ForesTrade: Organic Coffee & Spices

ForesTrade is now offering two different personal samplings of our product line.

Looking for a coffee or tea alternative?

Try our Roasted Ramon Nut, a naturally caffeine free product with a nutty-cacao flavor similar to coffee beans.

Or perhaps a cup of Certified 100% Organic, Fair Trade, shade grown Sumatran coffee is what you are looking for.

Read more about these products on our product pages or shop directly.

You will be directed to the website of Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea, to whom we are grateful for sharing their storefront with us as we grow ours.

Welcome to ForesTrade, your source for sustainability.

ForesTrade is an organic supplier of bulk ingredients, specializing in sustainability and the direct sourcing and
supply of organic tropical spices, vanilla beans, essential
oils, and Fair Trade coffee.

We are committed to supplying our customers with quality products at competitive prices, while providing reliable distribution and ensuring organic integrity throughout
every link in the supplychain…from the farm gate to our customers’ doors.

Jim La Rosa Named CEO

ForesTrade is pleased to announce that Jim La Rosa has been recently named CEO and President. La Rosa has worked with ForesTrade for over four years as Vice President of Sales & Marketing, having also served as Co-CEO in 2005-2006. His 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business management runs the spectrum of the U.S. food ingredients market. Over the years, La Rosa has worked for industry leaders, such as Ghirardelli Chocolate, Bunge Foods, and Suiza Foods. La Rosa's broad industry experience in both the conventional and organic markets is further complemented by his deep appreciation of the organic industry and dedication to ForesTrade.

Jim La Rosa assumed his new role as CEO and President as of May 22, 2008.