Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark - Coffee Express

By CommonShare

Coffee Express Co. is a premier coffee roasting company based in Michigan, specializing in freshly roasting specialty coffee beans daily since 1982. With a focus on providing exceptional service to coffee houses, grocery stores, and specialty retailers, Coffee Express offers a wide range of products including Conventional, Organics, Fair Trade, Swiss Water Decafs, and more. Their core products include a selection of distinctive Arabica coffees sourced from around the world, ensuring freshness with a roast-to-order policy that sets them apart in the industry.

As pioneers in the world of specialty coffee for over 40 years, Coffee Express Co. prides itself on the unmistakable character of its coffees, a result of decades of experience and dedication to quality. Their master roasters skillfully blend Latin American and African beans to create the Organic House Blend, showcasing the best of both regions. The company's commitment to quality extends to their selection of fine DaVinci gourmet flavoring syrups and smoothie offerings, chosen after rigorous tasting and testing to meet their high standards.

Coffee Express Co. caters to a diverse customer base, providing options for customization and a variety of products to create a unique coffee menu. Their strategic approach focuses on offering fresh and flavorful coffee beans, additional products like syrups and teas, and espresso machines for sale, ensuring that customers receive the ultimate cup of coffee. With a strong market presence in Michigan and a reputation for excellence, Coffee Express Co. continues to innovate and expand its offerings to meet the evolving needs of the coffee industry, setting the standard for wholesale coffee roasting in the region.

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Traceability

An increasingly important factor in global supply chains, traceability assesses the manufacturer's capability to track products and materials from origin to delivery. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® explores this through the lens of tiered supplier verification, culminating in end-to-end traceability with real-time monitoring and complete transparency.

Digitized Products

The digital landscape has transformed B2B interactions. This facet assesses the extent to which manufacturers have digitized their product offerings. The spectrum ranges from manufacturers without any online product catalog to those boasting advanced B2B e-commerce platforms, providing clients with order customization, real-time tracking, and an integrated view of the supply chain.

Preferred Materials

This aspect gauges the extent to which manufacturers incorporate sustainable, circular, and regenerative materials in their supply chain. It assesses whether companies merely use standard materials or whether they actively prioritize sustainable and preferred materials in their product range, even going so far as to offer digital verification of material certificates.

Facility Verification and Services

This dimension evaluates the openness and commitment of manufacturers regarding their facility's conditions and services. It covers a spectrum, from providing no facility details at all to showcasing comprehensive third-party audits, ensuring transparency in worker welfare and showcasing a clear commitment to maintaining top-tier facility services.

Readiness to Contract

Before entering a partnership, it's pivotal to understand a manufacturer's business legitimacy. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® checks for the presence and verification of essential documents, ranging from basic business licenses to comprehensive documentation, client testimonials, and even third-party attestations that verify a manufacturer's reliability and readiness to contract.
Coffee Express
United States
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How our Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark® Works?

By CommonShare

The Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark is a comprehensive framework designed to evaluate and rate manufacturers based on their commitment to sustainability, digital integration, readiness for contracting, material sourcing, and facility standards. It provides a clear, standardized metric for assessing manufacturers in a B2B environment, helping businesses make informed decisions aligned with their sustainability objectives. The benchmark covers crucial areas like end-to-end traceability, the digital verification of supply tiers, utilization of preferred materials, and verified social audits for facilities. By incorporating both depth and granularity across its criteria, the benchmark not only promotes transparency but also encourages continuous improvement in responsible manufacturing practices.