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When I am having to blend 20-30lbs at a time, I am needing a mixer to blend it well. Like the look of a cement-style mixer, but I know it has to be food-grade. Just something simple -manual hand crank. Anyone have suggestions on what they use?

I would like to get into barrel-aging coffee. I know bourbon and whiskey are the most popular A few questions: Does the roaster capture any of the alcohol the beans are soaking up with? I don't want to "contaminate" my roaster by doing this and alter the taste of all of the other non-aged...

Right now manually bagging individually. Any cheaper bagging equipment out there? Just looking at a machine that weighs then dispenses into the bag. It doesn't need to grind as well --would be nice, but I know that dramatically increases the price

I have a client who is wanting me to flavor their coffee beans. Any suggestions on which coffee flavoring oil company to use?

I am a coffee roaster & getting several requests on doing wedding coffee bars. It would not include an espresso bar, but mainly several kinds of coffee on pour-over, cold-brew. What is the pricing guidelines for this? Is it normal to provide all of the glassware at these events? If so, what's a...

Going through the checklist Business Tax with Indiana and stumped on the NAICS coding. Since I am going to roast for both wholesale and retail customers, which code do I choose? My building will not be open to the public so it is not technically a "retail store". I found 454390 Other Direct...

I came across a company who sales K-Cup cups/lids/foils and a sealing machine to allow roasting companies to supply their customers with great-quality coffee with convenience. Is anyone using this sort of product in their company? If so, pros & cons you have come across?

Creating a website to offer to feature my company and online retail sales for roasted whole beans. I have done a lot of research, and looking for a budget-friendly website hosting site. I have looked into Weebly a lot, as it is designed for small businesses (Shopping feature on their page). One...

As a start-up business, I'm looking for ways to finance a coffee roaster. Does anyone have any advice on how they were able to do it whether it was via bank loan, private loan, financing options at the roasting company, etc? I'm currently working off of an air roaster, but want to purchase a 5kg...