At a Glance (China Coffee Network): Yunnan Aini Agriculture & Animal Husbandry (Group) Co., Ltd., founded in 2005 in Pu’er, is a diversified group repeatedly named a national key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization. It runs four pasture bases totaling 100,000 mu, two coffee demonstration bases of 9,070 mu and processing capacity for 30,000 tonnes of parchment coffee a year. It formed a joint venture with Starbucks in 2012 and pioneered a rainforest coffee planting model certified by the Rainforest Alliance in 2015.
Yunnan Aini Agriculture & Animal Husbandry (Group) Co., Ltd. is a diversified enterprise. Below is its detailed introduction.
Basic information
The company was founded on March 25, 2005 in Simao District, Pu’er City. Its legal representative is Shen Jilian. Registered capital is RMB 30 million, fully paid in.
Honors
It has been repeatedly included in the list of national key leading enterprises in agricultural industrialization published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, appearing in 2018, 2020, 2023 and 2024.
Livestock business
The group owns four quality pastures covering a total of 100,000 mu. Among them, the Manzhongtian Pasture spans 30,000 mu and is the only year-round evergreen pasture of its kind remaining in China. The group also operates an intensive feedlot with a standing capacity of 1,200 head and a modern slaughtering and processing plant able to handle 30,000 head of beef cattle a year. Its “Aini” beef products hold HACCP food-safety system and organic product certifications.
Coffee business
The group has two coffee planting demonstration bases totaling 9,070 mu, two wet-processing plants for pulping and de-mucilage, and two coffee processing factories. It handles 30,000 tonnes of parchment coffee and produces 23,000 tonnes of commercial green coffee a year, and has built a thousand-tonne roasted-coffee production line. Its green beans and roasted beans (and powder) hold organic conversion certification. In 2012 it signed an agreement with Starbucks to establish a joint venture.
Coffee brand
Aini Manor. Aini Manor Coffee is a brand integrating coffee cultivation, primary processing, deep processing, product development, trade and brand marketing. Its products include the Aini Limited Edition Manzhongtian Coffee, Aini Manor roasted beans and Aini Manor blends, and it has a certain recognition in China’s mid-to-high-end coffee market.
Food-service business
The group owns two brands: Aini Mountain Lodge and Aini Beef Self-Service Hot Pot. Aini Mountain Lodge focuses on the distinctive cuisine of Yunnan’s ethnic minority groups and has been named a “Famous Restaurant of Yunnan Province,” while Aini Beef Self-Service Hot Pot has nearly 30 outlets across Yunnan.
Business model
The group follows a “company plus base plus farmer plus standardization” model, providing employment for more than 500 farming households and supplying quality coffee seedlings free of charge to support coffee growers.
Philosophy
It focuses on a healthy food chain from land to table and on a sustainable green circular economy. The group pioneered China’s rainforest coffee planting model — putting coffee trees into the rainforest and cattle into the coffee groves — and obtained international Rainforest Alliance certification in 2015.
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