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Candy Schibli Put an Engineer’s Ear to the Coffee Roaster
She left international development for a one-kilo roaster in her great-grandmother’s Virginia house. A decade later, Candy Schibli is still treating every batch as an experiment in flavor, fairness and human connection.
The Chemical Engineer Who Roasted Her Way From a Kitchen in Rural Virginia to a National First
Candy Schibli left engineering and international development to build Southeastern Roastery - now the first Black-woman-owned certified organic coffee co-packer in the country. The method is part chemistry, part conservation.
The Coffee Company You’ve Probably Drunk Without Knowing It
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA sells famous coffee brands, but its more revealing product is the system behind them - a farm-to-shelf operation built for supermarkets, restaurants, offices and the people who never notice the name on the roasting plant.
Peet's Coffee
The Berkeley roaster taught America to expect more from a cup. Sixty years later, its harder trick is carrying that craft from a hand-roasted batch to grocery aisles, subscriptions and airplane trays without turning it into mere nostalgia.