Who owns Deeper Roots Coffee?
Deeper Roots was founded by Les Stoneham (CEO), Adam Shaw (Director of Coffee), Courtney Robinson (Director of Human Resources & Operations), and Ryan Doan (Director of Sales and Customer Support), and a few years later, Jon Lewis (Director of Community Engagement) joined the ownership team. Speaking of, you may remember that Rooted Coffee is owned by a Las Lomas alumnus named Jon Gilmore. Jon and his wife, Jenny, started Rooted and focus on making a difference in the local and global farming communities. For example, they donate 10% of profits to local and global charities.
Is Starbucks coffee organic?
Although there are limited “officially” organic beans at Starbucks, their beans are arabica. These beans are naturally grown at a higher altitude, meaning less pests, meaning less pesticides. The beans are also said to have a better taste! We only use 100% arabica beans, so you can enjoy the delicious, high quality coffee these beans help create. Arabica can be elegant. It can be complex. It can have an interesting body and acidity that can be used and played with and blended into new, interesting tastes.We only use 100% arabica beans, so you can enjoy the delicious, high quality coffee these beans help create. Arabica can be elegant. It can be complex.When you shop for coffee beans at the supermarket, you’ll sometimes find packaging labelled ‘100% Arabica’. Arabica coffee meaning that the beans contain no Robusta and only Arabica beans. Before the middle of the 20th century, Arabica wasn’t marketed with a 100% label, but Robusta came into the market.Starbucks proudly sources 100% arabica coffee from more than 450,000 farmers in 30 markets along “The Coffee Belt” – in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa. Our buyers, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, scour the globe for the finest coffees, including our premium, single-origin Reserve selections.
Is Deeper Roots coffee organic?
We get a lot of questions about whether or not the coffee we carry is organic. The short answer for many of them is – yes! In addition to being rich in antioxidants, organic coffee also contains less caffeine than conventional brands because it doesn’t contain any pesticides or herbicides used on conventional crops–and these chemicals have been shown to increase the amount of caffeine absorbed into your bloodstream when you drink them!