Coffee & Tea

Which will it be: coffee or tea? Whatever your favorite, each carries a long, delicious history and a wealth of flavor, health benefits and comfort. Oh, and did we mention they’re both stimulants? Tea is the most popular drink on the planet other than water, and coffee is gaining fast.

We think quality is the most important factor, whatever your choice. To bring you the best, we partner with our Allegro Coffee Company, experts in the coffee and tea business who have been part of the Whole Foods market family for a quite a few years now. While we also feature local and specialty coffees in our stores, we are pleased to offer all of our bulk beans and the majority of our packaged coffee blends from Allegro Coffee.

Through the diligent efforts of Allegro’s buyers, we partner with growers from over forty different farms who share our values for environmentally friendly practices, such as water conservation, manual weeding (instead of using pesticides), and organic farming methods. Our coffee beans are grown in rich soils, carefully picked, dried and hand sorted by farmers who take pride in their crops. The beans are then roasted in small batches to bring out their inherent regional characteristics and flavors. The result is a truly unique array of coffees that span the roasting spectrum from light to extra dark roast.

And, through our Whole Trade Guarantee, we’ve initiated Fair Trade practices, ensuring that the price the farmers are paid provides them the means to reinvest in their farms, hire and retain the best workers and stay in business for the long-term. It’s definitely a win-win.

We bring the same care to the tea we sell, sourcing only the finest teas of every type from all the major tea-growing regions of the world. So, whatever it may be, coffee or tea, you are assured of both quality and conscience when it comes from us.