273 : Founder Friday w/ Anne Lunnel and Charles Nystrand of Koppi Coffee Roasters, Helsingborg, Sweden

I am thrilled to get to feature Anne Lunnel and Charles Nystrand of Koppi: Fine Coffee Roasters on this month's Founder Friday! Founded in 2007, Koppi not only established itself as of Sweden's preeminent third wave coffee companies but also as one of the world's best roasters. Both Anne and Charles have one the Swedish Barista Championship and additionally Anne has won the Swedish Brewers Cup finishing 6th in the world.  Their business was established as a roaster retailer in their home town of Helsingborg where they focused on sourcing and serving amazing coffees through a dense of relationship and sustainability. After 1 years they made a dramatic with to only roasting that both simplified their life and their business resulting in an even more healthy company.  In today's conversation with these world class roasters we will be exploring their story from founding through present day and the lessons, experiences, and values that have guided them along the way.  We cover: Early days of barista work and competition The learning curve to starting a retail/roaster Principles of quality and doing coffee differently in Sweden Sourcing values of relationship and accessibility   The move to close the retail shop Lessons in personal and professional balance Advice and hopes for the coffee industry today Links: www.koppi.se Instagram   Related Episodes: 252 : Founder Friday w/ Klaus Thompson of the Coffee Collective, Denmark Founder Friday! w/ Adam Obrátil of Industra Coffee, Brno, Czech Republic 171 : Founder Friday w/ Matt Chitharanjan and Namrata Asthana of Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters in India     The BEST in commercial coffee equipment! www.prima-coffee.com/keys   Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks? www.pacificfoodservice.com