Our commitments
Café 9|38 combines quality, ethics and passion to create a committed premium Swiss coffee. Discover our values and our efforts towards delicious and responsible coffee.
“Think outside the cup”
Think beyond the cup!
Good coffee is also committed coffee!
quality
Our coffee beans are roasted in Switzerland at lower temperatures to ensure better aroma preservation. The artisanal and traditional roasting used allows time for the aromas of each bean to sublimate.
From grain to cup, quality is carefully scrutinized at each stage of the value chain.
Environment
All our coffees and our sugar are ORGANIC, certified by Procert. This means they are grown without pesticides. This is the essence of our philosophy and our commitment.
All our decisions are made taking into account our impact on the environment, the economy and sustainable development.
Fairtrade
With the Fairtrade Max Havelaar label, we commit to farmers purchasing their coffee according to Fairtrade standards. This allows us to offer better working and living conditions to farmer families.
Thanks to the fair trade premium, producer cooperatives can invest in community projects such as the development of local infrastructure (schools, hospitals, education, etc.).
solidary
We also show solidarity in Switzerland through social projects or with our partners.
Every year we donate part of our sales to social projects in Switzerland.
Our values
When know-how meets passion, the result is infinitely tasty, delectable...
The Requirement
We strive for the best quality at every step. The beans are harvested by hand and selected for their typicality and according to demanding criteria. Thus, only ripe coffee cherries are picked to guarantee the best richness of aromas.
The beans are roasted using an artisanal and traditional method, called “slow roasting”. This method allows the intrinsic aromas of each bean to develop better. They are cooled by air and not by water in order to protect the coffee from oxidation and prevent it from becoming greasy.
The managers of our partner cafes are trained to guarantee the best taste experience and the best quality in the cup.
Passion
As Coffee Academy certified baristas and restaurateurs, we know what we are looking for in terms of crema and the balance of aromas between strength, body, bitterness and acidity, in a cup of coffee.
We spent almost 2 years researching and tasting various espresso and coffee blends from the largest Swiss roasters in order to develop our own exclusive recipes, inspired by our history, our know-how and the high demands of the Swiss quality.
We will continue to look for recipes that correspond to our values, by combining origins or by selecting pure origins…
The Commitment
We want more than good coffee, we want engaged coffee. It all starts with sourcing organic and fair trade green coffee, respectful of the environment and the producers. Our Swiss sugar is also organic.
With a retrocession of our sales, we want to directly support social projects also in Switzerland.
We favor Swiss or at least European partners for our sugar, our dishes, our communication media and our maintenance service.