Great Lakes Coffee is a leading family owned business in East Africa, with over 60 years’ coffee trading heritage. Great Lakes Coffee (GLC), a Uganda-based green coffee sourcing, milling and exporting company

Our Story:

The Nicolaides family have been involved in coffee in Africa for three generations, starting out as farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Today, the family own and operate Great Lakes Coffee (GLC), a Uganda-based green coffee sourcing, milling and exporting company. GLC builds community wet mills, creates access to finance, provides training for farmers and pays for the certification of smallholder farmer groups.