Roaster News and Updates from Roast Local
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Sep 23, 2026
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5 min read
A Portland roaster imported 2.6 tons of coffee herself. The buying was the easy part.
Sep 22, 2026
3 min read
A short extra on the National Coffee Association's fall 2026 data.
Roaster Spotlight
Sep 16, 2026
Peter Kuria flew home to Kenya with a camera so his Orlando customers could see the farms their coffee comes from. Solai Coffee.
Sep 9, 2026
Rei and Bella roast Indonesian coffee and nothing else, out of Fontana, California. It started at four in the morning with a newborn in the house.
Sep 2, 2026
4 min read
Chuck and Suzi Jones guide fishing charters on the Chesapeake. The coffee started on those early mornings on the water and took them to Guatemala.
Aug 26, 2026
David left Disney and real estate for a roastery, and built a business that starts with the producer and ends with the barista.
