Extract Coffee Roasters
Here's a brief timeline of how Extract Coffee Roasters has grown.
After 18 months of dedication, deep thinking and a lot of reflection, I’m proud to say that we are now a Certified B Corporation®. Since the beginning, our purpose has been clear: Make Coffee Better. And in some ways, becoming a B Corp makes that commitment official. The recognition of what we’ve done, but also the work still ahead of us.
We're so pleased to be able to share with you our first Impact Report, a true celebration of our progress and a reminder of the work still to come. We aren’t just roasting coffee, we are raising the bar for what coffee can be and the impact it can have.
We've said goodbye to the kraft packaging that has served us so well over the years, and hello to a new generation of fully recyclable PPPE substrate (recyclable at Supermarkets, front of store). From November, our 250g bags transitioned into our new and improved packaging. Our 1kg bags will follow in December.
In September, we reached a incredibly exciting moment in our journey, unveiling a fresh new look. A bold new font in keeping with our strong heritage and new packaging design including illustrative tattoo artistry across all our coffees.
You can now get rewarded for drinking our coffee! With every order placed, you'll earn points which can be used to redeem rewards.
A massive congratulations to Kevin and Josh from Extract Coffee Roasters for taking home the trophy at Barista League, UK. What an incredible evening guys. You smashed it.
A huge shout out to Alex from Extract Coffee Roasters for winning the Dusk 'til Dawn Baristas vs Bartenders Challenge.
We're super excited to announce the opening of a new space in Bonded Warehouse, Manchester, dedicated to training and support for our Northern customers.
We were stoked to win Best All-Round Speciality Roaster in the UK Coffee Awards. What better way to celebrate 15 years of roasting coffee.
In 2022 we opened the doors to a new space for Extract in London. Our very own space in Morroco Street, Bermondsey.
For the 2021 Inner Strength campaign we raised an incredible £10k for our community partners.
In the midst of the global pandemic the Extract team donated 30,000 cups of coffee to NHS keyworkers.
Lifelong friend of Extract, Duncan Kendall joins the team as Managing Director.
In Spring 2019 we launched a limited edition coffee called Kickflip and ran a deck amnesty, collecting 200 skateboards to send to young skaters in Ethiopia.
In 2018 we opened our first London space as part of the Sustainable Bankside Community, a co-working space for some of the UK's most sustainable businesses
In 2017 we started running barista training sessions as part of the Hotel School programme. From here, we went on to develop our Grounds Up charity collective, using coffee as a force for good across the UK.
After a four year renovation, our 120kg Probat roaster, Bertha, is in service. The machine runs more efficiently than when new and is fitted with an afterburner to ensure cleaner air for our community.
In 2015 we added two new ethically sourced coffees to our hero range. Cast Iron from Monte Rosa in Guatemala and Organic from Liquidambar in Honduras. Both farms we still work with today.
After outgrowing a garden shed and a chicken shed, we find a new roastery in Bristol. Roastery Works. It's a mess and take a lot of work to fix, but it's ours.
In 2012 we found Bertha, a decommissioned roaster in Bosnia. We bought her back and slowly started to bring her back to life.
With Betty's restoration now complete we're able to roast more coffee than ever before! In 2011 we create our first house espresso. Extract Original. We're still roasting this delicious coffee today.
Business is booming and our first roaster, James, just wasn't enough. Then we find Betty, a 1955 vintage roaster in need of restoration.
We outgrow our garden shed and upgrade to a nearby chicken shed and Lee joins as a business owner.
We buy a coffee cart and start serving coffee at the bottom of Park Street, Bristol, earning some superfans along the way.
David, Marc and Samantha start Extract Coffee Roasters with coffee roasted on James, our first ever roaster.
