The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD

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  EP1663 Part 3 of 5 | COMSA Says Benecke Pressured Them to Keep Shipping Coffee (Benecke and COMSA) | Map It Forward 19.08.2026 34мин

  Part 3 of 5: COMSA says Benecke was already paying late when it insisted the cooperative continue shipping coffee. The cooperative borrowed heavily, fulfilled the contracts and says roughly USD 2.7 million remains unpaid.
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  EP1662 Part 2 of 5 | COMSA Financed the Coffee. Benecke Was Supposed to Pay (Benecke and COMSA) | Map It Forward 18.08.2026 39мин

  Part 2 of 5: COMSA explains how cooperatives borrow money to purchase, process and export coffee before importers pay them, and why that financing model became critical when Benecke failed to pay as expected.
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  EP1661 Part 1 of 5 | COMSA, Benecke & the Coffee Relationship That Lasted 23 Years | Map It Forward 17.08.2026 31мин

  Part 1 of 5: COMSA explains how a group of small Honduran coffee producers built a major cooperative and developed a commercial relationship with Benecke spanning more than two decades. Part 1 establishes the history, trust and business structure behind the dispute that follows.
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  EP1660 Part 5 of 5 | What the Coffee Industry Should Learn From Benecke | Map It Forward 14.08.2026 43мин

  Part 5 of 5: In the final episode of this five-part series, the conversation turns from the Benecke dispute to what the wider coffee industry can learn from it. The guests discuss due diligence, financial transparency, certification, financing, producer protection and why long-standing commercial relationships cannot replace proper risk management across the coffee supply chain.
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  EP1659 Part 4 of 5 | What Happens When a Coffee Trader Becomes Insolvent? (Benecke Coffee) | Map It Forward 13.08.2026 35мин

  Part 4 of 5: In Part 4, the series examines what happens after a coffee trader enters insolvency and the cooperatives become creditors. The conversation explores communication with the insolvency administration, the sale of Rehm-related assets, the financial impact on Ubiriki Valley and Sanchirio Palomar, and the unresolved question of how specific coffee shipments are being treated inside the process.
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  EP1658 Part 3 of 5 | Benecke Coffee: When the Payment Promises Failed (Benecke Coffee) | Map It Forward 12.08.2026 36мин

  Part 3 of 5: In Part 3, the cooperatives explain when repeated payment delays became something more serious and how they were drawn into Benecke Coffee’s insolvency process. The episode follows the promises of payment, the October 2025 insolvency communication, the process of becoming recognised creditors in Germany, and the cooperatives’ growing questions about transparency and the treatment of their unpaid coffee.
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  EP1657 Part 2 of 5 | How the Benecke Coffee Trade Broke Down (Benecke Coffee) | Map It Forward 11.08.2026 25мин

  Part 2 of 5: In episode 2, the series follows the coffee from the farm in Peru through the cooperative, the port of Callao and into the international trade process with Benecke Coffee. The conversation explains the cooperative’s financial exposure, the payment expectations under the contracts, the retention-of-title issue, and the point at which Ubiriki Valley began recognising that something was seriously wrong.
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  EP1656 Part 1 of 5 | What Happened Between Benecke Coffee and Peru’s Cooperatives? (Benecke) | Map It Forward 10.08.2026 55мин

  Part 1 of 5: Peruvian coffee cooperative managers Emerson Carrasco and Anabel Barrientos join lawyer Óscar Inocente to explain how their commercial relationships with Benecke Coffee developed and what they say remains unpaid. Episode 1 establishes the cooperatives, the producers they represent and the substantial financial risk sitting at origin before the series follows the coffee into the Benecke insolvency process.
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  EP1655 Part 5 of 5 | Why Coffee Technology Fails to Get Adopted (Matthew Thornton) | Map It Forward 07.08.2026 35мин

  Part 5 of 5: Lee Safar and Matthew Thornton conclude their series by exploring why so many coffee technology products struggle to gain adoption. They discuss trust, incentives, product development and the practical lessons every coffee technology founder should understand before building their next solution.
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  EP1654 Part 4 of 5 | Is Coffee Technology Really Helping Producers? (Matthew Thornton) | Map It Forward 06.08.2026 27мин

  Part 4 of 5: Lee Safar and Matthew Thornton examine coffee technology from the producer's perspective, questioning whether today's digital tools are solving problems at origin or simply meeting the needs of buyers further down the supply chain. They explore trust, incentives and why meaningful adoption begins with creating real value for producers.
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  EP1653 Part 3 of 5 | Coffee's Biggest Technology Blind Spots (Matthew Thornton) | Map It Forward 05.08.2026 28мин

  Part 3 of 5: Lee Safar and Matthew Thornton explore the largest technology gaps still affecting the coffee supply chain. They discuss why fragmented information, weak incentives and disconnected systems continue to hold the industry back despite rapid advances in digital technology.
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  EP1652 Part 2 of 5 | Where Coffee Technology Actually Works (Matthew Thornton) | Map It Forward 04.08.2026 25мин

  Part 2 of 5: Lee Safar and Matthew Thornton explore what separates successful coffee technology from products that never gain traction. They discuss why adoption depends far more on solving genuine business problems than building impressive features.
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  EP1651 Part 1 of 5 | Where Technology Is Really Changing Coffee (Matthew Thornton) | Map It Forward 03.08.2026 26мин

  Part 1 of 5: Technology is reshaping parts of the coffee industry, but its impact is far from evenly distributed. Lee Safar and Matthew Thornton explore where digital tools are genuinely changing coffee today and why understanding those differences matters before we start building the next generation of solutions.
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  EP1650 Part 5 of 5 | Can Coffee Quality Ever Be Objective? (Ian Fretheim) Map It Forward 31.07.2026 49мин

  Part 5 of 5: Can coffee quality ever be objective? Lee Safar and Ian Fretheim conclude their series by exploring the relationship between standards, sensory evaluation and the human judgements that shape how quality is defined.
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  EP1649 Part 4 of 5 | How Language Shapes Coffee Quality (Ian Fretheim) Map It Forward 30.07.2026 35мин

  Part 4 of 5: Language doesn't simply describe coffee, it influences how coffee is bought, sold and valued. Lee Safar and Ian Fretheim explore why the evolution of coffee descriptors is changing the way the industry thinks about quality.
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  EP1648 Part 3 of 5 | What Happened to Coffee Quality Education? ( Ian Fretheim ) Map It Forward 29.07.2026 27мин

  Part 3 of 5: What should quality education look like after the CVA? Lee Safar and Ian Fretheim explore whether today's sensory education is preparing people for real commercial environments, or simply producing more certificates.
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  EP1647 Part 2 of 5 | What Does "Specialty Coffee" Mean Anymore? (Ian Fretheim) Map It Forward 28.07.2026 29мин

  Part 2 of 5: What does "specialty coffee" actually mean in 2026? Lee Safar and Ian Fretheim explore how the industry's defining term has evolved, and why its meaning may no longer be as clear as many people assume.
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  EP1646 Part 1 of 5 | Defining Quality in Coffee in 2026 (Ian Fretheim) Map It Forward 27.07.2026 30мин

  Part 1 of 5: How the coffee industry defines quality is becoming increasingly complex. In this opening episode, Lee Safar and Ian Fretheim explore why different parts of the supply chain often require different definitions of quality, and why that matters more than ever.
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  EP1645 Part 5 of 5 | The Lie About Community in Coffee (Lee Safar) Map It Forward 24.07.2026 34мин

  Part 5 of 5: Lee Safar challenges the coffee industry’s claim that trade shows, competitions and public cuppings are enough to constitute real community. She explains how smaller, problem-solving business communities could help coffee professionals build stronger relationships, healthier businesses and a more resilient industry.
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  EP1644 Part 4 of 5 | Pricing, Power and the Coffee Supply Chain (Lee Safar) Map It Forward 23.07.2026 22мин

  Part 4 of 5: Lee Safar explains why coffee businesses across the supply chain often set prices without accounting for their full operating costs. She examines how producers, importers, roasters and cafés all become price takers—and why better supply-chain knowledge is essential to building responsible pricing models.