commercial roasters

Rex Roaster Readies Release of 4-Pound Capacity Flagship Machine

Aiming to serve startup roasters with sturdy, affordable equipment, a new company called Rex Roaster is stomping onto the scene with a 4-pound-capacity electric drum machine designed in California and...

2026.04.15

Californiacommercial roastersCoram Deo Coffee RoastersCorporateCraft/OperationsEd Puzankovelectric roastersEmmettIdahoIndustrymanufacturingMicroProductsRex RoasterRoastingSacramentoSlavik SkovpenUnited Statesコーヒー

Eight Ounce Coffee Becomes Exclusive Stronghold Roaster Distributor in Canada

Calgary-based Eight Ounce Coffee has been named the exclusive Canadian distributor for South Korea-based electric roaster manufacturer Stronghold. Announced April 14, the deal brings the roaster maker’s full lineup of...

2026.04.15

CalgaryCanadacommercial roastersCorporateCraft/OperationsdistributionEight Ounce Coffeeelectric roastersIndustryJosh HockinMarketingMicroProductsRoastingSouth KoreaStrongholdStronghold S2World Coffee Roasting ChampionshipWorld of Coffee San Diegoコーヒー

Diedrich Unveils DR-280, its Upgraded Four-Bag Roaster

Idaho-based equipment maker Diedrich Roasters recently introduced a substantially upgraded version of its four-bag industrial roaster, the Diedrich DR-280, as part of a new line of four- and six-bag machines...

2025.12.03

Allen-BradleyArtisancommercial roastersCorporateCraft/OperationsCropsterDiedrich DR-280Diedrich DR-360Diedrich RoastersIdahoindustrial roastersIndustryLauntia TaylorMacroProductsRoastingRockwell AutomationUnited Statesコーヒー

Roest Unveils a New Generation of Electric Sample Roasters

Norwegian electric sample roaster maker Roest launched the next generation of its product line last week. The new models S200 and L200 Plus join the renamed flagship L200 Ultra....

2025.11.18

commercial roastersCraft/Operationselectric roasterIndustryInternationalNorwayProductsRoastingRoestRoest L100Roest L200 PlusRoest L200 UltraRoest S200sample roasterssample roastingVeronika Bolducコーヒー

Probat Consolidating U.S. Operations in Dallas

German coffee roasting equipment maker Probat announced it is consolidating its U.S. operations in Texas, bringing together groups currently based at Probat Inc. outside Chicago, Bauermeister USA in Memphis...

2025.10.29

AC HornBauermeister USABurnsBurns RoastersChicagocommercial roastersCorporateCraft/OperationsDallasEllen NielsenIllinoisindustrial equipmentIndustryLincolnshireMacromanufacturingMemphisMicroProbat BurnsProbat Inc.ProductsRoastingTexasUnited Statesコーヒー

Electric Roasting Equipment Surged in 2024

Last year’s trend towards electric roasting equipment for commercial coffee operations picked up even more steam this year. It’s now starting to feel like a full-on paradigm shift. Still relatively...

2024.12.31

2024 Year In ReviewColumnscommercial roastersCraft/OperationsIndustryMicroProductsRoastingUnited Statesコーヒー

Sovda Bulks Up with Launch of the Precision Silo

Professional roastery equipment maker Sovda is launching the Precision Silo, a 4,800-kilogram-capacity green coffee storage, loading and blending machine. Divided into eight chambers, each with 600-kilogram capacity, the Precision Silo...

2024.12.07

Alexandra MosherBlack and Whitecommercial equipmentcommercial roastersCorporateCraft/Operationsgreen coffeeindustrial equipmentIndustryMacroMicroNorth CarolinaProductsRaleighRoastingsilosSōvdaSovda Precision SiloUnited Statesコーヒー

Roaster Maker Sivetz Opens Showroom and HQ in Oregon

Fluid-bed roaster maker Sivetz just opened a dedicated showroom and headquarters in Hood River, Oregon, about an hour’s drive east of Portland. The showroom represents the latest milestone for the...

2024.12.03

commercial roastersCorporateCraft/OperationsHood RiverIndustryMichael BarthmusMicroNorthwestOregonPortlandProductsRoastingSivetzSivetz SRM15United Statesコーヒー

Typhoon Roasters Relaunches 10-Kilo Model with Smaller Footprint

Czech coffee roaster manufacturer Typhoon Roasters relaunched a 10-kilo-capacity roaster within its existing roaster lineup, focusing more on lighter commercial roasting with a smaller footprint and updated controls. “Originally intended...

2024.11.07

commercial equipmentcommercial roastersCorporateCraft/OperationsCzech RepublicFirst Crack CoffeeIndustryMacroMarketingMason SalisburyMicroNikolas KrutinPragueProductsRoastingshop roastersTyphoon 10kgTyphoon RoastersTyphoon USAUnited Statesコーヒー

Aillio Fires Off Two New Bullet Roasters, the R2 and R2 Pro

Coffee roasting equipment maker Aillio launched two new small-batch countertop roasters at the World of Coffee trade show in Copenhagen last weekend, the Bullet R2 and the Bullet R2 Pro....

2024.07.03

AillioAillio Bullet R2Aillio Bullet R2 Procommercial roastersCorporateCraft/Operationselectric roastershome roastersIndustryMarketingMicroProductsRoastingsample roastersUnited Statesコーヒー