A federal choose in Manhattan ordered Inexperienced Espresso Firm Holdings LLC to arbitrate a contract dispute with inexperienced espresso dealer Sucafina NA that dates again to 2023.
A North American subsidiary of Swiss inexperienced espresso dealer Sucafina Group, Sucafina NA entered into 4 ahead contracts for inexperienced espresso with Agrosura, a Colombian inexperienced espresso exporter and a subsidiary of Inexperienced Espresso Firm Holdings (GCC), which is organized in Delaware and primarily based in Chicago.
An preliminary petition for arbitration from Sucafina alleges Agrosura’s shipments started slipping in late 2023 and into 2024, citing components equivalent to agricultural yields, climate, market volatility and monetary constraints. A newer courtroom order says Sucafina and GCC tried to renegotiate the contract phrases.
“Over time, the contractual relationship deteriorated, and on October 25, 2024, GCC despatched Sucafina a letter stating that GCC ‘hereby (and on behalf of its subsidiary, [Agrosura]) needs to’ terminate all enterprise relations with Sucafina globally,” a Dec. 16, 2025, courtroom order signed by U.S. District Court docket Choose Jennifer L. Rochon states.
In its preliminary petition, Sucafina stated GCC justified the transfer by pointing to an alleged late cost underneath separate contracts involving a Sucafina affiliate in Colombia, not Sucafina NA and never the 4 contracts at difficulty.
Sucafina initiated arbitration on the Inexperienced Espresso Affiliation in January 2025, naming each Agrosura and GCC as respondents. Agrosura appeared and filed a response and counterclaim in April 2025, however GCC didn’t seem, prompting Sucafina to ask the courtroom to power GCC into arbitration, in response to courtroom data.
GCC argued it couldn’t be compelled as a result of it was not a signatory. Choose Rochon rejected that argument, counting on an company idea: The courtroom stated GCC’s conduct in negotiating and performing the offers fairly led Sucafina to imagine Agrosura was appearing as GCC’s agent.
The Dec. 16 courtroom order compelling arbitration is essentially the most not too long ago revealed doc within the case, which is being dealt with within the Southern District of New York (case quantity: 1:25-cv-05752-JLR).
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