The idea behind Mfutila Coffee originated in 2012, when founder Mauro Christovao Mfutila returned to his native Angola for two months. He visited various provinces and saw the coffee beans in each one: different varieties of beans, different coffees, but all grown by Angolan farmers with little future prospects and very low incomes.

In the 1970s, Angolan coffee was very well-known and beloved in the West. In the years that followed, the country was plagued by economic and social unrest, and exports were virtually nonexistent. Coffee seemed to have been forgotten, which surprised Mauro. After all, it's a drink consumed daily in Europe. Contact was made with the first farmers, and Mauro returned several times in the months and years that followed to witness the harvest of the beans and inspect the cultivation process. This allowed him to establish a thriving coffee business in Angola.

Direct trade is used here: there are no intermediaries, and communication between Mfutila Coffee and the farmers is completely transparent. The farmers earn what they deserve: payment for their labor and harvest, and support in every possible way for the farmers and their families. This is crucial for Mauro, because the farmers are the heart of the organization!

From 2014 to 2020, the number of farmers supplying coffee beans for Mfutila Coffee expanded further. There are now 20, and the coffee comes from seven Angolan provinces. The idea is to enable expansion into the Netherlands and Europe if the beans prove to be of good quality for the Western market.