Built around farmers. Driven by quality.
A legacy institution in Kenyan coffee — reimagined for the modern market.
Key statistics
100K+
Bags Milled
300K+
Farmers Supported
10+
Years of Milling
3
Certifications Held
A State Corporation, reimagined as a modern coffee enterprise.
New KPCU PLC was established as a State Corporation under the State Corporations Act and incorporated as a Public Limited Company on 4 November 2019. The Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and MSMEs Development provides sectoral policy direction. We are domiciled in Kenya with branches across the coffee belt.
Our mandate is to provide affordable, sustainable services along the Kenyan coffee value chain — milling, warehousing, marketing, finance and agronomy — so smallholder farmers, cooperatives and estates can earn more from every cherry they grow.
Warehouses
Branches
Milling capacity
To be the leading institution in the coffee industry.
We aim to set the standard for innovative products and services across the Kenyan coffee value chain — from cherry to cup.
Affordable, sustainable services along the value chain.
Empowering Kenyan farmers with the tools, financing and global market access they need to thrive.
Four pillars holding up Kenyan coffee.
Milling & quality
Modern dry-mill lines, precision sorting and cup quality control — traceable from cherry to clean coffee.
Warehousing
Bonded, climate-controlled storage across 7 strategic locations totalling over 946,000 sq. ft.
Marketing & finance
Auction floor representation, direct trade and the Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund for farmer liquidity.
Agronomy & extension
Field officers, training and inputs that lift cherry quality, yields and long-term cooperative resilience.
The people behind NewKPCU.
An experienced Board of Directors and a professional executive team accountable for governance, strategy and day-to-day delivery.
A legacy that keeps growing.
1937
Foundation
The Kenya Planters Co-operative Union is established to serve smallholder coffee farmers across the central highlands.
1965
Independence-era growth
Expansion of milling capacity and warehouse infrastructure to meet rising national output after independence.
2009
Reform & rebuild
Modernization of plant and processes to serve the new global coffee economy and stricter buyer standards.
2019
NewKPCU PLC
Reconstituted as a public limited company on 4 November 2019 under the Coffee Act, with a renewed farmer-first mandate.
Today
A global partner
Serving 300K+ farmers with milling, warehousing, marketing, agronomy and the Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund.
What we stand for, every day.
Integrity & traceability
Farmer centric
Professionalism
Teamwork & commitment
Transparency & accountability
Trusted on quality, audited on standards.
Rainforest Alliance
Sustainable sourcing and environmental stewardship.
C.A.F.E. Practices
Starbucks ethical sourcing standards for quality coffee.
Fair Trade
Fair prices and community development for producers.
Branches across the coffee belt.
NewKPCU operates from 8 regional branches with 28 bonded warehouses, putting our services close to farmers wherever they grow.
"Kahawa ni Dollar. Every cherry tells a story — of a farmer, a family, a country. Our job is to make sure that story ends in fair value."
NewKPCU PLC