In this series our founder Patrik Rolf invites entrepreneurs, professionals, and craftspeople from outside of the coffee industry in an attempt to inspire and motivate the coffee industry with new perspective and insights.

For the debut episode Patrik speaks with Bünyamin Aydin, founder of Instanbul-based fasion brand Les Benjamins to discuss his approach to business, life and coffee.

Episode 1 - Bünyamin Aydin - What Does Coffee Mean To You?

In this series our founder Patrik Rolf invites entrepreneurs, professionals, and craftspeople from outside of the coffee industry in an attempt to inspire and motivate the coffee industry with new perspective and insights.

For the second episode Patrik speaks with Bo Bech, Danish chef and restaurateur to discuss his approach to business, life and coffee.


Episode 2 - Bo Bech - What Does Coffee Mean To You?

In this series our founder Patrik Rolf invites entrepreneurs, professionals, and craftspeople from outside of the coffee industry in an attempt to inspire and motivate the coffee industry with new perspective and insights.

For the third episode Patrik speaks with Thomas Lykke, Danish designer and co-founder of OEO Studio, to discuss his approach to business, life and coffee.

Episode 3 - Thomas Lykke - What Does Coffee Mean To You?

In this series our founder Patrik Rolf invites entrepreneurs, professionals, and craftspeople from outside of the coffee industry in an attempt to inspire and motivate the coffee industry with new perspective and insights.

For the fourth episode Patrik speaks with Dan Rubin, photographer and singer, to discuss his approach to business, life and coffee.

Episode 4 - Dan Rubin - What Does Coffee Mean To You?

In this series our founder Patrik Rolf invites entrepreneurs, professionals, and craftspeople from outside of the coffee industry in an attempt to inspire and motivate the coffee industry with new perspective and insights.

For the fifth episode Patrik speaks with Niels Strøyer Christophersen, founder of the Copenhagen based design company Frama, to discuss his approach to business, life and coffee.

Episode 5 - Niels Strøyer Christophersen - What Does Coffee Mean To You?

Episode 2 - How To Build One Of The Most Iconic Coffee Roastery Brands With James Hoffman

Episode 1: The Story Behind The Worlds Best Coffee Roastery With Tim Wendelboe

Episode 4 - The Story Behind Colin Harmon And His Coffee Empire 3FE

Episode 5 - Discovering Istanbuls Finest Coffee Roastery Petra With Kaan Bergsen

Episode 6 - The Story Behind The Coffee Roastery & Shop The Coffee Collective With Klaus Thomsen

Episode 9 - The Origin Of The Internationally Renowned Coffee Roastery HasBean With Stephen Leighton

Episode 10 - An Insight Into The Mind Of The Founder of Cupping Room Hong Kong With Kapo Chiu

We have bought coffee from Alejo for the last two seasons, and will continue to do so in the future since we believe his families farm Volcan Azul produces some of the best coffee in Costa Rica. 

This conversation is a unique insight into the mind of a modern coffee farmer. We talked about what challenges and opportunities they are facing today, as well as the long family tradition that they continue, with coffee trading records dating back as far as 200 years. 

We are really happy to be able to share this conversation with you.

Episode 13 - Learning About The Volcan Azul Coffee Farm In Costa Rica With Owner Alejo Castro

Episode 14 - How To Start A Coffee Business With Cafe Capital Founder Francois Lafontaine

Episode 15 - Discussing The Need To Redefine Specialty Coffee With Coutume Founder Antoine Netien

Episode 16 - Exploring Modern Specialty Coffee From Brazil With Farmer Bruno Of Fazenda Esperança

Episode 17 - Reflecting on the World Brewers Championship with Patrik Rolf

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Episode 18 - Debating Competition Philosophies with Barista Champion Ben Put

Episode 19 - Discussing Coffee Roasting and Flavour Modulation with Rob Hoos

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A Casual Conversation with April Athlete Erik Liao

This week, we’re at the roastery discussing some of the challenges and opportunities that we face when sourcing coffee in Africa.

We love African coffee. Ethiopia and Kenya are two legendary producing countries known for their high quality and distinct cup profiles; however both countries present unique challenges. Namely, the structure and scale of the cooperative systems, the existing coffee infrastructure, and the national systems for coffee grading.

In this episode, we unpack some of the variables of Ethiopian and Kenyan coffee production, comparing how these systems differ from those of our partner farmers in Costa Rica and Brazil, as well as discussing the potential opportunities to increase the quality and traceability of our sourcing in the future.

There is so much to unpack within this subject that we’ve recorded an extended discussion as an audio-only podcast episode. You can find that episode and more on SoundCloud, iTunes and Spotify, as well as on our April Media website.

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Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry-

Our second episode is a conversation with Tim Wendelboe, founder and owner of the Oslo-based roastery and coffee shop Tim Wendelboe. Alongside his work in roasting and brewing, Tim also grows coffee in Colombia on his coffee farm, Finca el Suelo.

Tim won the World Barista Championship in 2004, following up on this achievement by winning the World Cup Tasters Championship in 2005.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

1:54 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
10:16 - What has improved since the beginning of the pandemic?
12:57 - What changes have you made to your buying and forecasting?
17:51 - How has COVID-19 affected e-commerce and private sales?
22:27 - Can digital communication replace annual origin travel?
26:08 - What have been the biggest challenges and reflections?
30:43 - What are your predictions for the near future?
42:26 - Conclusions and closing discussion

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

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Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/coffee-with-april
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Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Tim Wendelboe - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 2

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry.

Our fourth episode is a conversation with Ibrahim Al Mallouhi, owner and founder of The Espresso Lab. Ibrahim is a key figure in the UAE coffee community, with The Espresso Lab prominent in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Ibrahim himself won the UAE Brewers Cup in 2018, and in this episode, we discuss the challenges COVID-19 has brought to the region as well as the recent evolutions of the business and the view to the future.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

1:39 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
6:28 - How has the lockdown affected your output and sales?
10:38 - What have been the challenges of opening the roastery at this time?
16:35 - What have been the main challenges of operating during COVID-19?
22:16 - How will COVID-19 affect your competition preparation?
24:10 - Have you changed your business strategy for 2020?
27:12 - What are your predictions for the near future?
33:21 - Where do you expect to find growth in the coming months?
35:57 - Conclusions and closing discussion

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

You can contact us or our collaborators using any of the channels below:

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Webshop: https://aprilcoffeeroasters.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?
Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/coffee-with-april
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf
Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Music by Andrew Blumhagen
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Ibrahim Al Mallouhi - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 4

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry.

Our fifth episode is a conversation with Nadine Rasch, founder, and director of Primavera Coffee. Nadine was born and raised in Guatemala, founding Primavera in 2013 (previously known as Third Wave Coffee Source Ltd) following studying and working in the UK.

In 2016, Nadine opened La Central de Cafe, a sister exporting and processing business to enable vertical integration. Nadine is a certified Q grader and processor.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

2:37 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
4:35 - How have you experienced the effects thus far?
7:16 - How did quarantine measures affect the harvest and export?
11:35 - Has confidence increased since the initial outbreak?
12:42 - Tell us more about your COVID-19 farmer relief fund
17:31 - What have you learned from this experience thus far?
19:16 - What are your expectations for the near future?
26:15 - Conclusion and closing discussion

If you would like to learn more about the COVID-19 Farmer Relief Fund mentioned in this podcast, please follow this link: https://primavera.coffee/coronavirus

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

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Webshop: https://aprilcoffeeroasters.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?
Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/coffee-with-april
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf
Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Music by Andrew Blumhagen
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Nadine Rasch - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 5

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry.

Our sixth episode is a conversation with Lisa Lawson, founder and owner of Dear Green Coffee Roasters in Glasgow.

Lisa opened Dear Green in 2011, following an introduction to specialty coffee during a working holiday in Australia. Lisa is an SCA Authorised trainer, Q-Grader and a key contributor to the Glaswegian coffee community.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

2:23 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
6:09 - What was your first strategy during lockdown?
11:23  - How successfully have you utilised e-commerce?
17:30 - How would you describe your current situation?
22:15 - How has COVID-19 affected your green coffee purchasing?
30:48 - Do you anticipate a change to your wholesale/private output?
35:46 - What are your expectations for the near future?
44:13 - Conclusions and closing discussion

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

You can contact us or our collaborators using any of the channels below:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilcoffeecph
Webshop: https://aprilcoffeeroasters.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?
Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/coffee-with-april
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/patrikrolf
Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Music by Andrew Blumhagen
andrew.blumhagen@gmail.com
https://soundcloud.com/andrew-blumhagen
https://andrewblumhagen.bandcamp.com/album/vcf-boi?fbclid=IwAR1PDDdujPgnH_PjDGs9Spjc37WpkhNnV3iLk6SxONgYUF6MZ7I1Ka7MClE

Lisa Lawson - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 6

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry.

Our seventh episode is with Joanna Alm, managing director of Drop Coffee Roasters based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Drop Coffee has been hugely influential, both in the Scandinavian coffee community as well as Internationally. Joanna has been crowned Swedish Roasting Champion on 3 separate occasions, placing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the world championships.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

2:35 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
6:28 - What were your first actions and strategy?
13:31  - Have you seen differing impacts between your roastery and cafe?
18:45 - Will you continue with your current strategy?
23:55 - How has COVID-19 affected your green coffee purchasing?
28:41 - What are the key lessons that you will take away from this event?
33:56 - Conclusions and closing discussion


If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

You can contact us or our collaborators using any of the channels below:

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Webshop: aprilcoffeeroasters.com/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?
Podcast: @coffee-with-april
Patreon: www.patreon.com/patrikrolf
Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Music by Andrew Blumhagen
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@andrew-blumhagen
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Joanna Alm - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 7

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry.

Our eighth episode (even though we may say seventh in the intro) is with Lem Butler. Lem is the Co-Founder of Black & White Coffee Roasters, based in North Carolina USA. Black & White was founded in 2017 alongside fellow coffee professional Kyle Ramage.

In 2016, Lem was crowned the US Barista Champion and has been a huge influence on the American coffee competition culture.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

1:42 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
6:06 - How has COVID-19 affected turnover?
15:12  - How has COVID-19 affected your private E-commerce?
18:46 - What are the main lessons that you will take away from this experience?
21:31 - What are your predictions for the near future?
27:06 - Conclusions and closing discussion

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

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Image Credit: Channon Hodge / CNN

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Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Music by Andrew Blumhagen
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Lem Butler - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 8

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A continuous series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry.

Our ninth episode is a conversation with Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood. Founder of Colonna Coffee and three-time UK Barista Champion.

Having opened Colonna & Smalls in Bath in 2009, Colonna has gone on to expand the realms of his business to include a roastery, compostable coffee capsule production, and a more recent focus on water filtration equipment specifically designed to improve the quality of water for coffee brewing.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

2:32 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
6:05 - How has COVID-19 affected your various different projects?
18:51  - How do you increase the diversity of your strategy?
23:44 - What are your predictions for the near future?
29:44 - Conclusions and closing discussion

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

You can contact us or our collaborators using any of the channels below:

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/aprilcoffeecph
Webshop: aprilcoffeeroasters.com/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?
Podcast: @coffee-with-april
Patreon: www.patreon.com/patrikrolf
Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Music by Andrew Blumhagen
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@andrew-blumhagen
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Maxwell Colonnna-Dashwood - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 9

Welcome to the Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast. A series investigating the impact of COVID-19 on various different levels of the coffee industry.

Our final episode is with Jean Heylen,  founder of Top of the Crop NV. Jean is a Belgian based green coffee distributor with many years of experience in the coffee industry.

In this episode, Jean reveals his thoughts on the current state of the industry as well as reflecting on his experiences building his most recent business venture.

You can find timestamps to each question covered in this episode below:

2:24 - What was your initial reaction to COVID-19?
10:40 - How has COVID-19 affected your plans for Top of the Crop
17:53  - What challenges have you experienced during COVID-19?
21:50 - What is the current condition of the coffee industry?
28:43 - Will we see more diversity in specialty green coffee trading?
34:52 - Is this an opportunity to redefine our approach to coffee?
43:12 - Conclusions and closing discussion

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to check out our Patreon as we have several different ways that you can join and support our community: www.patreon.com/patrikrolf

Patreon enables us to work on projects such as this one, and we're very appreciative of your support which ensures that we can continue producing sponsor free media content.

You can contact us or our collaborators using any of the channels below:

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Webshop: aprilcoffeeroasters.com/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlsOYZ8ZEam57EUCf3DKjg?
Podcast: @coffee-with-april
Patreon: www.patreon.com/patrikrolf
Email: patrikrolf@aprilcoffeeroastery.com / josephfisher@aprilcoffeeroastery.com

Music by Andrew Blumhagen
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@andrew-blumhagen
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Jean Heylen - Coffee with COVID-19 Podcast - Episode 10

The most recent April project, our founder Patrik Rolf invites entrepreneurs, professionals, and craftspeople from outside of the coffee industry in an attempt to inspire and motivate the coffee industry with new perspective and insights. 

"It's a reflection on where I find my own inspiration. It has always been outside of the industry I am working in and I believe that there is a lot to gain from that outside perspective. Hopefully both coffee professionals, home baristas and people outside of our industry can find bits and pieces of the conversations that inspire." - Patrik Rolf

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