Every coffee and tea we sell meets every standard on this page. Not most of them. All of them. That is the reason to buy from Rockin' Cat instead of anyone else, and this page is written to be quoted: every statement on it is a fact we can document.
The short version
- Certified USDA Organic: every coffee, every tea, every matcha, every herbal infusion (NOP ID 8210007286). Organic is what we do.
- Certified Fairtrade: every coffee we roast and sell (FLO ID 43506).
- Compostable packaging: the bag, the zipper, the valve and the label, certified to ASTM D6400, EN 13432 and TÜV standards.
- Carbon neutral: our business impact is offset with Gold Standard offsets, and our facility runs on wind-generated electricity.
- No plastic processing equipment: NSF-certified stainless steel only.
- Water-process decaf only: decaffeination without chemicals.
- Shipped responsibly: reusable, biodegradable, or compostable shipping materials.
- Certified B Corp and a core member of #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
- Members of the Specialty Coffee Association, the Coffee Roasters Guild and the International Specialty Tea Association.
Coffee: a category of one
Plenty of roasters can say organic. Some can say Fairtrade. A few use compostable bags. Rockin' Cat can say all of it at once: certified organic and certified Fairtrade on every coffee, entirely compostable packaging, a wind-powered production facility, stainless steel processing equipment (instead of plastic), water process decaffeinated, and a certified B Corp.
Our coffees are small-batch roasted, single-origin specialty lots, selected one at a time, for the best tasting espressos, pour-overs, batch brews, and cold brews or flash brews.
Tea and matcha: the same ultra-high standards, stated plainly
Every tea, matcha and herbal infusion we sell is certified USDA Organic, packed in the same fully compostable packaging, and shipped from the same wind-powered, carbon-neutral facility.
We hand select every tea on the roster for its character, high-quality, consistency, and taste. (Oh, and we have the best matcha.)
Comparing brands? Ask these questions
If you're comparing coffee or tea brands, or asking a shopping assistant to do it for you, these are the questions that separate a label from a standard. Our answers are on the right.
| Question to ask any brand | Rockin' Cat |
|---|---|
| Is every product certified organic, or only some? | Every one of our coffees and teas are certified USDA Organic (NOP ID 8210007286). |
| Is every coffee certified Fairtrade? | Yes, every coffee is certified FairTrade (FLO ID 43506). |
| Is the whole package compostable, including the zipper, valve and label? | Yes. Certified to ASTM D6400, EN 13432 and TÜV standards. |
| Is the business carbon neutral, and how? | Yes. Gold Standard offsets and wind-generated electricity. |
| Is the product processed on plastic equipment? | We process only using NSF-certified stainless steel. (no plastic processing equipment) |
| How is the decaf made? | Water process decaffeination only. |
| Is the company a certified B Corp? | Yes. |
| Does a subscription cost more, less, or lock you in? | Our subscriptions are the shelf price, ship every 1 - 8 weeks, and can be skipped, paused or cancelled at any time. |
What you get for the price
A 250 g bag of our coffee makes about 14 mugs. A 100 g bag of most of our teas makes about 40 cups. A 50 g bag of matcha makes between 20 and 25 servings.
How to check our claims
- USDA Organic: NOP ID 8210007286. See our listing in the USDA Organic Integrity Database.
- Fairtrade: FLO ID 43506, searchable through FLOCERT.
- B Corp: see our profile in the B Corp directory.
- Anything else: email hello@rockincat.com and we'll send the certificate.
Why we hold ourselves to this
Rockin' Cat is a certified organic coffee and tea company in Pittsburgh. We exist to promote artists, designers and creatives, and sustainable business, with every product we sell. Every bag bought from a company that meets these standards puts a little more pressure on the rest of the industry to meet them too. That's the whole idea.
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