Bridgepoint International | Rare Foods from Africa

01About

The bridge between origins and markets.

Serving Europe and the United States with rare, high-quality foods from Africa and beyond.

Bridgepoint International sources specialty coffee beans and produce with traceable origins for buyers who appreciate their original story. Our current focus is Africa, home to some of the most distinctive coffee, cacao, dates, avocados and macadamia nuts. From our bases in Africa, the European Union and the United States, we are ready to enter new markets.

Clusters of green coffee cherries ripening on a branch under a tall shade canopy. — Coffee cherries, before harvest · Rwanda

The point of origin

AfricaA continent of exquisite products
OriginA named farm, station, cooperative
CraftHarvest, processing, value added
QualityGraded, cupped, tested
JourneyProtected, traced, shipped
WorldA table in Paris, Dubai or Washington

2 operating markets
5 signature products
Current focus: African origins
Ready for new markets

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02Origins

African products. Certified origins.

Each product comes from the Africa where it has the deepest roots and stories, ready to be shared with world.

Coffee comes specifically from Rwanda. Cacao comes from West Africa, dates from North Africa, and avocados and macadamia nuts from East Africa. Each origin has its own climate, season and taste.

5 products
4 origins
2+ destinations

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03Coffee

Rwandan coffee, shaped by lava and altitude.

Our single coffee origin: Bourbon Arabica from Rwanda's volcanic hills, offered as specialty lots in four processes.

Rwanda's coffee grows at 1800–2000 metres, where cool nights slow ripening and build sweetness and bright acidity. Rwanda’s rich volcanic soil plays a massive role in giving its coffee a highly distinct, premium flavor profile.

The combination of high altitude with volcanic terroir gives a highly specific chemical reaction inside the growing coffee plant.

Almost all of it is Arabica, mostly Bourbon varieties. The harvest runs from late February into mid-year, and each process then gives the same cherry a different cup.

Pl. 01

Coffea arabicaBean · Rwanda

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Fully washed
Cherries are pulped, fermented and washed clean before drying. The cup is clean and bright, with crisp acidity and clear floral notes.
02
Honey
The skin is removed, but sticky fruit mucilage stays on the bean while it dries. Expect rounded sweetness and a fuller, silkier body.
03
Natural
Whole cherries dry slowly in the sun before the fruit is removed. This gives a heavier body and ripe, berry-like sweetness.
04
Anaerobic
Cherries ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks before drying. The controlled fermentation creates intense, layered flavours, often winey, spiced or tropical.

Rows of wooden drying beds on a grassy slope, with blue hills and cloud behind. — Drying beds during harvests · Rwanda

Commercial Arabica

Alongside specialty lots, we offer commercial coffee: 100% Arabica from Rwanda. It suits roasters, blenders and food-service buyers who want an everyday Arabica base that still carries the character of its origin.

≈ 400,000 coffee farmers (2025)
≈ 24,000 tones exported (2025)
Altitude 1800–2000m
Harvest: late February–mid-year

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04Cacao

The cacao belt's heartland.

West Africa grows most of the world's cacao, with humid forest conditions and two harvests a year.

Cacao pods ripen on shaded trees across West Africa's humid forest zone. After harvest, the beans are fermented and dried, the steps that develop the flavour chocolate makers look for. The region's scale and long growing tradition place it at the centre of the global cacao trade.

Ripening cacao pods, red and pink, hanging from the trunk of a shaded tree. — Cacao pods · illustrative photograph

Pl. 02

Theobroma cacaoPod · West Africa

≈ 70% of world cacao (2019/20)
≈ 4.7 Mt global harvest (2024/25)
Main crop: September–March
Mid-crop: May–August

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05Dates

Sweetness from the oasis.

North Africa is home to two of the world's three largest date producers, where desert heat meets underground water.

Date palms thrive in dry heat with water at their roots. The fruit ripens in three stages: crisp khalal, soft rutab and finally tamar, the naturally dried date known worldwide. Well-known varieties such as Medjool and Deglet Nour trace their roots to the region.

Heavy bunches of ripe brown dates hanging from a date palm. — Dates on the palm · illustrative photograph

Pl. 04

Phoenix dactyliferaFruit · North Africa

1st · North Africa · ≈ 1.9 Mt
2nd · Middle East · ≈ 1.6 Mt
3rd · North Africa · ≈ 1.3 Mt

≈ 9.8 Mt world harvest (2023)
2 of the top 3 producers (2023)
Harvest: late July–November
3 ripening stages

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06Avocado

Highland avocados, season after season.

Cool East African highlands and two rainy seasons support an avocado harvest that spans much of the year.

Hass leads the region's crop, prized for its dark, pebbled skin and creamy flesh. Green-skinned Fuerte follows later in the year and extends the season. Together they keep East African avocados available across much of the calendar, often when other origins are between harvests.

A halved avocado with its stone, lying among whole dark-skinned Hass avocados. — Hass avocados · illustrative photograph

Pl. 05

Persea americanaFruit · East Africa

≈ 694,000 t, top regional producer (2025)
Hass: ≈ 74% of the crop (2025)
Hass season: March–August
Fuerte season: September–November

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07Macadamia

Macadamia, rooted in East Africa.

Macadamia trees have found a second home in East Africa's mild, fertile highlands.

Macadamia trees take several years to bear fruit. The round nuts drop when mature and are gathered from the ground. A very hard shell protects a creamy, buttery kernel used in confectionery, baking and snacking. East Africa now supplies a significant share of the world's crop.

Cupped hands holding fresh macadamia nuts, some still in green husks, some split open. — Fresh macadamias · illustrative photograph

Pl. 03

Macadamia integrifoliaNut · East Africa

≈ 1 in 6 world macadamias (2024)
≈ 58,000 t in-shell (2024)
Harvest opens in March
Home to a top-three producer (2025)

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08Inquiry

Let's talk about your next origin.

Tell us what you are looking for. We reply to every inquiry, usually within two working days.

Whether you need product information, samples or want to discuss a partnership, send us a short note. The more detail you share about your product, volumes and market, the better we can help.