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SCA Sustainability Awards 2026
Global finalist · for-profit

The Nigerian coffee renaissance

Nigeria is back in the cup.

From tissue-culture laboratory to the highlands of Plateau State.
From wet mill to roastery. From café to cup. Mai Shayi Coffee is Nigeria's first fully vertically integrated specialty coffee company—and a 2026 Specialty Coffee Association Sustainability Awards Global Finalist.

The 2026 portfolio Our sustainability story

Origin

Plateau State

Vom · Shen · Kerang

Portfolio

Three Tiers

Flagship · Terroir · Reserve

Model

Farm to Cup

Lab · Field · Mill · Roast · Café

Recognition

SCA 2026

Global Finalist · Sustainability Awards

Our origin · Est. 2019

A coffee origin, rising again.

For generations, Nigerian Arabica sat outside the global specialty conversation. We are quietly rewriting that chapter — through radical inclusion, climate-resilient production, and value that stays at origin.

Mai Shayi Coffee is Nigeria's first fully vertically integrated specialty coffee company: from a tissue-culture lab propagating DNA-authenticated Arabica, to 40,000 trees on Plateau State soil (75,000 by Q2 2026), to a cooperative network of 148 smallholder farmers, to our own wet mill, roastery and cafés.

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Farmer field day on the Mai Shayi estate
Selective hand-picking of ripe coffee cherry

Not a range. A hierarchy.

The 2026 line is engineered as three tiers of the same Nigerian story — an accessible flagship, an elegant highland expression, and a reserve pinnacle. One brand voice, Three inflections.

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Amina

Amina

Berries, maracuyá, blood orange, chocolate. Bright, juicy, sovereign — named after Queen Aminat of Zazzau.

₦33,300.00 $24.99 · 200g
Mountain Arabica

Mountain Arabica

Stone fruit, orange peel, milk chocolate, cashew. The elegant highland face of Nigerian specialty.

₦44,200.00 $32.99 · 200g
House of Mai Shayi

House of Mai Shayi

Citrus, brown sugar, jackfruit, raspberry, vanilla. The roaster's reserve — where Nigerian coffee sits with the world's finest.

LIMITED EDITION

₦49,999.00 $37.99 · 200g

From lab to cup — every step shapes the cup you enjoy.

Vertical integration is not a slogan. It is a discipline, held across six stages, by the hands of the people who know coffee at each one - from DNA-authenticated seedling to the final pour.

Propagate
I.

Propagate

Tissue-culture lab. 6,350+ plantlets. Blue Mountain, K7, Batian, SL28.

Cultivate
II.

Cultivate

40,000 trees on 30+ hectares. 148 cooperative farmers.

Harvest
III.

Harvest

Selective hand-picking at peak ripeness — cherry by cherry.

Process
IV.

Process

Pinhalense wet & dry mill — washed or natural, chosen for the cup.

Roast
V.

Roast

Small-batch roasting in Lagos. 86+ specialty grade.

Serve
VI.

Serve

Every cup prepared with precision, hospitality, and the character of Nigerian specialty coffee.

SCA Sustainability Awards 2026 Global finalist · for-profit category Recognised for radical inclusion

Sustainability Awards 2026 · FinalistSpecialty Coffee Association Specialty Coffee Association
100 Best Coffee Shops · 2026Global Nominee 2026 Edition Global Nominee 2026 Edition

A new chapter · Recognition 2026

Nigerian coffee, on the global sustainability stage.

Mai Shayi Coffee is one of seven global finalists for the SCA Sustainability Awards 2026, For-Profit category - and a 2026 nominee for the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops. Twin recognitions for a value chain built on climate-resilient production, local value addition, and equitable participation from lab to café.

“Value isn't extracted at origin and captured downstream, but collaboratively generated and equitably distributed.”

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Farmers
148 co-op
Workforce
65% women
Investment
₦5.0 B

05 · Professional coffee

Complete coffee solutions, for hospitality that takes coffee seriously.

Equipment, coffee supply, barista training, installation and after-sales support — the full value chain, delivered by people who understand the coffee as intimately as the machine.

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Professional espresso machines & grinders, chosen for your space.

Specialty coffee, roasted to profile for your business.

Building confident coffee teams — from first pull to exceptional service.

Professional setup & commissioning, calibrated to your space.

Authorised distributor Nuova Simonelli · Victoria Arduino

06 · Partner directory

Poured in the best rooms in Nigeria.

Hotels, embassies, airlines, restaurants and institutions we equip, supply and support — from first installation through training and after-sales service.

  • World Bank Group
  • Afreximbank
  • Turkish Airlines
  • Russian Embassy
  • AFP
  • Mars
  • BYD
  • The Wheatbaker
  • Nordic Hotels
  • Chelsea Hotel
  • Hans & Rene
  • Patachoux
  • Bakendales
  • The Orchid Bistro
  • Ayce Cafe
  • Tulip
  • Blucabana
  • Since Wells Coffee
  • Woodstyles

Experience Mai Shayi Coffee.

Three Mai Shayi Coffee Houses across Lagos and Abuja — each thoughtfully designed for the ritual of specialty coffee. From quiet mornings to long afternoons and considered evenings, every space invites you to slow down and savour the experience.

Lagos Victoria Island

Lagos
Victoria Island

1 Adeola Odeku, Podium floor, Sapetro towers, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Hours: 8 AM - 7 PM weekdays
9 AM - 7 PM weekends

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Abuja Flagship

Abuja
Flagship

1 Margaret Thatcher Close, at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth Street, Asokoro, Abuja.

Hours: 9 AM - 11 PM daily

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07 · Coffee equipment

Coffee Equipment

Whether you're brewing at home or building a coffee business, we provide professional coffee equipment backed by expert guidance, installation, training and after-sales support.

V60 Coffee Maker Kit

Manual pour-over coffee dripper featuring a 60° cone design, spiral ribs and a single large opening for precise extraction and flavour clarity.

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Oscar Mood

Boiler: Lt. 5; Voltage: 220/240V; Frequency: 50/60 Hz; Dim (WxDxH): 408x300x400mm; Colour: Guacamole; Net/Gross weight: Kg. 15.

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Appia Life Compact 2-Group

Boiler: 7.5 L; Power: 2900 W (230 V) / 1400 W (115 V); Voltage: 115/230 V; Frequency: 50/60 Hz; Dimensions (W × D × H): 554 × 545 × 498 mm; Net/Gross Weight: 42.5/52.5 kg.

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The Journal.

Field notes, roast releases and stories from the resurgence of Nigerian Arabica.

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From the farmIssue 07 · June 20266 min read

Why the SCA named us a 2026 sustainability finalist.

One of seven global finalists in the For-Profit category. Inside the value chain - tissue-culture lab, 148-farmer cooperative, 65% female workforce, ₦2.14B in productive assets — that put a Nigerian roaster on the shortlist.

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