Coffee Smarter Pro

Coffee Smarter Pro

The Coffee Smarter Pro podcast is focused on helping solve your coffee industry trials and challenges while also sharing the history, economy, and impact that your work has on the world. Coffee Smarter Pro is the right show for cafe owners, roasters, baristas, and anyone working in the craft coffee industry, or aspires to coffee smarter. Topics include: Green Coffee, Vendor relations, roaster selection, software, customer relations, coffee production, menu creation, and so much more. Coffee Smarter Pro is part of the Roast! West Coast coffee network. www.coffeesmarterpodcast.com

Episodes

November 12, 2024 1 min

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Alvin Kim is our guest coffee expert. He is the marketing manager for the Baratza which is part of the Breville group. Head to baratza.com to see the full line-up of coffee grinders they offer, from the Encore to the Forte they’ve got a grinder suited for the coffee enthusiast to the cafe countertop.

And if you have a grinder question, reach out to Baratza on baratza.com, a human will be on the other end of the call.

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June 26, 2024 2 mins

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Anne Djerai is the CEO of Metropolis Coffee Co. in Chicago, IL. She joins the podcast to chat about the challenges of private labeling and the advantages of partnering with a firm like Metropolis Coffee Co. to do so. Connect with Metropolis Coffee at: https://www.metropoliscoffee.com/

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June 3, 2024 21 mins

Lily Quiros AKA Lil' Coffee Geek joins the show to chat about what she does as a roasting coffee consultant. Learn about Lil' Coffee Geek's consulting services for coffee roasters at: ⁠⁠https://www.lilcoffeegeek.com/⁠⁠

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Alden Hozouri of Crossings Coffee Roasters joins the podcast with host Ryan Woldt to encourage a changing vision board and evolving business plan for your coffee business.

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Jared Hales of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hacea Coffee Source⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a green coffee importer in Anaheim, CA joins the podcast to answer my question of whether or not I should return my used coffee bags to the roasters to reuse. See Hacea's green coffee offerings on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Jared Hales of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hacea Coffee Source⁠⁠⁠⁠, a green coffee importer in Anaheim, CA joins the podcast to discuss the growing market for Robusta coffees. See Hacea's green coffee offerings on ⁠⁠⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Jared Hales of ⁠⁠⁠Hacea Coffee Source⁠⁠⁠, a green coffee importer in Anaheim, CA joins the podcast to chat about the difference between the money made by a farmer versus what is happening on the C-Market. See Hacea's green coffee offerings on ⁠⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠⁠.

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Nick Schmitt, Specialty Coffee Ambassador at Roastar joins the show to offer some details on what goes into the price of your coffee packages. This is a must listen for any small business roaster looking to expand into packaging for retail. Learn at: https://www.roastar.com/get-quote

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Sanjeev Mankotia joins Coffee Smarter Pro to discuss his company's effort to develop the 3D printing machines that can produce sustainable, zero-waste, clay replacements for the industry standard plastic-lined takeaway coffee cup. Learn about GaeaStar Corp at: ⁠⁠https://www.gaeastar.com/

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Lily Quiros AKA Lil' Coffee Geek joins the show to chat about coffee roasting software with an emphasis on Cropster. Learn about Lil' Coffee Geek's consulting services for coffee roasters at: ⁠https://www.lilcoffeegeek.com/⁠

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Jared Hales of ⁠⁠Hacea Coffee Source⁠⁠, a green coffee importer in Anaheim, CA joins the podcast to chat about ethereal world of coffee descriptions and how to parse the data provided by roasters and green coffee sellers. See Hacea's green coffee offerings on ⁠⁠haceacoffee.com⁠⁠.

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Jared Hales of ⁠Hacea Coffee Source⁠, a green coffee importer in Anaheim, CA joins the podcast to chat about the green coffee billing cycle, why it is good to be the bank, and how businesses exist on the "float." See Hacea's green coffee offerings on ⁠haceacoffee.com⁠.

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Lily Quiros AKA Lil' Coffee Geek joins the show to chat about her recent origin trip to Nicaragua, and how trips to the coffee farm might benefit a coffee roaster. Learn about Lil' Coffee Geek's consulting services for coffee roasters at: https://www.lilcoffeegeek.com/

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Jared Hales of Hacea Coffee Source, a green coffee importer in Anaheim, CA joins the podcast to chat about preparing for and participating in coffee farm origin trips. See Hacea's green coffee offerings on haceacoffee.com.

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Alden Hozouri of Crossings Coffee (San Diego, CA) joins the pod to offer advice on acquiring vendors for your new hospitality space, cafe, roaster, or other customer facing business.

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The Coffee Smarter Podcast is focused on helping solve your coffee industry trials and challenges while also sharing the history, economy, and impact that your work has...

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Alden Hozouri of Crossings Coffee (San Diego, CA) joins the pod to discuss what you should and should not look for in a future cafe or roaster location, and we provide a starting point for narrowing down your search in the retail market.

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January 11, 2024 16 mins

Alden Hozouri of Crossings Coffee (San Diego, CA) joins the pod to breakdown what variables go into the price of a cup of coffee.

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