"Our corn coffee is special because it’s caffeine-free, all-organic and all-natural, with no additives and no preservatives," said Maria Carmela Sue P. Otarra, spokesperson for the Sumilao Agri-Enterprise (SAE), Inc. comprising local farmers. The Coffee for Peace, which used to be called Peace-building Community Cafe, sells and promotes civet coffee beans from the mountain ranges of Davao and Cotabato.
A third of Sumilao Agri-Enterprise’s daily production of 200 cartons, weighing 200 grams each, is shipped to Luzon while the remaining cartons are sold in Mindanao. Presently, its organic coffee products are available through a specialty bakeshop in Metro Manila.
Since August 2010, 12 Baskets Bakeshop in Little Baguio, San Juan City, as well as the 18 Days Coffee Roaster inside Cash & Carry in Makati City, have been carrying the Sumilao Corn Coffee brand.
The health benefits of the corn coffee come "from its untouched organic corn," which means each kernel is insulated from chemicals and genetic engineering. Ms. Otarra said her group is planning to blend the taste of coffee beans like arabica and robusta with their corn coffee to further distinguish it from other products in the market.
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