Toan Duong
Coffee Guru, Head of Production
Toan is the key for Great Cherry to delivering premium yet accessible robusta beans.
Having graduated with a banking degree, he decided to return home and joined his dad, who
was, at that time, the head buyer of coffee at Dakman. Dakman is an international coffee
trade powerhouse and a key member of Volcafe.
was, at that time, the head buyer of coffee at Dakman. Dakman is an international coffee
trade powerhouse and a key member of Volcafe.
This provided him with valuable experience and an understanding of the coffee chain in
Vietnam. And during this time, he recognised key challenges facing Vietnamese robusta coffee
and learned the art of producing high quality robusta.
Vietnam. And during this time, he recognised key challenges facing Vietnamese robusta coffee
and learned the art of producing high quality robusta.
Toan, along with his friends Will and Tami, founded Great Cherry to promote specialty robusta
from Vietnam to the world. Their mission is to redefine the image of robusta coffee and enable
from Vietnam to the world. Their mission is to redefine the image of robusta coffee and enable
specialty coffee roasters to “robusta differently.”
