Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Shop Leaders RoR #15 : Managing LTL Freight and the Nuances of green Shipping w/ Evan Gilman of Royal Coffee
How our coffee gets to us after purchase can sometimes be a confusing thing. These days, with global supply chain issues abounding, the need to understand, track, and finesse all aspects of logistics is at an all time high. One of the main areas to be aware of is LTL freight as well and planning for any issues that may come up as your coffee moves from farm to forklift.
This episode of RoR from Roast Magazine is designed to help us wrap our heads around LTL freight and the other issues of shipping that impact our roasteries as we talk with Evan Gilman of Royal Coffee.
Evan Gilman is an avid generalist and coffee lover. His 20 years in the coffee industry have taken him from barista, to trainer, to Q Arabica Grader, Q Assistant Instructor, and SCA-Licensed AST. Evan spent time in Southeast Asia getting to know the specialty coffee supply chain, from Sumatra, Bali, Flores, and Sulawesi in Indonesia, to Northern Luzon in the Philippines. His passions range from Balinese gamelan to heavy metal, from photography to communications design, and from baking to brewing. As Creative Director at The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room, he manages community events and outreach, and curates the Gallery at The Crown. He is also the chief editor of the blog at royalcoffee.com, and curator of the Gallery at The Crown.
In our conversation we cover:
- Ltl freight and your responsibility
- Managing logistics
- Tracking your coffee
- Developing relationships
- Hospitality ot vendors
- Contingency planning
- Managing your time to stay connected
- working with importers vs importing yourself
- Rate expectations
- Claims and planning for problems
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Related Episodes:
- RoR #1: A Conversation w/ Anne Cooper of Equilibrium Master Roasters
- RoR #2: Exploring Quality Control w/ Spencer Turer of Coffee Enterprises
- RoR #3: Making Contingency Planning a Reality w/ Andi Trindle Mersch of Philz Coffee
- RoR #4: Practical Thermal Dynamics w/ Candice Madison of Royal Coffee / The Crown Oak
- RoR #5: Time and Color in Roasting w/ Morten Munchow of Coffee Mind"
- RoR #6: Buying Less and Doing More w/ Ever Meister
- RoR #7 Illustrative Sample Roasting w/ Mike Ebert of Firedancer Coffee Consultants
- ROR #8 How Post-Harvest Processing Impacts Flavor w/ Siva Subramanian and Byron Holcomb of Olam Food Ingredients
- RoR #9 Inside the Roaster's Tool Kit w/ Kat Melheim of Black and White Coffee and The Coffee People Zine
- RoR #10 : What Your Broker Wishes You Knew w/ Scott Merle of La Minita Coffee
- RoR #11 : Exploring Scent w/ Sandra Elisa Loofbourow
- RoR #12 : Inside Coffee Packaging w/ Ever Meister
- RoR #13 : The NORM ROAST Protocol w/ Dave Baxter
- RoR #14: How to Roast New Processing Methods w/ Mike Ebert