With 8 cafes scattered throughout Panama, Café Unido brings responsible sourcing and focus on community and environment to DC, launching its first stateside coffee shop at La Cosecha. Founders Benito Bermudez and Mario Castrellon, along with their team of baristas and roasters, use beans from the best farms in Panama, including Panama Geisha – the highest priced coffee variety in the world – and other specialty Panamanian beans. Corporate responsibility is in the DNA of Café Unido and they dedicate a percentage of sales to social and environmental projects in coffee-growing areas of Panama in an effort to create shared value between customers and local suppliers.