WE’VE DONE ALL THE HARD WORK SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO.

Starting up a coffee roastery can easily set you back six figures, so we’ve set up Ontario’s first shared roastery with a collective, community driven approach. Our members come to roast coffee, but stay for the added value and benefits the collective provides through our gathered experience and networks.

KWCC is the starting point for established and prospective coffee businesses to take control of their coffee programs through green coffee selection, roasting, and on-site quality control.

We are building an inclusive community atmosphere without the smoke and mirrors to encourage collaboration, information exchange and ultimately the collective growth of the Ontario coffee industry.

MEET THE TEAM

We have a combined 23 years of experience in the coffee industry.

Founder
Ron has been in coffee for 15 years, roasting at a small scale initially and then launching the Contrabean Roasting Company in 2016. He has a science background (water quality) and has a passion for data, measuring and quantifying all things coffee. Over the past 6 years he has been active in the broader coffee community through the SCA, establishing relationships at origin, with specialty green coffee importers, equipment companies, roasters and educators; relationships that he looks forward to sharing with KWCC members.

Director of Coffee
Rumila, our Director of Coffee, has accomplished so much in coffee in the past 8 years in specialty coffee. A skilled barista, Rumila brings extensive front of house logistics and management expertise to our Collective members. Having worked at a couple of the better known specialty coffee shops/roasteries in southern Ontario, Rumila’s hands-on experience setting up, opening and managing (new) coffee shops compliments the production roasting skill set of the KWCC, allowing members to anticipate and avoid pitfalls that often face new cafes. An experienced educator/trainer, Rumila is skilled at developing training programs tailored for baristas, wholesale partners, and the home brewer.
As our Director of Coffee, Rumila wants to make specialty coffee more accessible, and to raise awareness of specialty coffee amongst consumers. Rumila achieves this by clearly communicating specialty coffees story in terms ordinary people can understand. Keen to establish a dialogue around coffee, Rumila loves listening to your coffee story as part of her continuing education. Rumila is also aware of the challenges faced at Origin and understands how important it is to establish and foster relationships with producers.
Rumila’s coffee educational background includes SCA Barista certification programs and courses through Barista Hustle. She has been an SCA judge for National Barista Competitions, the National Brewers Cup and Latte Art Throwdowns.

Public Relations
Ron’s associate for the last 8 years, Nero has supervised the majority of Ron’s roasts. When he isn’t busy roasting he can be found napping under a nearby desk. While he does enjoy his quiet time, expect to be approached for the odd pat here and there.