3 Reasons to Partner with an Experienced Private Label Coffee Roaster.

Partner with an experienced private label coffee roaster and alleviate stress. This goes for pretty much any business venture, but if you’re product is coffee, then working with a private label coffee roaster with decades of experience should be a primary focus. Here are the top three reasons you should partner with an experienced private label coffee roaster.

1. Experience Buying Green Coffee For Specific Customers Needs

For any private label coffee project, the most important aspect is buying the right green coffee, at the right price, and making sure you never run out. The experience of a seasoned contract roaster will save you a boat load of headaches and wasted money.

Depending on your monthly volume a private label coffee roaster has two options. The first is to purchase your coffee spot. This means that the roaster is paying the market price at that moment in time. Sometimes this is a great way to purchase coffee, however for larger volumes and contracts that run for at least a year, purchasing futures is a more secure way to go. With experience, a seasoned contract coffee roaster should be able to understand market conditions, and with the counsel of their trusted green coffee importer partners, determine the optimal time to make a purchase.

Working with an experienced private label coffee roaster ensures that your coffee prices won’t fluctuate with the whims of the market, and provide a more consistent COG (Cost Of Goods) for your brand.

2. A Reliable Source For A Variety Of Private Label Coffees

It’s important that your contract coffee roaster understand the needs of many different customers. Some customers want a price conscious coffee in a fractional package. Others might desire something more in line with specialty coffee they enjoy at high-end cafes. In both cases, a private label coffee roaster must be currently providing a range of coffee to their partners, but also know how to source them and roast them properly. For specialty coffees a private label coffee roaster ought to have a direct connection to at least some of the farmers they purchase from. For more commercial grade coffees the roaster should have long standing relationships with large, reliable green coffee importers.

Once coffee arrives, it’s imperative that the roaster have experience roasting for a particular style and need. You might require a more nuanced specialty coffee that must be fully developed but with no hint of smoke or roast flavors. Alternatively, you could be looking for something with a touch of smoke but not bitter or ashy. Regardless, an experienced contract coffee roaster must have the know-how and equipment to ensure the proper roast profile.

3. A Roaster That Understands The Needs Of Private Label Customers

The one thing that decades in the private label coffee business affords you is experience. Knowing where the pitfalls are, and how to side-step them with agility. Sourcing and roasting for your own brand is one thing, but working with a private label customer to perfect and deliver on their brand requires a different skill set.

Empire Coffee Roasters has the know-how, flexibility and customer support required to excel in the private label coffee arena. Our roastery is certified Organic by GOA, SQF Level 2, Star-K Kosher and Fair Trade USA. We understand the logistical needs of getting your coffee packaged and palatalized properly for any shipping requirement. Our three loading docks and proximity to I95/I287 make pick-up a breeze.

In addition, our green coffee sourcing team can cup and purchase a variety of coffees for all needs. This also includes a rotating menu of direct trade, seasonal specialty coffees through our Path Coffee Roasters brand.

Please contact us with any questions. We’re here to make your coffee program the very best it can be. 914.934.1100, info@empirecoffeeny.com.