RoR #19 : A Vision of Sustainable Roasting w/ Arno Holschuh of Bellwether Roasters

Sustainability can become more of a reality if we determine to use the tools at our disposal wisely. Perhaps even more so if the tools we use to roast evolve to better address the many concerns we have in the coffee industry. That is what Bellwether hopes offer. With their all electric, ventless coffee roaster their goal is to empower any business to roast incredible coffee in-house and do so in a way that leads efforts in sustainability.  In this episode of Rate of Rise we are going to be talking with, Arno Holschuh.  Arno Holschuh is the Chief Coffee Officer at Bellwether Coffee, which manufactures the world's lowest-carbon coffee roaster. A veteran of the industry, he was one of the first employees at Blue Bottle and went on to manage their coffee operations and product. For the past eight years, he has been working with Bellwether to build a delicious, profitable, and sustainable future for coffee roasters, farmers and drinkers. In our conversation we discuss important and direct questions about this new tech and its impact on both sustainability efforts and traditional coffee roasting.  My goal is that you leave this conversation with more clarity and better informed about your options when it comes to creating better sustainability outcomes through technology.  In our conversation we cover: Scaling and wholesale Trades offs and energy Who the machine is for What Bellwether aims to solve in coffee Tackling objections Responsible consist sourcing Innovation and collective effort Evolving traditional roasting Links: www.bellwethercoffee.com Related Episodes: Sustainability Series #2 : Importing & Roasting RoR #17 : Evolving Our Approach to Cupping w/ Charlie Habegger of Royal Coffee Special! “Thinking Differently” Series | Radical Sustainability w/ James Combs of Combs’ Coffee RoR #6: Buying Less and Doing More w/ Ever Meister 286 : Coffee Roasting Best Practices w/ Scott Rao Visit our sponsor ROAST MAGAZINE and subscribe!