This morning I had the pleasure of attending a breakfast held for the Governor of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea, the Honorable Alphonse Moroi MP. He was accompanied by the following individuals who were all in town visiting Bill Kennedy, President and CEO of Coffee PER, a local company which builds the beautiful San Franciscan coffee roasters.
Raphael Yibmaramba –Provincial Administrator, Central Provincial Government
Frank Bouraga – Chairman, Central Province Development Corporation (CPDC)
David Jerram – Managing Director, CPDC
Stanis Javoi – Manager, Papuan Black Aroma Ltd
Micky Puritau – Management Consultant, Papuan Black Aroma Ltd.
The Government of Papua New Guinea is building a public/private partnership with the coffee growers in their country to provide specialty coffee for export as a value added product to the coffee industry that has historically exported raw, green coffee beans. The major markets for this newly roasted product will be primarily New Zealand, Australia, and Tokyo, and this project is made possible with the purchase of the roaster from Bill's shop.
Those involved in this endeavor for the PNG government said this morning that they had looked all over the world at the various coffee roasters available and after lengthy deliberation found the Coffee PER roaster that Bill Kennedy builds in Fallon, Nevada to be the superior product for their needs.
Pictured here making an exchange of gifts is David Jerram, Bill Kennedy, Governor Moroi, and Raphael Yibmaramba. Breakfast was hosted at Lattin Farms where local produce and homemade cinnamon rolls were featured after a tour of the farm.
Thank you, Eric Grimes and Jody Brown of Churchill Economic Development Authority for a really nice event and the chance to meet these dedicated men who are working so hard to improve the lives of the countrymen.
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