1. Becoming a Green Coffee Buyer with Cole Torode from Forward

1. Becoming a Green Coffee Buyer with Cole Torode from Forward Coffee

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Ever wonder how green coffee is purchased? Who purchases that coffee? Cole Torode from Forward Specialty Green Coffee Importers discusses just that! In this episode he talks about the role of the Green Coffee buyer, hierarchy of quality of coffee, visiting coffee farms and what travel looks like, and coffee competitions. Cole has finished 3rd and 5th at the World Barista Championship and is the founder of FWD Coffee. He also has a very unique view on decaf coffee that you should listen too!

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