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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
As Quoted
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