20 December 2024 | 37 mins

Episode 142: The case for co-roasting

In today's episode, we're exploring the growing global trend of co-roasting – a collaborative and community-driven approach that has been gaining traction in recent years.

How does co-roasting work? What are the benefits for roasters? And how does this model support the wider coffee community?

To find out, we’ll hear from the founders of three exciting shared roasting concepts: Philipp Reichel, Co-founder, Communal Coffee, Andy Wells, Founder, Press Coffee & Co., and Leonardo Azeredo, Founder, Co-Roasting Community.

Credits music: Christmas Time by Erin Bowman in association with The Coffee Music Project and SEB Collective

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Guests

Philipp Reichel

Co-founder, Communal Coffee

Philipp Reichel is the Co-founder and General Manager of Communal Coffee. Also the founder of Vote Coffee and co-founder of Isla Coffee Berlin, Reichel connects and educates the coffee community, culminating in his roles as organiser of the Berlin Coffee Festival and Coffee Week Berlin.

Andy Wells

Founder and Director, Press Coffee & Co.

Andy Wells is the Founder and Director of Press Coffee & Co. With over a decade in specialty coffee, Wells runs a South London roastery, developing his brand and contract roasting services, while managing two Press Coffee sites in the City of London and Flow Coffee in Blackfriars.

Leonardo Azeredo

Co-Roasting Community

Leonardo Azeredo, Founder of Co-Roasting Community, operates in France, Belgium, and Brazil. Originally from Minas Gerais, Brazil’s coffee heartland, Azeredo transitioned from industrial manufacturing to launch the initiative in 2020, fostering collaboration and sustainability.

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