Batdorf & Bronson

Coffee roaster
Batdorf & Bronson
IndustryFood products
Founded1986 (1986) in Olympia, Washington
HeadquartersWaterfront area,
Olympia, Washington
Area served
Olympia, Washington; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C. (retail presence)
Worldwide via mail order[1]
ProductsCoffee
BrandsDancing Goats
Websitebatdorfcoffee.com

Batdorf & Bronson is an Olympia, Washington-based coffee roaster established in 1986. Described by Lonely Planet as "Olympia's most famous coffee",[2] and by Fodor's as "a local roaster that can stand up to the best of Seattle".[3] The roastery operations are next door to the Olympia Farmer's Market in downtown Olympia.[4]

As a member of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, the company is operated on 100% renewable energy,[5] the first U.S. coffee roaster to do so.[6] Batdorf was awarded by the State of Washington for excellent environmental practices in 2002,[7] and along with other Northwest entities who created the Western Washington Green Power Campaign, was awarded by the EPA in 2007 for their green energy promotion.[8] Batdorf coffee is also triple-certified (Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance shade-grown, and organic).[9][10]

In 2015, the company announced it would be expanding retail operations to the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[11] The company also had a second roasting operation in Atlanta and retail outlet in Decatur, Georgia as of 2004.[12][13]

Notable people

  • Robert Frith Jr. went from Batdorf to starting a Vietnam coffee import/export company.[14]

References

  1. ^ Slatalla 2001.
  2. ^ Bao et al. 2014.
  3. ^ Fodor's Travel Publications 2015, p. 910.
  4. ^ Williams 2015, p. 318.
  5. ^ "Partner Profile – Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters", Green Power Partnership, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2010-11-17, archived from the original on 2015-10-16, retrieved 2015-09-14
  6. ^ BATDORF & BRONSON COFFEE ROASTERS, Northwest Eco-building guild
  7. ^ Governor's Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices: 2002 Winners, Washington Department of Ecology, 2002, archived from the original on 2017-02-27, retrieved 2017-02-26
  8. ^ Green Power Leadership Awards (PDF), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2007
  9. ^ McEachern 2008.
  10. ^ Chickowski 2012.
  11. ^ Sidman 2015.
  12. ^ Alexander 2004.
  13. ^ Travel + Leisure 2015.
  14. ^ Tuoi Tre 2015.

Newspapers

  • Sidman, Jessica (2015-08-27). "Dancing Goats Coffee Bar Coming to Georgetown". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • Alexander, Brian (2004-09-21). "Six Entrepreneurs Look Up, and Offer Advice". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • Slatalla, Michelle (2001-01-25). "ONLINE SHOPPER; Beans and Blends For Coffee Extremists". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • Tang Huu Phong, ed. (August 24, 2015). "Vietnamese-American expert single-mindedly promotes coffee in motherland". Tuoi Tre Newspaper. Retrieved 2015-09-14.

Magazines

  • "Batdorf & Bronson". Travel + Leisure. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-09-14.

Books

  • Bao, S.; Brash, C.; Lee, J.; Sainsbury, B. (2014). Lonely Planet Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 978-1-74360-002-3. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • Gilbert, S.; Martin, W.E.; Formichelli, L. (2005). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar. Alpha. ISBN 978-1-59257-406-3. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • Chickowski, E. (2012). Moon Washington. Moon Handbooks Series. Avalon Travel Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61238-261-6. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • McEachern, D. (2008). Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4406-3009-5. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • Fodor's Pacific Northwest: with Oregon, Washington & Vancouver. Full-color Travel Guide. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2015. ISBN 978-1-101-87874-3. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  • Williams, A. (2015). Moon Pacific Northwest Road Trip: Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, the Olympic Peninsula, Portland, the Oregon Coast, Columbia River Gorge & Mount Rainier. Moon Handbooks. Avalon Travel Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61238-763-5. Retrieved 2015-09-14.

External links

  • Official website