula eliminates coffee residue in group heads and valves with a balance of foam and solubility for optimal rinsing.

‘Full Circle’ Dairy Cleaner will also be available through Alterra within the next few weeks.
A superior dairy cleaner specifically formulated to break down milk protein build up. Perfect for cleaning auto frothing devices, steam wands, and milk vessels.

For more information, visit the product website here: http://www.fullcirclebrand.com/

Please feel free to contact our Sales Support Offices at 414-273-3747 for more info or if you have any questions.

Thanks!