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There are so many barriers to entry for those looking to get into coffee roasting. The price of the roaster alone is enough to make most say, \u201cnah.\u201d Then there\u2019s sourcing, never mind actually figuring out how to actually roast the coffee well (might I suggest this video series<\/a>?). But now one company is looking to be a one-stop shop for all your roasting needs, and they just raised $10 million in funding.<\/p>\n Berkeley, California\u2019s Bellwether Coffee<\/a> wants to get more people and places roasting coffee. Grocery stores, cafes, restaurants, home users, Bellwether is hoping to become the go-to for the next generation of nano-roasters, the ones with the desire to roast but who don\u2019t yet necessarily possess the know-how. Offering roaster rental services\u2014of their \u201czero-emissions commercial roaster\u201d per the press release\u2014along with a green coffee buying marketplace and even pre-defined roast curves available via their software platform, Bellwether\u2019s goal is to provide the products and services necessary for new roasters come to out swinging. (Don\u2019t worry, you can also customize your own roast curves.)<\/p>\n And investors are taking notice. It was announced earlier this week that Bellwether had secured $10 million in new funding from Congruent Ventures<\/a>. With more than $6 million in pre-orders already, including \u201ca leading U.S. grocery chain,\u201d the company is off to a good start and that $10 million investment is already looking pretty sound.<\/p>\n The idea of a one-stop shop for roasters, green coffee, and roasting curves is certainly novel. All but eliminating some of the largest barriers to entry into coffee roasting will without a doubt lead to more folks getting involved. For more information on Bellwether Coffee and their services, visit their official website.<\/p>\n Zac Cadwalader<\/a>\u00a0is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.\u00a0Read more Zac Cadwalader\u00a0on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Top image via Bellwether Coffee<\/em><\/p>\n The post Bellwether Coffee Wants To Be A One-Stop Shop For New Roasters<\/a> appeared first on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Coffee News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are so many barriers to entry for those looking to get into coffee roasting. The price of the roaster alone is enough to make most say, \u201cnah.\u201d Then there\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39,41],"tags":[63,45,65,47,61,49,59,55,57],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1146,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138\/revisions\/1146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\u201cWe are evolving the coffee industry by making it more inviting and open to the ideas from farmers, roasters, baristas and consumers,\u201d said Nathan Gilliland, CEO of Bellwether Coffee. \u201cOur technology makes sourcing and roasting coffee more accessible, promoting transparency throughout the value chain. We enable our customers to roast with confidence and create with expertise.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n