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Gavina Gourmet Coffee. THE ART OF FINE COFFEE

Don Francisco Gaviña, founder of the company.

t's hard to beat the aroma of a fresh, steaming hot cup of coffee. When it's expertly made by a master-blender trained in the fine art of creating gourmet coffee, it tastes as good as it smells. And, as Pedro Gaviña of Gaviña Gourmet Coffee says, "Everything we do, we should enjoy."

The journey started when Gaviña was asked to create the perfect coffee blend for McDonald's®, and they travelled the globe in search of exactly the right combination of coffee beans. They found it in the rich coffee-bearing soils of Central and South America, and McDonald's Premium Roast Blend was born.

Coffee has always been the Gaviña family's guiding passion, and when Don Francisco Gaviña left Cuba and established a coffee roasting plant in Southern California, he fulfilled a life-long dream. His children grew up on the plantation and learned to live and love the coffee business at first hand, and Gaviña remains a family company rooted in traditional values.

Today, Gaviña's state of the art facility is located in Southern California. It's dedicated to creating gourmet coffee, innovative new coffee concepts, and, through their training program, teaching McDonald's employees the art of brewing great coffee.

Gaviña prides itself on maintaining a green coffee department, that's dedicated to sustainability. As Pedro Gaviña points out, "Coffee is the second-most traded commodity in the world, and the economy of over 50 countries depends on it. It is vital that we look after farmers and look after land, as without sustainability there is absolutely no future."

The journey continues 25 years later, as McDonald's customers enjoy over 400 million cups of Gaviña coffee a year. They have grown to be one of the world's foremost gourmet producers, who, according to Pedro, "Deliver the best coffee in the world to McDonald's."

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