Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our final episode is with Jean Heylen, founder of Top of the Crop NV. Jean is a Belgian based green coffee distributor with many years of experience in the coffee industry. In this episode, Jean reveals his thoughts on the current state of the industry as well as reflecting on his experiences building his most recent business venture. You can find...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our ninth episode is a conversation with Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood. Founder of Colonna Coffee and three-time UK Barista Champion. Having opened Colonna & Smalls in Bath in 2009, Colonna has gone on to expand the realms of his business to include a roastery, compostable coffee capsule production, and a more recent focus on water...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our eighth episode (even though we may say seventh in the intro) is with Lem Butler. Lem is the Co-Founder of Black & White Coffee Roasters, based in North Carolina USA. Black & White was founded in 2017 alongside fellow coffee professional Kyle Ramage. In 2016, Lem was crowned the US Barista Champion and has been a huge influence...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our seventh episode is with Joanna Alm, managing director of Drop Coffee Roasters based in Stockholm, Sweden. Drop Coffee has been hugely influential, both in the Scandinavian coffee community as well as Internationally. Joanna has been crowned Swedish Roasting Champion on 3 separate occasions, placing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the world...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our sixth episode is a conversation with Lisa Lawson, founder and owner of Dear Green Coffee Roasters in Glasgow. Lisa opened Dear Green in 2011, following an introduction to specialty coffee during a working holiday in Australia. Lisa is an SCA Authorised trainer, Q-Grader and a key contributor to the Glaswegian coffee community. You can...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our fifth episode is a conversation with Nadine Rasch, founder, and director of Primavera Coffee. Nadine was born and raised in Guatemala, founding Primavera in 2013 (previously known as Third Wave Coffee Source Ltd) following studying and working in the UK. In 2016, Nadine opened La Central de Cafe, a sister exporting and processing...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our fourth episode is a conversation with Ibrahim Al Mallouhi, owner and founder of The Espresso Lab. Ibrahim is a key figure in the UAE coffee community, with The Espresso Lab prominent in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Ibrahim himself won the UAE Brewers Cup in 2018, and in this episode, we discuss the challenges COVID-19 has brought to the region...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our third episode is a conversation with Stephen Leighton, founder and now director of coffee at HasBean. In 2018 Stephen became director of coffee at Ozone Coffee Roasters, and to date, Stephen continues to partner in both 3FE and Drop Coffee Roasters. As well as his participation in the operations of the aforementioned businesses,...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry- Our second episode is a conversation with Tim Wendelboe, founder and owner of the Oslo-based roastery and coffee shop Tim Wendelboe. Alongside his work in roasting and brewing, Tim also grows coffee in Colombia on his coffee farm, Finca el Suelo. Tim won the World Barista Championship in 2004, following up on this achievement by winning...

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry. Our first episode is a conversation with Sasa Sestic, founder and owner of the world-famous coffee roasters Ona, and green coffee experts Project Origin. As a coffee professional, Sasa Sestic was crowned World Barista Champion in 2015. You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below: 2:05 - What was your initial...

This week, we're bringing you the full discussion between our Costa Rican partner farmer Alejo Castro and April team member Rasmus Madsen. Rasmus is currently writing his master thesis, with his core focus based around hybrid vigour in coffee. To undertake this study, Rasmus has collaborated with our good friend and partner farmer Alejo, owner of FCJ Volcan Azul in Costa Rica. This interview covers topics from soil nutrients and the use of organic fertilisers to ecological diversity and...

This week, Patrik joined Alejo amongst the gesha trees at Volcan Azul to discuss the updates to the farm this season. Alejo is the owner at Volcan Azul, currently overseeing the planting of new varietals as well as the upgrades to the farms capacity to dry coffee evenly and ferment coffee using anaerobic processes. The attention to detail shown at the farm level by Alejo translates seamlessly into the increased quality of the coffee that we cup year on year. In this video, you can hear from...

This week, we’re at the roastery discussing some of the challenges and opportunities that we face when sourcing coffee in Africa. We love African coffee. Ethiopia and Kenya are two legendary producing countries known for their high quality and distinct cup profiles; however both countries present unique challenges. Namely, the structure and scale of the cooperative systems, the existing coffee infrastructure, and the national systems for coffee grading. In this episode, we unpack some of...

This week, we're in the roastery testing the most recent development of our coffee capsule product line. During the two years that we've been producing this product, by far the most frequently requested query we've received has been "Can your coffee capsules be biodegraded or composted?" Until now the answer has been an unfortunate no. Whilst the technology did exist to a certain extent, there were far too many disadvantages relative to the quality of the product to contend with. Namely,...

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