We just came back from the Specialty Coffee Association's annual conference in Seattle, and couldn't be more excited... we just bought our second roaster! The GR-15 is a beautifully designed, compact, energy-efficient, high-tech roaster with a roasting capacity of over 100 lbs per hour!!!
We're so grateful to all of you who have made this 'leap' possible - it's only thanks to your continuous love and support - through orders, referrals, social media pics, mentions, shares, and 'showing up' for us that we find ourselves in the (still a bit unbelievable) position of having to add a roaster to increase our capacity (and ability to fulfill orders quickly and ship within hours of roasting - an Ethos promise since the very beginning - and one we intend to keep!).
Yet, the most exciting part of this 'leap', and our growing volumes, is our increased impact, i.e. being able to import directly the (relatively large) 'minimum volumes' that make shipping/logistics of direct-trade coffees economically feasible. We're surrounded by so much need, so much opportunity, and so much desire on the part of farmer Co-Ops to find a market that values their efforts... and thanks to you... that market is growing!
This leap is just the beginning... of a new chapter in our journey to #brewgreatness... and it would never be complete without you, or your ideas... so, we'll keep sharing #thenewethosroaster journey on Facebook and Instagram (it's currently on its way from Seattle), and plan some "Open Roastery" events as soon as it's up and running!
Thank you for Brewing Greatness with us!
Jolian & Lisbeth
PS. We're cupping some awesome Central American coffees right now... coming in May!!! (Oh yes, Huehue will be back!)
