The Roaster of the Year Award by Roast magazine celebrates excellence in specialty coffee, distinguishing between Micro Roasters (under 100,000 pounds) and Macro Roasters (over 100,000 pounds). Applicants must complete a detailed questionnaire assessing their mission, sustainability efforts, and innovation. Three finalists per category are selected, who then submit roasted coffee samples for blind evaluation. Winners gain features in the magazine, a $500 prize, and ongoing visibility. The award highlights quality, sustainability, and community impact within the coffee industry, with applications due by July 23, 2025.
"It is still surreal that we won the Roaster of the Year Award. This has been an award we have dreamed about since we started Mostra." - Beverly Magtanong, Co-founder, Mostra Coffee, 2020 Micro Roaster of the Year.
Previous winners include Wonderstate Coffee and Dear Green Coffee Roasters (Macro and Micro winners, respectively, for 2025).
The award emphasizes quality roasting, sustainability, community impact, employee development, and equity initiatives.
Category winners receive a full-length feature in Roast magazine's November/December 2025 issue, a $500 USD prize, and continued visibility on the Roast website.
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