Issue 125: September | October 2024
From the Publisher
The founder and publisher of Roast magazine, Connie Blumhardt has spent 25 years in magazine publishing and has worked in the coffee industry for the last 20 years. Connie brings the same passion and commitment to this industry journal that is present within the roasting community.
With each issue, Connie brings insight and inspiration to the pages of Roast with this column.
Connie Blumhardt, Publisher
Since 2020, we’ve had great success running Roast Summit both online and in person in the Pacific Northwest. We incubated the concept, matured the content and are confident in running the event, which means we are ready to take the show on the road. The only question to be answered: where?
When considering the options, we wanted somewhere geographically accessible, with large populations of roasters and coffee professionals within driving or a short flight distance. This made the Midwest an obvious choice, and our main sponsor, Diedrich Roasters, and host, Firedancer Coffee Consultants, welcomed us with open arms to use their facility. Add to that, fall is the best time of year in the Midwest, and Chicago was the easy choice. Based on registration numbers so far, others have the same thoughts as the Roast Summit on Oct. 24–25, 2024, is expected to completely sell out.
We have a vision of how we want to continue to expand the promotion of specialty coffee. Looking into next year, we have exciting plans to host even more programs for both industry and consumer groups. As always, we appreciate the supporters of our core platforms and look forward to reaching you and the coffee community in new ways.
Warmest Wishes,
Connie
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