Used Equipment

Unique commercial grade wood/charcoal coffee roaster. Superb roasting quality, easy operation and monitor, energy efficiency, chaff collection system, high quality craftsmanship and finish. Beautiful design. 33 Lbs. per batch, 25-35 minutes per roasting cycle. 230 V 50-60Hz. For more information call 646.808.9489 or visit www.jerusalem-coffee.com.

120-Kilo Gothot with Afterburner $25,000. Machine is in Hayward Wisconsin. A great roaster in need of a new home and some TLC. Roaster has been inactive for about one year, up to that point it was used weekly. For more information, contact Patrick at 952.285.4242.

Help Wanted

Roast Master. Istanbul based roaster of gourmet coffee is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced roast master to take over the reins for our retiring founder. We specialize in espresso, filter, flavored and Turkish coffee. An exciting offer is on the table and the chance to help our expanding company grow. Please e-mail kmaleki@hotmail.com.

Organizations

Cup For Education is a non-profit organization designed to help poor rural coffee communities of Central and Latin America build schools within their communities and assist in providing them with teachers and the basic tools needed to educate the future generations of coffee farmers. Cup for Education sponsors a teacher for the Solidarity School in the community of Los Alpes in Jinotega, Nicaragua. Entering its second year, Karen Gordon, president and founder of CFE, says, “We are pleased to have raised enough funds to enable us to sponsor the teacher again for the school. The additional teacher allows this community to send children to school to further their education by another grade level.” For more information, go to www.cupforeducation.org or call 800.458.2233.

Consulting/Education

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Looking to Purchase

Equipment. Used roasting equipment, espresso equipment/tools, coffee- and tea-related equipment and tools. Looking to purchase a roasting company/plant in U.S. Looking to hire experienced roasters. Please contact Sam at 323.394.1155 or tl13@aol.com

Growers Direct Coffee Company Inc. is interested in acquiring coffee roaster/retailers that are looking to sell their business. Please contact Mr. Shailen Singh by e-mail at shailen@growersdirectcoffee.com.