Roastery Operations Masterclass
Take your roastery to the next level! This series is packed with everything you need to sharpen your operations, from green buying fundamentals to production floor efficiencies. Whether you're new to the industry or looking to refine your strategies, these sessions are designed to transform your operations and help you succeed.
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Green Buying Fundamentals
Master the essentials of green coffee purchasing. We’ll walk you through terminology, timelines, and strategies for making responsible purchases that fit your business goals.
Master the essentials of green coffee purchasing. We’ll walk you through terminology, timelines, and strategies for making responsible purchases that fit your business goals.
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Green buying: Advanced
Ready to dive deeper? This session covers advanced topics like forecasting, managing communication timelines with traders and producers, and determining your long-term buying needs.
Ready to dive deeper? This session covers advanced topics like forecasting, managing communication timelines with traders and producers, and determining your long-term buying needs.
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Roastery Ops: The Coffee Life Cycle
From contract to cup—this session covers the entire coffee lifecycle, including onboarding and off-boarding, sales, education, and how to get your coffee to market.
From contract to cup—this session covers the entire coffee lifecycle, including onboarding and off-boarding, sales, education, and how to get your coffee to market.
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Inventory Management & Forecasting
Learn how to manage your inventory like a pro with tips on digital tools like FlexNet, Cropster, and spreadsheets. We’ll also cover logistics, freezing, and annual planning to keep your roastery running smoothly.
Learn how to manage your inventory like a pro with tips on digital tools like FlexNet, Cropster, and spreadsheets. We’ll also cover logistics, freezing, and annual planning to keep your roastery running smoothly.
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Quality Control Strategies
Build an effective QC program that keeps your coffee quality top-notch. Learn about roast and cup profile parameters, how to efficiently run QC cuppings, and what to do when things go wrong.
Build an effective QC program that keeps your coffee quality top-notch. Learn about roast and cup profile parameters, how to efficiently run QC cuppings, and what to do when things go wrong.
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Production Floor Efficiencies
Tighten up your production protocols with industry best practices. We’ll cover worker safety, roast day prep, communication, packaging priorities, and how to handle both pre- and post-batch blending
With special guest Kat Melheim (@RoasterKat)!
Tighten up your production protocols with industry best practices. We’ll cover worker safety, roast day prep, communication, packaging priorities, and how to handle both pre- and post-batch blending
With special guest Kat Melheim (@RoasterKat)!
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meet your instructors:
Sandra Loofbourow is a certified Q Arabica Instructor with years of experience building training programs for every step of the coffee supply chain, from baristas to green buyers. Rachel Apple is a coffee consultant, international competition judge, and expert in green coffee sourcing and roastery operations.
Together, they bring a wealth of knowledge, hands-on experience, and a shared passion for building a sustainable, connected coffee industry. They're here to help you take your coffee skills and business practices up a notch!
