-How did you get into roasting? I started getting interested in coffee when I was working as a barista in a small town cafe. I would roast coffee at...
Since we last interviewed Laine Cosens, the owner of Drift Coffee Roasters, he has won The Forward Lottery 3 times! (Here's a link to our first interview with Laine). The Forward Lottery...
Hailing from rural Kentville, Nova Scotia, Curtis Durocher, the owner of Fullstrong Coffee Roasters, took an unusual path to get into roasting coffee. Initially a bobsledder and a Highland Games participant, Durocher has only been...
Lynsey Hayes is a multifaceted beverage connoisseur. Hayes went from managing vineyards in the Okanagan to owning Sorellina Coffee in Edmonton. We caught up with Hayes to learn how the two worlds intersect, and...
Jeremy Perkins has has been in specialty coffee for 22 years. Originally owning a cafe in the UK, we chatted with Perkins about how coffee culture in the UK differs...
Paul Stephens, the Head Roaster at Rosso Coffee Roasters, has been roasting coffee for 21 years. During his career, he has gone from keeping pen-and-paper notes of roast temperatures to operating some of the most high-tech...
Q&A With Rufus Cavan, the co-owner of Cavan Coffee “We are smack dab in the suburbs in Guelph. There aren’t a lot of other independent businesses in the area,” Rufus Cavan told us...
Q&A with Amanda Nicoletti, the co-owner of Foglifter Coffee Roasters This family-run business is now nested in the corner of Main and 20th in Vancouver, British Columbia. The owners, Amanda and Wayne Nicoletti,...
Q&A With Chris Fraser, the Head Roaster at Agro Roasters We caught up with Chris Fraser to learn about his roasting style and how Agro’s new SOVDA machine is helping them take their coffee...
Dustin Ryan Yu is the Director of Coffee and Green Buyer at The Roasters Pack’s sister coffee roastery, This Coffee Co. We caught up with Dustin to learn more about why he sourced...
You’ll find Juggernaut Coffee Co. in Grand Forks BC, on a homestead, 11km out of town, surrounded by trees with no neighbours in sight – so actually, it’s probably more...
“Philippine specialty coffee is our best-kept secret, and we should stop keeping it a secret.” Iona Fresnoza, cofounder of Kapé Coffee, first met Ate Marivic, president of the Balutakay Coffee Farmers...