BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Maker of the world’s most sustainable commercial coffee roaster, Coffee at Bellwether, today announced the launch of two new software enabled solutions: Bellwether Hub and Bellwether On-Demand. The Hub is designed to enable small batch electric roasting for high volume coffee businesses. On-Demand provides access to high-quality, sustainable Bellwether roasted coffee for any business through the Bellwether Roaster Network, making ethically sourced and sustainable roasted coffee more accessible than ever.
About Bellwether Hub
the Bellwether Hub is a software controlled multi-roaster system capable of small batch sustainable roasting at scale. Each roaster in the Hub is controlled by a single interface that allows for the flexibility to roast multiple SKUs at once, or fulfill large orders with multiple roasters simultaneously. The system’s software-driven precision makes it possible to repeat the same roasts on any roaster, giving retailers the ability to roast large orders with freshness, quality and consistency in a small batch operation.
Building on the unique Bellwether Roaster, the Bellwether Hub includes the comprehensive management capabilities of the new Roast Manager software. This software enables on-demand roasting, and provides the infrastructure to scale operations to any number of roasters and locations, delivering high-volume, small-batch artisan roasts. coffee.
The first Hub location is up and running at Bellwether’s headquarters in Berkeley, Californiawhere its patented electric and airless design reduces 87 percent of the carbon footprint from roasting, producing the lowest carbon coffee on the market.
About Bellwether On-Demand
On-Demand is a cloud network of Bellwether Hubs and Roasters that allows business owners and retailers nationwide to access fresh, high-quality, sustainable Bellwether roasted coffee on demand. Users only visit the Bellwether On-Demand website and select their preferred coffee (and roast level) from the Bellwether Marketplace, which offers a curated selection of ethically sourced coffees from around the world. Businesses can also create their own custom profile. The order goes directly to a nearby all-electric Bellwether Roaster where it is precisely roasted in small, five-pound batches.
Bellwether is launching On-Demand with the Berkeley Hub location and several customer locations across the country. The benefits to Bellwether customers in providing a new revenue stream can be significant, according to current Bellwether customer and owner of Latitude Coffee, Daniel Levy.
“The additional revenue that comes from the Bellwether Network is very important to our business because it covers a lot of overhead costs,” Levy said. It covers the days that are relatively slow. It covers the roast, and it even covers the green beans we buy for ourselves. It’s a steady stream of income, and it also helps us be part of the larger Bellwether Community, so there’s a sense of belonging to it.
Bellwether is creating a better future for the coffee industry by electrifying coffee roasting and reducing coffee’s carbon footprint. The Roaster, Hub, and On-Demand network enables any coffee service business to be “Roasted on a Bellwether” and be part of a more sustainable future for coffee.
“Bellwether’s On-Demand and Hub offerings allow us to expand the ways in which we can help people grow their businesses, while continuing our mission to electrify coffee roasting,” said Bellwether Coffee Founder, Ricardo Lopez. “It’s a win-win — we support multiple business models, but we also empower businesses to reduce their carbon footprint.”
About Bellwether Coffee
Bellwether Coffee is on a mission to empower everyone to sustainably source and roast exceptional coffee. Founded in 2013, Bellwether created the world’s first all-electric, ventless coffee roasting system with the lowest carbon footprint of any roaster. This cutting-edge technology allows the best of craft coffee to be recreated by anyone, anywhere in the world, at the push of a button. Bellwether’s community of roasters and growers is creating a better future for the entire coffee industry–one that is sustainable for the environment, fair for farmers, and accessible to all communities. To date, Bellwether’s fleet of roasters has reduced over 3 million pounds of carbon emissions from the coffee industry. For more information, visit bellwethercoffee.com and follow @bellwethercoffee on Instagram and Facebook.
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