Coffee and Technology Podcast

Geoff Watts is a pioneer and an early adopter of the specialty coffee movement. With over 25 years of industry experience as a barista, roaster, Q-grader, green coffee buyer, and educator, Geoff is the father of what we know as the Direct Trade model. Throughout his career, he has served on the boards of the Coffee Roasters Guild (Chairman), the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (Chairman), and now works on different sustainability and transparency projects, such as the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide. We'll discuss the social implications of a value chain and how technology can make the value chain more sustainable and transparent, along with the various issues of the current trading model that uses the C-Price. Enjoy the listen!

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In this episode of the Coffee and Technology Podcast, Nick and Norbert discuss the idea of the network in coffee and how tech can effectively connect those networks from seed to cup. Norbert tells us that this idea was always at the forefront of Cropster's vision and explains why this holistic idea is extremely important for the future of sustainable coffee trading. As part of the digitalization of the coffee industry, Nick and Norbert also discuss the impact not only has on the entire supply chain but also individually discuss each individual part of the supply chain.

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Ricardo is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Ally Coffee. He has a background in supply chain management and brings over 10 years of experience working in the specialty coffee industry as a green coffee importer and Q-grader. Ricardo is an advocate for a more transparent, sustainable, and traceable industry to empower producers in origin.

What it's all about: In this episode, we speak with our first guest, Ricardo Pereira, who is the COO at Ally Coffee. Ally Coffee is a green coffee company connecting roasters with specialty coffees sourced through sustainable partnerships. We talk about Traceability from the importer’s perspective and discuss how technology plays a role in that part of the supply chain. Ricardo also touches on how Cropster's solutions help importers track and organize their samples and coffees.

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In our next episode, we’ll discuss how tech can empower the coffee industry, along with insights Norbert gained from introducing Cropster tech to coffee professionals in Colombia. Cropster has grown from a producer solution to a cloud based solution from origin to cafe since those days. Norbert brings more insight and a deep knowledge of what we can achieve for the future.

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Norbert Niederhauser and Nick Castellano bring you the 'Coffee and Technology' Podcast sponsored by Cropster. Norbert is a Cropster co-founder and brings a wealth of knowledge of coffee, the coffee industry, and the technology it uses daily. Nick is a digital marketer with a love of coffee and experience at origin and in cafes. Both are passionate about humanizing technology for all coffee professionals, from producers to baristas and everyone in between. They want to make technology accessible for everyone, so everyone can realize the benefits it can bring!

What it's all about: In our first episode, we’ll introduce Nick and Norbert as well as discuss Cropster’s origins from founding 7-years ago to becoming a tech leader in coffee today. Cropster has grown from a producer solution to a cloud based solution from origin to cafe since Cropster’s beginnings. Norbert brings an insightful and deep knowledge of what we can achieve.

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