Build, run, and grow a coffee roastery — business planning, operations, scaling, and the commercial decisions behind every equipment choice.
Running a coffee roastery is half equipment and half business. Roastery Guides cover the operational and commercial side: starting a roastery on a realistic budget, choosing the right location, planning growth, building a wholesale channel, and understanding the unit economics behind each equipment investment.
Realistic first-year budgets for a small coffee roastery — what to spend on roaster, grinder, packaging, water, ventilation, and consumables.
Replaces prior 'Coffee Shop Budget' content with a roastery-focused version
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Power, ventilation, drainage, and zoning — the physical constraints that determine which spaces can support roasting and which ones can't.
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How small roasteries source green coffee — importer relationships, lot sizes, sample roasting, and the cost differences between direct trade and spot buying.
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The triggers that mean it's time to scale roastery capacity, and how to plan the next purchase without disrupting existing production.
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Operational and commercial guides for running a coffee roastery — budget planning, location and facility constraints, green coffee sourcing, and how to scale when the time comes.
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