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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…

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…

Meet Temple Coffee Roasters. Their mission is founded on the belief that coffee excellence is driven by relationships, sustainability, and pushing the boundaries of coffee roasting as we know it. Temple’s goal of sustainability is founded on the idea that by building great relationships with customers and spreading their sense…

At Equator Coffee, every cup of coffee yearns to tell a story: of its region, altitude, climate, soil, and production method. Their passion is bringing that story to life. Equator marked the beginning of a high-impact coffee company focused on quality, sustainability and social responsibility long before anyone thought coffee…

Spyhouse Coffee first began in 2000 in the Twin Cities as a café in the Whittier neighborhood focused on ensuring quality, sustainability, and a commitment to producing the best coffee possible. In 2013 they began their own roasting endeavor to become Spyhouse Coffee Roasters and expanded their mission to source,…

International Women’s Day is a global effort to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and advocate for accelerating gender equality. It’s a single, intentional day to recognize the many contributions of women and all the barriers they must overcome. I love coffee, but it’s a field…

It’s been a year. We’ve all faced challenges in 2020 we didn’t think we’d see in our lifetimes and have had to adapt to new normals. That’s especially true for America’s small businesses who have a difficult road to survival in the best of times, and this year’s challenges have…