Is McCafé® coffee responsibly grown?
In 2022, 99.9% of ground and whole bean coffee was sourced sustainably through Rainforest Alliance UTZ, Fair Trade International and Fair Trade USA certification, as well as programs approved by the McCafé Sustainability Improvement Platform, a framework to guide our entire coffee supply chain. Because we aim to help farmers preserve and regenerate nature and support biodiversity, over half of our certified coffee purchases are from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms, including 100% of the beans used for our espresso in the U.S. and Canada.*
Here in the U.S., in partnership with our franchisees along with McDonald's Canada, we invested $6.7 million in a farmer technical assistance program in Central America. During the four-and-a-half year program, we helped train nearly 15,000 coffee farmers to produce more sustainably.
Farmers in the program saw amazing results. Participating farmers reported harvesting on average 45% yield increase compared to their neighbors.
Learn more about our efforts to advance coffee sustainability.
*Includes espresso-based drinks and coffee brewed at restaurants and all coffee retail products.