JEROME, IDAHO – Located on Highway 93 in southern Idaho, By the Way Espresso has been serving up drinks to people travelling on the highway for over 20 years. After starting off by buying roasted beans from a third party, this coffee stand now roasts its own beans to provide fresh coffee to all who…
SEELEY’S BAY, ONTARIO – While most small coffee roasting businesses rely on retail to drive their sales, the SHaBean Coffee Roastery uses wholesale as their primary source of business. Located in the small village of Seeley’s Bay, Ontario, SHaBean Coffee Roastery has their products in six different grocery stores around their area. “Upon retirement, [I]…
NORTH POWDER, OR – Amber Redger, owner of Am’s Coffee, has come a long way since the days of roasting coffee beans in a cast iron kettle with a wooden spoon over a camping stove. Located in the small, rural town of North Powder, Oregon, Amber has spent the last 4 years providing fresh, high…
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – At Wallaby Roasters, coffee roasting is a family affair. Since 2014, the Raymond family has been selling organic, whole bean coffee to their neighbors in Colorado Springs. “My daughter, Bryanna, my son, Daniel, and I were volunteer baristas at our church coffee shop,” said Kim Raymond, the matriarch of the Raymond…
LANCASTER, PA – Wanderlust Coffees may be one of the newest roasters on the coffee scene today, but they have hit the ground running in order to make an impact on the world of tomorrow for many people. Located in the town of Lancaster, Pa., about 70 miles west of Philadelphia, this roaster has partnered…
LEESBURG, VA – Just a few miles outside of our nation’s capital, you will find the small batch coffee roaster, Rocket Cat Coffee. Specializing in high-altitude, single origin coffee, Rocket Cat Coffee has the community of Leesburg, VA buzzing over fresh air roasted coffee. “Having recently moved to Leesburg, I wanted to step up my…
Here we have an article written by Howard Bryman of Daily Coffee News about one of our customers, Teofilo Coffee. In the article, owner Ron Dizon explains how the company started and why bringing in beans from the Philippines makes his coffee different than the others out there. A new coffee spot focused on beans…
In this article, Josef Mott of the website perfectdailygrind.com, explains the evolution of fluid bed coffee roasting and why many roasters are switching to this method for their businesses. Coffee Crafters President, Ken Lathrop, was interviewed for this article along with others who share their experiences with fluid bed coffee roasting and the benefits of…
In this article, one of our customers Max Lathrop, son of Coffee Crafters President Ken Lathrop, explains how he was able to grow a coffee roasting business from his home during the pandemic. Max has an amazing insight starting a home coffee roasting business and shows us how important marketing and social media is to…
