I am in the process of putting together the business plan for my first roastery. We are a small operation based out of North London (think 6 covers) and are looking to build an initially small customer base of cafes and bars who will retail our branded coffee. My question is two fold: can anyone recommend a good roaster to start us out (it would need to supply our small coffee shop plus have capacity for wider retail and wholesale - let's say 10 pubs and restaurants initially)? Secondly, does anyone know of a good direct trade green bean buying consortium that involves smallish enterprises in the UK? I am busy doing my own research, but it would be useful to get any knowledge from people already in the business...
Ash Webster
My names Ash Webster of Iron Dragon Tools saying hello to the forum and thank you for letting me join...
Feb 7, 2012
Luis Till
Hey folks-if anyone is looking for a roaster Ecco is upgrading and has their Diedrich IR12 w/afterburner combo for sale, from Twitter:
@eccocaffe: We are selling our beloved Diedrich IR12 w/ afterburner. combo deal. time to upgrade. DM for photos, details and pricing. please RT!!!
Mar 16, 2012
Tom Holliss
Hi all,
I am in the process of putting together the business plan for my first roastery. We are a small operation based out of North London (think 6 covers) and are looking to build an initially small customer base of cafes and bars who will retail our branded coffee. My question is two fold: can anyone recommend a good roaster to start us out (it would need to supply our small coffee shop plus have capacity for wider retail and wholesale - let's say 10 pubs and restaurants initially)? Secondly, does anyone know of a good direct trade green bean buying consortium that involves smallish enterprises in the UK? I am busy doing my own research, but it would be useful to get any knowledge from people already in the business...
Cheers guys,
Tom
Mar 17, 2012