📌San Rafael, California
Equator Coffees, a pioneering women-founded roastery, combines quality, sustainability, and social responsibility. Their wholesale program offers expertly roasted coffee, training, and support for businesses of all sizes. With ethical sourcing and direct farmer relationships, partnering with Equator means exceptional coffee with a meaningful impact.
Equator Coffees is in the RoasterLink network.
How to Connect
Jesse Bladyka
jbladyka@equatorcoffees.com
115 Jordan St.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Fast Facts
- $xxx to $xxxx per five-pound bag
- Female-founded business
- Good Food Awards – 2016, 2020. Roaster of the year in 2010
- First B Corporation certified coffee roaster in California,
Services Offered
| 🟢 Coffee training and resources | 🟢 Private / white labeling services | 🟢 Fair Trade / Organic beans |
| 🟢 Business consulting | ❌ Flavored coffee beans | 🟢 Equipment and supplies sales |
| 🟢 Equipment technical support | 🟢 Single-serve coffee products | ❌ Fundraising programs |
Latest Articles from Fresh Cup
California Coffee Farming Pioneers Jay and Kristen Ruskey Have Died
Jay and Kristen Ruskey, known for their innovative work in California’s coffee-growing movement, have died. The couple, who owned Good Land Organics and Frinj Coffee, died on Feb. 8 in what was described as…
How Early-Modern Islamic World Coffeehouses Shaped Contemporary Cafe Culture
More than a century before Parisian salons or London’s penny universities, coffeehouses in Mecca, Istanbul, and Isfahan transformed urban life across Southwest Asia, sparking new forms of sociability and laying the foundations of contemporary…
Union Starbucks Workers Say: Delete Your Starbucks App
The appeal is part of the union’s ongoing strike action as it tries to secure a first contract with the coffee giant.
‘Where Do We Find the Women?’: Areli Barrera Grodski on Roasting for Prosperity and Equity
Little Waves co-founder Areli Barrera Grodski reflects on becoming a Micro Roaster of the Year by prioritizing racial and gender equity alongside a “peak” coffee program.