
A leader in pricing, strategy, and operations for specialty coffee roasters.
Rarely is it coffee that holds a roastery back. More often, it’s a lack of structure in three critical areas of the business.
People
Incredible coffee, top-of-the-line equipment, and beautiful branding without the right people to bring your vision to life leaves you running in place.
Process
Roasteries are both product companies and factories. Both need bulletproof processes to succeed in an incredibly competitive landscape.
Profit
The phrase, “The coffee business is tough,” is both common and a misunderstanding of the industry. In reality, our business is quite simple — it’s just tough without profit.
We developed the Core 7—a framework that helps roastery owners build smarter, more profitable businesses by focusing on People, Processes, and Profit. In the last 8 years, it’s helped roasters double net profit, create new sales channels, and make strategic business decisions.
Roastery owners who master the Core 7 don’t follow the pack—they lead it.
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“A grounded and practical guide for roasters ready to build systems that last…”
Rachel Apple – Founder, Raise the Bar Coffee Inc. | Consultant, COE & USBC Head Judge
“…His insights—shaped by years of experience…are invaluable….”
Xavier Alexander - Co-Founder of Metric Coffee
“…Witty yet demanding, insightful yet practical, Luke pushes you to rethink your approach.”
Philipp Schallberger - Sourcing, Roasting, Storytelling, Partner of Kaffeemacher, Switzerland
“…The Owner’s Manual…gives real…advice…to make a roastery work long-term…”
Carly Green - Sourcing & Quality Consultant and Founder of Cherry Love Coffee
“…this book provides you the framework to build, evaluate or evolve your coffee roasting business…”
Caleb Holstein - Co-Founder & CEO of greensquare
“Luke Waite has written a master class in operating a coffee roasting business…”
Spencer Turer - Vice President at Coffee Enterprises and Founder of the Coffee Writers Guild
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