About us.

Digital Coffee Future is your trusted partner in digitalization in the coffee industry.

At Digital Coffee Future (DCF), we believe in the power of knowledge. Technology can drive positive change and growth, but only if tailored to the contextual needs of its users. By providing strategic advisory services, learning opportunities, and free resources, we guide you on how digitalization can support your business potential.

There is plenty of technology in the market, but its implementation and large-scale adoption are not always happening with impact and efficiency. We are here to help you navigate the challenges and ensure a successful digitalization process.

What do we do?

We know what it takes to get coffee to the hands of a consumer and understand that how that happens can look very different for different actors. The integration of technology is a key to achieving greater efficiency, but not every tool or platform can be a fit for all.

DCF draws on specialists in all aspects of the coffee industry to share their expertise on the intersection of coffee and technology. We support coffee actors globally in their digital transformation, from the first Excel sheet to more streamlined digital processes, resulting in increased resilience and the skills needed to adapt to ongoing challenges.

Our story.

How it all started and where we are now.

Key issues we address.

Each year, the challenges of doing business in the coffee industry multiply.

Key to success and growth is the integration of technology at every step in the value chain.

Our services.

Consulting.

We offer consulting and research services to coffee organizations and companies of all sizes and nodes of the value stream. We specialize in the intersection of sustainable development and digitalization, and leverage our global expertise to provide tailored-made recommendations.

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Education.

Our education programs equip coffee actors along the entire coffee value stream with the resources and knowledge they need to design and implement their personalized digitalization journey.

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Resources.

Our knowledge hub offers free access to a wide range of reference articles, expert videos, and reports on current topics related to digitalization in the coffee industry.

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Meet the team.

Elisa Criscione

FOUNDER & CEO
Elisa is the creator of Digital Coffee Future and the Founder and Lead Consultant of Expressing Origin, a consultancy whose mission is to support tropical agriculture stakeholders to develop tailor-made solutions, with a special emphasis on coffee and digitalization. Before fully dedicating herself to a career in coffee, she deepened her understanding of the application of digital solutions in agriculture in Ghana and worked in Colombia in the sustainable development arena where she first entered into contact with coffee.
Marta Salazar

PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Marta has more than 20 years of experience working with the government and private sector in sustainable development, research and social work. The projects in which she has participated have focused especially on local-specific scenarios geared to providing relevant and high impact in the territories. As a result, she actively worked together with ex-combatants around Colombia with the aim to support their agricultural-based projects. Marta is also the co-founder of Venus en La Tierra, a coffee company dedicated to working and improving the livelihoods of small farmers in Colombia.
Carolina Pirola

COMMUNICATIONS LEAD
Carolina is a journalist and communications specialist based in Madrid, Spain. She has over 15 years of experience working in media. A personal interest in sustainability led her to investigate coffee farming communities in the Canary Islands and northern Argentina. This introduced her to the coffee industry, which has become her passion and focus for the last few years. Carolina also collaborates with The Chain Collaborative, where she supports consulting and community-led development projects.
Hubert Peri

SENIOR CONSULTANT & EDUCATION MANAGER
Hubert is the Lead Consultant and Trainer for DCF’s Education Portfolio. Based in Chiapas, Mexico, he has worked for over 15 years on access to finance, market, business intelligence and advisory services for smallholder coffee, cocoa, honey and handicraft organizations throughout Latin America and Africa. Hubert is also founder of TheFarmerbox, a start-up dedicated to providing first mile digital data solutions for smallholder organizations, and digital transformation ambassador for the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
Ricardo Chacón

JUNIOR RESEARCHER & PROJECT ASSISTANT
Ricardo is an agronomist and coffee farmer with over 10 years of experience working directly with coffee farmers both in Guatemala and Brazil. He has focused on the design and implementation of customized sustainable models that are compatible with technology to ensure the profitability of small and medium sized farms. He is based in Guatemala.