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Wholesale roaster matching · For cafés

Find the right wholesale coffee roaster for your café.

RoastBridge researches and qualifies roasters based on your location, volume, flavor profile, minimums, private-label needs, and delivery requirements.

Tell us what you needOne matched roaster. If it clearly doesn’t fit, we replace it.
(01) The problemFor café owners & operators

Choosing a wholesale roaster is harder than it looks.

A roaster may make excellent coffee but still be wrong for the café because of

01GeographyDo they deliver here?
02MinimumsCan you order that little?
03VolumeCan they supply that much?
04Custom blendsWill they develop one?
05Private labelYour name on the bag?
06DeliveryOn your schedule?

Fit is checked first. Samples come after the introduction.

RoastBridge exists to research and qualify those factors so the café spends time on one roaster that already fits.

(02) How it worksThree steps

From your brief to a qualified introduction.

01

Tell us what you are looking for

Location, volume, flavor preferences, delivery requirements, custom blends, private label, and other constraints.

02

We find the roaster that fits

Research relevant roasters, verify their capabilities against the brief, and pick the one that fits best.

03

We introduce you

RoastBridge connects café and roaster, with suggested first-meeting points including samples. If the fit is clearly wrong, we replace the roaster.

After the introduction, you get suggested first-meeting points, including samples. Pricing and terms are agreed directly between café and roaster.Tell us what you need
(03) What gets qualified8 criteria

Every roaster is checked against your brief.

Each criterion is a question answered before a roaster is introduced to you. Where information is not available, you’re told so.

Q.01✓

Service area

Does the roaster supply cafés in your location?

Q.02✓

Wholesale availability

Are they taking on new wholesale accounts?

Q.03✓

Order minimums / volume

Do their minimums and capacity match your usage?

Q.04✓

Coffee / roast requirements

Can they meet your flavor and roast profile?

Q.05✓

Custom blends

Will they develop a blend for your café?

Q.06✓

Private label

Do they pack under your café's brand?

Q.07✓

Sampling / cupping

Can you taste before committing?

Q.08✓

Lead times & delivery cadence

How often, and how quickly, do they deliver?

(04) What you receiveThe match

One roaster, with the reasoning shown.

You’re introduced to one roaster, with the facts checked against your brief and a plain explanation of why it fits. If it clearly doesn’t, you get a replacement.

Illustrative example — not a client case study
Illustrative example — not a client case studyYour match
Roaster (fictional)
Hollin & Vale Roasters
Example
LocationExample city, 8 miles from café✓
Supply areaOwn-van delivery within 40 miles✓
WholesaleAccepting new accounts✓
Custom espressoYes, developed over sample rounds✓
Private labelYes, from a minimum bag run✓
SamplesAvailable on request✓
MOQ12 lb per order✓
Why this roaster

Delivers weekly within the example café’s area, accepts orders below its stated minimum, and offers a developed house espresso with private-label bags.

(05) Where we areEarly-stage, stated plainly
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RoastBridge is an early-stage matching service building its initial network of independent cafés and wholesale roasters. We do not publish inflated customer counts, invented testimonials, or deals we have not completed. The focus is simple: understand each café’s requirements properly, research suitable roasters, and make one introduction where there is a genuine fit.

NO
Testimonials or logos we don't have
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Guarantees on price, quality or supply
NO
Artificial urgency
(06) For cafés

Matching is free for cafés.

There is no charge to cafés for the research, the match or the introduction.

Tell us what you need
(07) For roastersWholesale coffee roasters

Relevant café opportunities. Not generic lists.

Potential introductions are screened before they reach you. You hear about a café when its requirements match what you already do and where you ship. If an introduction clearly doesn’t fit, we replace it.

GGeographyCafé is within your delivery area
OOperational fitVolume and cadence you can serve
PProduct requirementsRoast, blend and label needs
IStated buying intentAn active search, not a cold list
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Screened forGeography, operational fit, product requirements and stated buying intent.
Hassan Abaid, founder of RoastBridge
(08) Who you’ll deal with

“I’m building RoastBridge to make wholesale coffee sourcing more structured and transparent. I’m personally handling the initial research, qualification and introductions.”

Hassan Abaid
Founder, RoastBridge
(09) QuestionsFAQ

Straight answers before you ask.

(10) Begin your brief

Tell us what you need.

A better introduction starts with the right conversation. Choose your side of the bar.

Where do you fit?Choose one
01 / CAFÉI run a caféTell us what you need from a wholesale roaster. Matching is free for cafés.Start your café brief02 / ROASTERI roast coffeeTell us where you deliver and what you can offer wholesale cafés.Share your roaster profile

We use your brief to assess fit before making an introduction.