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Eco-Friendly Coffee Roasters

Bellwether Coffee Raised $40M to Develop New Eco-friendly Roasters

— September 4, 2019 — Eco
Born out of a need to create more environmentally conscious products and services, California-based Bellwether Coffee has developed an eco-friendly coffee roaster to revoluntionzie the way coffee is roasted, distributed, and sold. The company recently secured $40 million in series B funding provided by DBL Partners -- Lyndon and Peter Rive.

According to the company, Bellwether Coffee's new coffee roaster is able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent compared to traditional gas-powered roasters thanks to the business' decision to ship unroasted coffee beans to centralized roasting facilities. Moreover, Bellwether Coffee's eco-friendly coffee roasters eliminate the need for ventilation and gas liners thanks to its state-of-the-art use of hot air, sensors, direct heat, and precision agitation blades.

Bellwether Coffee's new progressive way of processing coffee could go a long way to ensures coffee consumption is more sustainable.
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Coffee Roasting - Opportunity for coffee industry to adopt eco-friendly roasting processes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%.
2. Centralized Roasting Facilities - Opportunity for coffee industry to explore the use of centralized roasting facilities to increase efficiency and reduce overall energy consumption.
3. Innovative Coffee Roasting Techniques - Opportunity for coffee industry to implement state-of-the-art hot air, sensors, direct heat, and precision agitation blades in coffee roasting for better efficiency and sustainability.
Industry Implications
1. Coffee Industry - The coffee industry can benefit from adopting eco-friendly roasting techniques to reduce environmental impact and meet consumer demands for sustainability.
2. Ventilation and Air Filtration Industry - Opportunity for ventilation and air filtration industry to develop new solutions tailored for eco-friendly coffee roasting processes that eliminate the need for ventilation and gas liners.
3. Sustainable Packaging Industry - Opportunity for sustainable packaging industry to provide innovative and eco-friendly packaging solutions for shipping and storing unroasted coffee beans.
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