Roasting & Sourcing

Women’s contribution to the coffee growing industry is significant: up to 70% of the labour is provided by women on average across coffee-producing countries, reaching up to 90% in some countries for field work and harvesting. But even though women make up a large majority of the workforce, only a third of them own and operate coffee farms. In fact, systemic gender gaps are prevalent across the growing industry, from access to land, information and finance, to the unequal distribution of responsibilities, with women performing the more labour-intensive tasks like harvesting and men playing a key role in marketing and...

Sustainably sourced coffee products let you know a few things. It tells the consumer their purchase directly supports farming families in the developing world through fair prices, environmental stewardship and community development.

Whether you're a clued up coffee roaster or a stickler for sustainability, having a roaster that reduces fuel consumption by up to 80% compared to conventional drum roaster is a bit of a big deal.

The perennial consumer question that too often results in awkward silences and clammy palms for a lot of coffee roasters.