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🇪🇹Ethiopia

Tamiru Tadesse Tesema

Tamiru Tadesse Tesema owns Alo Coffee in Bensa, Sidama. Alo Coffee’s official site identifies him as a former university teacher and electrical engineer who started the company with his wife, Messi. SEY’s 2026 Safo release documents a 74158 hybrid-washed lot from his main Alo site at 2,400–2,550 meters.

Farm: Safo →

History

Alo Coffee says Tamiru, formerly a university teacher and electrical engineer, started the company with his wife Messi in 2020. Alliance for Coffee Excellence records two of his 74165 anaerobic lots tied for first at 90.6 in the 2021 Ethiopia Cup of Excellence; a separate 74158 natural lot placed fifth at 90.1.

Published coffees linked to Tamiru Tadesse Tesema

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Research sources & verification

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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-29

  1. Source 1: alo-coffee.com
  2. Source 2: alo-coffee.com
  3. Source 3: allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org
  4. Source 4: seycoffee.com
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  8. Source 8: seycoffee.com