Helping malnourished kids in Chiapas with fortified coffee

U.S., Mexican companies join forces to bring fortified coffee to malnourished kids in Chiapas

MEXICO CITY: A U.S. company and a popular Mexican coffee producer are teaming up to help improve the nutrition of kids in southern Mexico through an unusual and controversial source: coffee.

Houston-based Voyava Republic and the coffee cooperative La Selva say they have a way to fortify coffee with folic acid and other nutrients, and they want to start giving it to elementary school children next year in the impoverished state of Chiapas.

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