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The Importance of Afterburners on Larger Coffee Roasters

Posted by The San Franciscan Roaster Co.

Mon, Aug, 05, 2024 @ 04:08 AM

san-fran-with-afterburnerIn the world of coffee roasting, precision and quality are paramount. As roasters scale up their operations to meet increasing demand, they encounter a host of new challenges, one of the most significant being the management of emissions. This is where afterburners come into play, becoming an essential component for larger coffee roasters.

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Topics: California, coffee roaster, SF75, education, experience, sf-25

Coffee Project NY Launches SCA Training Campus In New York City

Posted by The San Franciscan Roaster Co.

Mon, Dec, 16, 2019 @ 16:12 PM

Coffee Project NY co-owners and San Franciscan Roaster clients Chi Sum Ngai and Kaleena Teoh recently announced the opening of their third location, a 3,750-square-foot Long Island City venue with a brand new SF-25 commercial coffee roaster, a coffee library, the only Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Premier Training Campus in New York City, and a public café where their deconstructed lattes and other beverages will be served. Today, we're sitting down with Chi Sum Ngai to hear more about the journey behind this Training Campus and what's next for Coffee Project NY!

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Topics: SF25, California, coffee roaster, commercial coffee roaster, News, high quality, coffee roasting, sf-25, sca, coffee project ny, specialty coffee association

Sitting Down With Mostra Coffee, 2020 Roaster Of The Year

Posted by The San Franciscan Roaster Co.

Thu, Oct, 17, 2019 @ 12:10 PM

Today, Roast Magazine announced the winners of two of the most prestigious awards that exist in the roasting community: Coffee By Design has been named 2020 Macro Roaster of the Year, and Mostra Coffee has been named 2020 Micro Roaster of the Year. Congratulations to these two fine roasters, and all the finalists!

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Topics: SF25, California, coffee roaster, commercial coffee roaster, Successful business, News, high quality, coffee roasting, sf-25, mostra coffee

Roaster Profile: Gold Country Roasters

Posted by Emily McIntrye

Thu, Aug, 21, 2014 @ 12:08 PM

The only specialty coffee roaster in a town called "The Next Napa" for its vibrant wine-producing culture, Gold Country Roasters's current iteration had a rocky start but promises increasing success. "I was a victim of the recession," says Lisa Schwartz, owner, and formerly an environmental planner, "not a lifelong dreamer of opening a coffeehouse." Purchasing Gold Country Roasters in Murphys, California, was "crazy, random, and serendipitous" for this coffee lover, but it wasn't an easy journey. 
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Topics: roaster profile, SF25, California, coffee roaster, commercial coffee roaster

Roaster Profile: Henry's House of Coffee

Posted by Emily McIntrye

Sun, Jun, 08, 2014 @ 09:06 AM

Through the Lebanese culture runs a thick ribbon of honor and pride of legacy, father to son, mother to daughter. Hrag Kalebjian grew up dreading Saturday mornings, when his father Henry would drag him out of bed and into the specialty foods store where he roasted coffee. "I just wanted to watch cartoons," Hrag says, and eventually he left the family business altogether to work in corporate finance.
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Topics: roaster profile, SF25, California, coffee roaster, commercial coffee roaster, roaster, Successful business, tradition, legacy