As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on the women who are driving change, promoting sustainability, and fostering inclusivity in the coffee industry. We caught up with Leticia Pollock, a coffee industry veteran with well over a decade of experience. In 2010, Leticia and her…
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Women in Coffee: Cartel Roasting Co.
About Cartel Roasting Co. Cartel Roasting Co. has been sourcing, roasting, and brewing exciting coffees from around the world since 2008. Founded by Amy and Jason Silberschlag in Tempe, AZ, Cartel was built on the idea of fostering community through coffee. They take pride in every step of the process,…
Women in Coffee: Red Rooster Coffee
About Red Rooster Coffee Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Red Rooster Coffee is a small family-run business guided by four key principles: taking care of their employees, farmers, the environment, and the community. Committed to sustainability and quality, they source exceptional coffees from around the world, paying…
Women in Coffee: Sisters Coffee Co.
Nestled in the heart of the Oregon Cascades, Sisters Coffee Company was born from the mountain’s call and a Mom and Pop’s dream. This dream was to raise a strong family and cultivate a strong community through sharing kindness and the delight of quality coffee. Thirty years later, that dream…
International Women’s Day: Women in Coffee
International Women’s Day is a global effort to celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements and advocate for accelerating gender equality. This intentional day serves to acknowledge the numerous contributions made by women and the obstacles they encounter along the way. Coffee has long been a male-dominated industry, but…
Roasting and extraction with Olympia Coffee Roasting Company
Olympia Coffee is special. If you haven’t yet, add one of their seasonal coffees to your brew queue to see what the hype is about. Not only does Olympia source coffee in a unique and admirable way (more on that below), but their careful attention to detail in the roasting…
Meet Greater Goods Coffee
Greater Goods Coffee Co. is a small-batch coffee roaster based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2015 by Khanh Trang and Trey Cobb, GG aims to source, roast, and serve quality specialty coffee with a focus on creativity and community. With each bag sold, they donate a portion of the proceeds…
Get to know Portrait Coffee
Portrait is named for a desire to change the picture of what comes to mind when people think of specialty coffee. Portrait Coffee is as committed to rewriting that narrative as it is to reflect the history and culture of its Southwest Atlanta community. Since its 2019 founding, Portrait Coffee…
Specialty Coffee Talk with Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters [BRCR] opened their first cafe in the Bird Rock neighborhood of La Jolla, California back in 2006. They began sourcing coffee directly from producers from the very beginning. Direct Trade is a very important part of their model. In 2012 they were named Micro-Roaster of the…
Meet PT’s Coffee Roasting Co.
PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. was born in 1993 in Topeka, Kansas out of Jeff Taylor and Fred Polzin’s simple desire for an excellent cup of coffee. Four years and two retail locations later, they began roasting and traveling to the origin, forging the Direct Trade partnerships that have made PT’s…