HOLISTIC COFFEE CONSULTING for ROASTERS and CAFES

San Francisco based coffee consultant with a comprehensive approach to elevating and supporting your business. I partner with courageous companies that follow their heart, practice what they preach and seek new ways to evolve their business and the coffee industry.

SERVICES TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS

  • GREEN COFFEE

    The coffee you source is the foundation of your coffee roasting business. With the ever volatile C market, understanding different approaches to sourcing and forecasting green is crucial to keeping your operational costs low, while maintaining high quality.

  • ROASTING

    Roasting coffee is a complex mix of art and science and is what differentiates you from your competitors. Understanding the different stages of the roast process and why you should make adjustments can have a huge impact on the overall flavor profile of your coffee.

  • PRODUCTION

    A hospitable and well managed production space sets the tone for your roasting business. An organized and competent production department is essential to keeping the workspace safe, morale high, costs low and efficiency maximized.

  • QUALITY CONTROL

    Ongoing analysis and testing of coffee quality and preparation methods is key to food safety and ensuring ongoing deliciousness. QC is an incredible tool to guide multiple departments, including sourcing and roasting operations, cafe and barista training.

  • WHOLESALE

    Scaling a comprehensive and manageable wholesale program is a great way to grow your roasting brand. Creating long term, holistic business partnerships with cafes, restaurants, office spaces and grocery stores is a viable way to drive revenue and build notoriety within your community.

  • CAFE

    Building cafe systems that optimize hospitality, efficiency and consistency is foundational to scaling your profitable cafe. A systemized and competently managed cafe and barista team is integral to your ongoing success.

I support and elevate companies from seed to cup.

Meet STEPHEN

I have worked many roles in the coffee industry over the last 25 years. My experience includes cafe management, barista training, quality control, production management, roasting, green buying, green sales and wholesale.

I also own and operate my own direct to consumer e-commerce business, Strange Bird Coffee.

INDUSTRY ORIGINS

Companies I have worked with over the last two and a half decades:

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Ally Coffee

Andytown Coffee Roasters

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Bellwether Coffee

Blue Bottle Coffee

Cerberus Coffee

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Cold Thing About It

Daylight Mind Coffee Company

Gimme! Coffee

Joe Coffee Company

Matching Half Cafe

Neighbourhood Cafe

Nick Cho

Pinhole Coffee

Plant Cafe Organic

Rodrigo Sanchez

Ryan Scott Catering

Sightglass Coffee

Stoble Coffee

Let’s work together