Roast magazine's

Roaster of the Year Competition

Roast magazine is proud to announce its competition for 2014 Roaster of the Year.

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Micro Roaster Category Application
Download the 2014 Roaster of the Year Application for the Micro Roaster Category
(Roasters who Roast LESS THAN 100,000 lbs)
[PDF file]

Large Roaster Category Application
Download the 2014 Roaster of the Year Application for the Large Roaster Category
(Roasters who Roast MORE THAN 100,000 lbs)
[PDF file]

Roaster of the Year applications must arrive on or before July 31, 2013

About the Award

Roast magazine developed this award to help inspire further excellence and success in the roasting industry.
 
The Roaster of the Year will be chosen based on the following criteria (for both categories):
 
• Company Mission
• Company’s Commitment to Sustainable Practices
• Commitment to Employees and Educational Practices
• Quality of Coffee
• Commitment to and involvement in the industry
• Innovations in roasting, marketing and business practices
 
The Roaster of the Year award package includes:
 
• A full-length feature story in the November | December 2012 issue of Roast magazine
• $500
• A web page on the Roast magazine website for an entire year

Contest Rules

Three finalists will be chosen based on the criteria above. Contestants will be notified if they are chosen as finalists. At that time, each finalist will be asked to submit three different one-pound roasted coffee samples. Coffees will be judged on aroma, color, imperfections, bean size and a clean cup. Coffees will be blindly judged by a professional coffee cupper.

Deadline for submissions is July 31, 2013. Winner of the Roaster of the Year award will be announced in the Nov/Dec 2013 issue of Roast magazine. The winner will receive notice of award no later than August 20, 2013. The Roaster of the Year will be presented to a company and not an individual. All entries become the property of Roast magazine and will not be returned to applicant. Entries are judged by Roast magazine employees and Roast magazine representatives. Decisions of the judges are final. All scores are confidential and undisclosed. Applicants can either be a wholesale roaster or roaster/retailer. Applicants must roast their own coffee. By entering this competition you give permission to Roast magazine to publish your name and likeness in association with this competition and the promotion of this contest.

Past Roaster of the Year Winners

2005 winner—Counter Culture Coffee
2005 runnerup—Taylor Maid Farms

2006 winner—Stumptown Coffee Roasters
2006 runnerup—Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea
2006 runnerup—Dillanos Coffee Roasters

2007 winner—Macro—Intelligentsia
2007 winner—Micro—Metropolis Coffee Co.

2008 winner—Macro—Zoka Coffee Roasters
2008 winner—Micro—Higher Ground Roasters

2009 winner—Macro—PT's Coffee Roasting Co.
2009 winner—Micro—Coffee Klatch

2010 winner—Macro—Equator Estates Coffee
2010 winner—Micro—Kickapoo Coffee

2011 winner—Macro—Dillanos Coffee Roasters
2011 winner—Micro—Conscious Coffees

2012 winner—Macro—Portland Coffee Roasting
2012 winner—Micro—Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

2013 winner—Macro–Gimme! Coffee
2013 winner—Micro—Olympia Coffee Roasting Company