The new ProfilePrint analyzer called Orca. All images courtesy of ProfilePrint.
Singapore-based coffee analysis provider ProfilePrint says it has signed agreements with two of the largest coffee exporters in Brazil, Cooxupé and Minasul.
The group also rolled out its newest green coffee analyzer, called Orca.
Offering a suite of AI-driven solutions for digital fingerprinting and analysis of food products, ProfilePrint has been particularly active in the coffee sector since its founding in 2017, receiving investments from multinational agriculture trading heavyweights such as Louis Dreyfus, Ofi and Sucafina.
The financial terms of the deal with Cooxupé and Minasul were not disclosed. Cooxupé is believed to be Brazil’s largest coffee exporter, routinely exporting more than 6 million 60-kilo sacks of coffee annually. Minasul remains one of the largest coffee cooperatives in the country, with more than 6,000 members in the key production area of Minas Gerais.
From top, then left to right: Singapore Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade & Industry Alvin Tan; Mario Panhotta of Cooxupé; ProfilePrint Founder Alan Lai; and Luis Henrique Albinati of Minasul.
ProfilePrint Founder Alan Lai and Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry head Alvin Tan recently convened with leaders of both the cooperatives in São Paolo to sign the deals. ProfilePrint also reached an undisclosed agreement with the Instituto CNA, the Brazilian agricultural and livestock research institute.
In an announcement this week, ProfilePrint said the signing follows months of work with key coffee clients in Brazil in developing AI-driven detection of non-visual defects in green coffee samples, such as early-stage mold. The company expects to formally launch a non-visual detection system, which it refers to as NVD, in early 2025.
Additionally, ProfilePrint announced the fifth generation of its core analyzer machine, called Orca.
The machine is used to capture digital fingerprints of green coffee and send them to the AI-driven ProfilePrint quality analysis platform for output such as flavor profiles, overall quality and blend recommendations. The underlying pitch is a reduced dependence on redundant human activities in professional coffee analysis.
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