Founded in 2019 by Claudia Lovo, Bridazul is a holistic project designed to forge sustainable connections between producers and consumers. Its mission is clear: to unite quality, environmental and economic sustainability, and social impact in one cohesive model. Today, Bridazul supports around fifty small and medium-scale producers in the mountainous region of Nueva Segovia, northern Nicaragua.

Claudia, herself a Nicaraguan coffee producer at Finca El Árbol, launched the initiative alongside her business partner Sasa Sestic. The duo were among the first in the region to experiment with carbonic maceration, a now-celebrated fermentation method that made waves in the early 2010s. Their early successes caught the attention of neighbouring farmers, many of whom began knocking on their door for guidance.

What followed was a spirit of transparency, collaboration, and mutual support. Claudia opened up her infrastructure and expertise, enabling fellow producers to craft their own high-quality lots using carbonic maceration – and crucially, connecting them to international markets that value innovation and traceability.

The culmination of this work was the establishment of Bridazul’s full-scale processing station in 2019 – a physical hub where local producers come together not only to process their coffee but also to learn, improve, and grow.

Bridazul offers:

• Agronomic support to help farmers maintain healthy, fertile soils,

• Training programmes to strengthen production knowledge and techniques,

• Market guidance for selling green coffee, and

• A guarantee of fair, above-market pricing – ensuring that producers cover their costs and earn a meaningful profit.

Bridazul represents a new chapter in Nicaraguan coffee – one rooted in shared knowledge, long-term sustainability, and dignity for producers.