Company profile

Zigoti Coffee Works Limited

Zigoti Coffee Works Limited (ZICOFE) is a Uganda-based coffee processor and exporter specialising in Robusta and Arabica coffee varieties. Established in 1984 and incorporated in March 1991, the company is headquartered in Kampala, Uganda, with a primary processing facility along the Mityana main highway in Mityana District. ZICOFE sources green coffee beans from a network of over 4,000 smallholder farmers, providing extension services, seedling supply, and market access support. Its product range spans natural and washed green coffee grades for export alongside roasted, ground, and packaged coffee for the domestic market. The company was the first Ugandan coffee enterprise to export to Asia (Japan) and received its Fair Trade certification in February 2024.

Sector

Agriculture and food / Crop Production, Agricultural Products

Markets

Uganda

Ownership

Private

Source: Partner Researchers.