Your daily cup of joe is doing a world of good if you’re drinking Z Beans Coffee.
Founded by Mercer University alumnus Shane Buerster, the company aims to create sustainable solutions for impoverished Ecuadorian coffee farmers.
Buerster first met the farmers during a Mercer On Mission trip in 2016. That experience blossomed into a business idea that earned him a fellowship from the Mercer Innovation Center.
Since that first trip to Ecuador, Buerster graduated in 2018 with majors in economics, marketing and Spanish and opened three Z Beans locations in Macon.
This year alone, Z Beans imported 23,000 pounds of coffee from 12 Ecuadorian farmers.
Although the beans are from Ecuador, Z Beans Coffee is truly homegrown.
Mercer Made is a series in which we feature notable people, businesses, products and inventions connected to Mercer University.
