Thanksgiving Coffee Company
Fair Trade Organic coffees roasted on California's Mendocino Coast by a family company founded in 1972.
- Fair trade
- Certified by Fairtrade International
- Made in
- Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Indonesia
- Based in
- Fort Bragg, California
- Founded
- 1972
Vetted by The Labour Movement · last reviewed October 2026 · How we vet brands
Thanksgiving Coffee buys from farmer cooperatives on five continents, pairing great coffee with direct, fair relationships with the people who grow it.
The story
Joan and Paul Katzeff founded Thanksgiving Coffee in 1972, roasting on a 25-pound roaster in the Mendocino Hotel. The family-owned company now roasts in Fort Bragg, California, overlooking Noyo Harbor, led by second-generation CEO Jonah Katzeff.
Thanksgiving buys directly from farmer cooperatives, and says this model became the basis for the first Fairtrade certification of coffee in the United States. It released its first certified organic coffee in 1990 and shade-grown coffee in 1996. In 2001 it helped set up farmer-owned cupping labs in Nicaraguan cooperatives, so growers could grade their own coffee.
Every Thanksgiving coffee on The Labour Movement is Fair Trade Organic. The company is a Certified B Corporation.
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Southern Italian Style Espresso
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Old Town French
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Beaujolais Blend - Medium Roast
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The Upsetter
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About Thanksgiving Coffee Company
Is Thanksgiving Coffee fair trade?
Yes. Every Thanksgiving coffee on The Labour Movement is Fair Trade Organic, certified by Fairtrade International, which guarantees farmers a Fairtrade Minimum Price and pays a Fairtrade Premium on top. The Labour Movement also vetted the brand before listing it, and we review every brand each year.
Where is Thanksgiving coffee roasted?
In Fort Bragg, on California's Mendocino Coast. The coffees come from farmer cooperatives in countries including Nicaragua, Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Which Thanksgiving coffee won a Good Food Award?
The Upsetter, a blend of coffees from Nicaragua, Sumatra and Ethiopia, won a 2019 Good Food Award after a double-blind tasting against 170 other coffees.