Sourced: The Coffee Podcast

Our season premier podcast episode,  Tales from the Trading Desk: Brazil Report,  is co-hosted by Royal Coffee CEO Max Nicholas-Fulmer and Junior Trader Spencer Ford. They discuss Spencer's recent trip to Brazil and speculate about industry projections on Brazil's 2023 harvest and potential C market implications. The thoughts expressed in this podcast do not constitute investment advice of any kin...

Have you struggled with building strong wholesale accounts and getting your coffee onto grocery aisle shelves? The Crown's Director of Coffee Content, Sandra Elisa Loofbourow, recently got the opportunity to chat with the founder of Food Biz Wiz, Alli Ball. In this interview, Alli shares some valuable information for new roasters on how to differentiate their brands from others and how to get thei...

Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, founder and director of JNP Coffee, recently spoke with The Crown's Director of Education, Chris Kornman, about coffee in Burundi. The conversation is part of our series on sustainability and covers topics including pricing, gender equity, and colonialism.

We've been thinking a lot about sustainability lately, and having conversations that span the supply chain, listening and learning from perspectives and experiences beyond our own. Chris Kornman and Sandra Elisa Loofbourow sat down recently to introduce the concept and our forthcoming Sustainability Series, consider this your gateway into a deep dive on how the people and places where coffee is gr...

Fair Trade. Organic. Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. What do these different certifications really mean?   Tune in to the most recent @thecrownoak podcast episode with Director of Education Chris Kornman @ckornman and Certification Specialist Lauren Cropper to find out. They unpack the 5 most common coffee certifications Royal carries. Hope you enjoy this informative episode!

Join The Crown's Director of Roasting, Candice Madison, Philz Coffee's Director of Coffee & Sustainability, Andi Trindle Mersch, and Ally Coffee's Director or Learning, Ildi Revi, for a discussion about how to outfit a successful roastery – no matter the size.

Join The Crown's Director of Education Chris Kornman and Royal Coffee's co-founder, Bob Fulmer, as they discuss farmgate price, sustainability, and traceability in the coffee supply chain.

Join The Crown's Chris Kornman, Sandra Elisa Loofbourow, Candice Madison, Alex Taylor, and Elise Becker as they discuss a good espresso. What coffees make good espressos? Are certain origins or processes better suited for single origins or blends? And how should one roast espresso for the best extraction? Tune in to find out the answers to these questions.

Join Royal Coffee's Inbound Traffic Manager Jodi Louws and The Crown's Director of Education Chris Kornman as they unpack an unprecedented series of events that have major implications for the global coffee supply. What does the Suez Canal have to do with coffee delays? Are recently harvested coffees arriving on time? What do transshipment and Cartagena have to do with all of this? Find out answer...

In this episode, Chris Kornman, our Education & Lab Manager, sits down with Spencer Ford, Sales Associate, and Alex Taylor, Tasting Room Manager, for our second Crown Jewel Quarterly. They go deep on the existing Crown Jewel line up and give a preview of what's on deck. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online  www.royalcoffee.com/webinars   Shout out to Michael Senderovich f...

In this episode, Candice Madison our Director of Roasting and Phyllis Johnson n oted author and renowned Specialty Coffee Industry Luminary  answer audience questions from their first webinar in June. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online  www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Shout out to Michael Senderovich for the music. Thank you to Bolor Erdenbat for editing the episode. Submi...

In this episode, The Crown's education content creators, Candice Madison, Sandra Loofbourow, and Chris Kornman, talk about the changes in education coming to The Crown. They outline The Crown's online learning platform, discuss changes to in-person educational opportunities, highlight some specifics about Q and SCA coursework, and let you in on the planning stages for future webinars. Check out al...

In this episode, The Crown's Director of Roasting, Candice Madison, & Director of Coffee for Nossa Familia Coffee, Rob Hoos, explore everything Loring, from the inception and history of the company to the mods & improvements that have led to the current models. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Shout out to Michael Senderovich for the music...

In this episode, Candice Madison, The Crown's Director of Roasting & Joanna Alm, two-time Swedish Roasting Champion, World Roasting Championship finalist & the owner of Drop Coffee, discuss h ow to bring out different qualities in your roast,  t he journey of a roaster and d econstruct the roast curve.  Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online  www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Sh...

In this episode, our Inbound Specialist, Jodi Louws, Director of Operations, Jennifer Huber, and The Crown's Education & Lab Manager, Chris Kornman, talk about how green coffee gets to you. They take a look into the behind the scenes work and what goes into bringing coffee from origin to roasters. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online  www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Shout ou...

In this episode, Candice Madison, The Crown's Director of Roasting, and Phyllis Johnson, noted author and renowned Specialty coffee industry luminary, discuss the state of the industry for Black Specialty coffee professionals in 2020.  Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online  www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Shout out to Michael Senderovich for the music. Special thanks to Bolor...

In this episode, Candice Madison, The Crown's Director of Roasting, and Juliet Han from The UC Davis Center of Coffee, explore the chemical reactions that take place in the bean at different stages of the roast, and discuss how these chemical reactions affect the coffee in your cup. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online  www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Shout out to Michael Se...

In this episode, our Certifications Specialist, Rosi Quñiones chats with Lenin G. Garcia from Sol y Café Cooperative and Edith M. Sagarvinaga from Finca Tasta. They discuss the evolution of specialty coffee and give updates on the current state of affairs due to COVID-19 in Peru.  Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online  www.royalcoffee.com/webinars   Shout out to Michael Se...

In this episode, Chris Kornman, our Education and Lab Manager sits down with Candice Madison, our Director of Roasting and Royal Coffee's Sales Associate, Spencer Ford for our first ever Crown Jewel Quarterly. They discuss some of our favorite coffees & provide a ton of tips along the way. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online www.royalcoffee.com/webinars   Shout out to Mi...

In this episode, Caitlin McCarthy-García, Royal Coffee Trader, Max Nicholas-Fulmer, Royal Coffee CEO & Haile Andualem, Royal Coffee's Ethiopia Representative sit down to provide an on the ground update, inventory planning & debunk a few myths on the ECX & more. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online www.royalcoffee.com/webinars   Shout out to Michael Senderovich for the mus...

In this episode, Chris Kornman, our Education and Lab Manager, Royal Coffee Trader, Caitlin McCarthy-García & Sandra Elisa Loofbourow, our Tasting Room Director discuss cupping, calibration & quality control. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Shout out to Michael Senderovich for the music. Special thanks to Bolor Erdenebat for editing.  Sub...

In this episode, Candice Madison, our Director of Roasting, Evan Gilman, our Creative Director & Rizka Pravitianasari, Vice Consul of Economic Affairs of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in San Francisco discuss all things Indonesia.  They share an update on what is happening in Indonesia in the wake of COVID-19, how this affects coffee supply, and share tips for roasting the uni...

In this episode, Candice Madison, our Director of Roasting, Chris Kornman, our Education & Lab Manager and Evan Gilman, our Creative Director hold a home roasting roundtable. Together, they discuss common home roasters like the Behmor, Ikawa & Quest M3. Check out all our past webinars & what's on the horizon online www.royalcoffee.com/webinars Submit your questions press@royalcoffee.com Shout out...

In this episode, Richard Sandlin sits down with Catracha Coffee's Founder/Royal Coffee's Marketing & Outreach Director, Mayra Orellana-Powell & one of Royal Coffee's Traders, Laurel Wirth. Together, they host a webinar focused on what's happening in Honduras, Royal Coffee's imports from this country & the larger picture throughout Central America.  You can watch the entire webinar here. https://vi...

In this episode, The Crown's Director of Roasting, Candice Madison & Tasting Room Director, Sandra Elisa Loofbourow host a webinar focused on roasting in the time of COVID-19. They discuss inventory management, tips, creative pivots & some advice along the way. You can watch the entire webinar here. https://vimeo.com/406007574 Join us for our next webinar on April 16th at 11am (PST) focused on an...