247 : Founder Friday! w/ Ritesh Doshi, of Spring Valley Coffee, Kenya

The best Kenyan coffee tends to be exported to other countries. Spring Valley Coffee flips this on its head by sourcing, roasting, and serving the best for themselves and the local Kenyan community. Today we are going to be exploring this wonderful company's history, evolution, and impact as we talk with Ritesh Doshi! Ritesh is the CEO of Spring Valley Coffee, Kenya's oldest premium coffee roaster, a business he acquired in 2018. Having introduced the Flat White to Kenya, Ritesh wanted to combine his passion for coffee and his sense of purpose with his need to control his own supply. Prior to Spring Valley Coffee, Ritesh founded Naked Pizza Kenya, a company he sold to Pizza Hut. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Ritesh worked in international finance in the US, Europe and Middle East for financial institutions such as Credit Suisse & HSBC.  In this conversation we not only get the overview of Spring Valley Coffee but we also explore how rites came to the company, the values and goals they are pursuing, why scaling, relationships, and integrity are cornerstones of success and much more.  I love the work they are doing at Spring Valley and I know you will as well!  In this episode:  The coffee culture of Kenya Building resiliency and scaling Sourcing and serving Kenyan coffees Impact of relationships Challenges of politics Setting goals for the business Adding value in-origin  The value of doing the right thing Kenyan coffee history Why company culture matters Links: www.springvalleycoffee.com Instagram @springvalleycoffee    Related Episodes: 171 : Founder Friday w/ Matt Chitharanjan and Namrata Asthana of Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters in India 236 : Founder Friday! w/ Meil Castagna-Herrera & Curtis Herrera of Cafe Corazon! 108 : Founder Friday w/ Dorian Bolden of Beyu Caffe in Durham, NC 134 : Founder Friday w/ Jeremy Zhang of M2M Roasters & Uni Uni Coffee in Nanjing ,China   Starting a shop -or-want to level up you operations? KTTS Consulting can help!  |  Email me: [email protected] The BEST in commercial coffee equipment! www.prima-coffee.com/keys   Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks? www.pacificfoods.com/food-service