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How Rayana Coffees™ Was Born

Rayana Coffees™ was born in 2014 in a quaint cafe in the heart of Rembang, a picturesque town on the coast of Indonesia. It was there, among the salty sea breeze, blooming flowers, and alluring aroma of freshly roasted coffee that Yana and Ray first came together from opposite sides of the globe and discovered their shared passion for the world’s most revered beverage. 

Yana grew up in a small fishing village near Rembang in West Java. Her love for travel led her on adventures all around the world, always finding her way back to Java. It all started with her childhood family trips to the humble coffee plantations among the hills of Sumatra where local growers introduced her to the real secret of their extraordinary coffee:

green beans nurtured with care then hand-picked at the peak of ripeness .

Yana was inspired and envisioned a company that would someday not only bring the highest grade of coffee to coffee lovers across the globe, but also make a positive impact on the coffee growing communities she had come to know and love since childhood. Ray, an American who lives and works in the Netherlands, has business endeavors that keep him traveling the globe and incidentally, always on a personal quest for the perfect cup of coffee. He found it the day he met Yana in that tiny cafe in Rembang. 

Being kindred spirits, they instantly found a fondness for each other. They sat and talked for hours over what they both agreed was the best coffee they’d ever had. Somewhere along the way they imagined what the top European roasters could do with such lush green coffee beans and it was in that moment that Rayana Coffees™ was born.