A Meaningful Way to Celebrate Women’s History Month: Celebrating Amy’s Blend and Our Partnership with Caribou Coffee

Each year during International Women’s History Month, Amy’s Blend returns to Caribou Coffee shelves.

For us at the International Women’s Coffee Alliance, this is more than a seasonal release. It is a reminder that coffee carries stories. Stories of craft. Stories of resilience. Stories of women whose work makes each cup possible.

Beginning March 5, 2026, Caribou Coffee will donate $1 for every bag of Amy’s Blend purchased to IWCA, with total contributions reaching up to $50,000. To close out Women’s History Month, on March 28 and 29 they will donate 100 percent of proceeds from Amy’s Blend sales as part of that overall commitment.

We are deeply grateful for partners like Caribou who invest not only in coffee quality, but in the people behind every cup.

A Legacy That Continues to Give

Amy’s Blend was first introduced in 1995 to honor the life and leadership of Caribou’s original roastmaster, Amy Erickson. Since then, it has become both a tribute and a vehicle for impact.

The blend is sourced from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Kenya, and Ethiopia. These are countries where women are foundational to coffee production, yet often face barriers to training, resources, and market access.

What makes this partnership meaningful is not simply the donation. It is the alignment of values. Caribou believes that when women are empowered, communities thrive. We believe the same.

What This Support Makes Possible

IWCA is a global network of chapters led by women in producing and consuming countries. Our chapters design and lead their own initiatives based on local realities.

Support from Amy’s Blend has already translated into tangible impact. Women in Coffee Ethiopia received a $5,000 grant funded through this partnership. The grant supported business and life skills training for 33 women and strengthened their organizational governance through a General Assembly and board transition.

That investment did not just fund a workshop. It strengthened leadership. It supported continuity. It reinforced democratic structure.

It starts with one bag of coffee.

It turns into training, governance, and stronger local leadership.

Which means women earn more, lead more, and shape the future of their own communities.

Coffee Enthusiasts Connected to the Women Behind the Cup

There is something powerful about a coffee enthusiast choosing a bag to brew at home or ordering a cup in a café and knowing that the purchase contributes to opportunity across the value chain.

Coffee is agricultural. It is historical. It is cultural. It is relational.

Recently, we received a message from a Caribou General Manager in North Carolina who wrote about roasting beans in the traditional Ethiopian style, about teaching customers the full story of coffee from harvest to brewing, and about how IWCA’s mission inspires him personally.

That is the heart of this partnership.

Caribou team members are not simply placing a product on shelves. They are telling the story. They are educating their communities. They are inviting customers into something bigger than a transaction.

When you choose Amy’s Blend, you are participating in a network:

A roastmaster’s legacy honored.
A company investing in communities.
Coffee lovers engaging with purpose.
Women producers gaining access to training and leadership development.
Chapters growing stronger.
Communities benefiting.

This is what it looks like when values move through a supply chain.