Packaging For Profit

The freshness of coffee offered for sale by any specialty coffee retailer
is obviously of critical importance. Coffee, once roasted, deteriorates
rapidly.

This is usually caused by oxidation and made worse by the presence
of moisture. The materials and methods used to package coffee vary
greatly in their ability to arrest or slow this deterioration. In addition,
contamination of varietal or blended coffee is always a concern.

At Distant Lands Coffee Roaster we use state of the art materials and
techniques to ensure that our coffee arrives at our customers' location
in the best possible condition.

All our bags are nitrogen flushed during packing, regardless of capacity.
Also, the freshly roasted coffee is bagged immediately, without "degassing,"
which is an industry term for staling. Our packaging procedure accomplishes
two things. First, as the nitrogen replaces the air it eliminates any possibility
of oxidation and secondly, the carbon dioxide then emitted by the coffee
will effectively pressurize the bag. This pressurization causes the coffee oils
to evenly coat the interior of the coffee beans' cell walls. This slows the rate
which oxygen can enter the roasted bean after the bag has been opened,
helping to protect against staling. To prevent the rupture of the bag as a result
of this natural pressurization, a one way valve is installed. This valve opens at
a specific pressure, allowing excess gas to escape, then reseals to preclude
the possibility of oxygen entering.

Non-permeable packaging material is also very important, not only so that
oxygen and moisture cannot enter, but also so the straight coffees cannot
be contaminated by flavored coffee in close proximity. Our bags are three
ply with aluminum to guard against this possibility.



Distant Lands Coffee Roaster
11754 State Highway 64 West
Tyler, Texas 75704-9493

(800) 346-5459 Toll Free
(903) 592-9771 Voice
(903) 593-2699 Fax
(888) 262-JAVA Mail Order Line

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