Near Lake Erie in Western New York, Great Lakes Coffee Roasters LLC produces small-batch roasted coffee, including its house Erie Blend and a broad selection of flavored and single-origin offerings. The relatively small Bowmansville operation focuses on consistent roasting while also providing toll roasting for quantities ranging from 700 to 7 million pounds. Its fundraising program gives organizations another way to sell the company’s coffee and single-serve cups.
Finger Lakes Coffee RoastersSince opening beside the Erie Canal in Bushnell’s Basin in 1996, Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters has turned carefully selected Arabica beans into craft-roasted coffee at its Victor, New York, facility. Owners and roastmasters Bob Cowdery and Larry Werges built the company around small-batch roasting, continual sample roasting and cupping, and freshness—an approach that has made its Canandaigua Blend and more than 100 other coffees familiar across the Finger Lakes and Western New York. The roastery is certified organic by NOFA-NY and offers Fair Trade Organic coffees while composting coffee grounds and reusing roasting chaff locally.VICTOR, NY
Reading Coffee CompanySince 1989, Reading Coffee Company has built its identity around small-batch roasting in Birdsboro, where it serves Berks County and the Philadelphia area from its roastery and café. Its medium-roast approach is intended to bring out each bean’s natural character without a bitter or burnt finish, while long-standing relationships with importers and producers support its focus on responsible sourcing. The company also works with other coffee brands through co-packing services.BIRDSBORO, PA
Greater Things RoastersBorn from a home-roasting passion that began with a gifted espresso machine in 2012, Greater Things Roasters is a micro-batch specialty coffee roastery and café in West Coxsackie, New York. After completing professional roasting certification in 2019, the founders opened the café in 2020 and built its work around fresh, locally roasted coffee sourced through ethical supply relationships. Today, Brittany Coons and her team carry that mission into the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and beyond.COXSACKIE, NY
FoJo BeansBorn from two Dans’ shared coffee obsession, FoJo Beans has been small-batch roasting specialty coffee in Central New York since 2012, alongside its café and restaurant in downtown Hamilton. The veteran-owned, LGBTQ-certified company buys traceable coffees through importer relationships with growers and small co-ops, emphasizing fair trade and earth-friendly farming. FoJo Beans was named Chenango County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013.HAMILTON, NY