Interview with Sandra Loofbourow and Rachel Apple on Communication
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In this episode, Roast publisher Connie Blumhardt talks with authors Sandra Loofbourow and Rachel Apple about the article "Raise The Bar (Part One) — Communicating With Your Green Coffee Department" from Issue 127: January | February 2025.
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Excerpt From the Article
“Many green buying positions grow organically out of a small roasting team and don’t always get the benefit of a detailed job description or list of responsibilities. Companies feel the pressure to solve problems quickly and efficiently, and rarely realize that their problems are not unique. In fact, most roasters and green buyers run into the same series of problems and, as a result, there are myriad innovative solutions. But these solutions aren’t easily available, so it’s difficult to find training materials or “best practices” for green buyer or director of coffee positions. Most people in these positions forge their own way, building their job description from responsibilities that need fulfilling and finding their own solutions to problems that are likely plaguing all of their colleagues.”
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