Coffee Knowledge Hub
Episodes
Crafting the world barista champtionships
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From being an 'immigrant' who wanted to shed the stereotype by doing something really American to being told later in life that she was 't...
A career in coffee for a life long coffee geek
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does a coffee career look like when you’re a curious lifelong coffee geek? Meet Ramin N - sales director at Intelligentsia coffee - who shares ...
Bloom: coffee as an agent of change with Tigger Chaturabul and Mikael Jasin
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A biography, lessons in mastery, deep insights into the world of coffee and competitions - this interview with the author of Bloom, Tigger Chaturabul ...
Ep. 28 Special Guests Cafe: 1 year later
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Paul Ross reflects on the first year of operating Special Guests Cafe, discussing the emotional highs and lows of opening day, t...
Ep 27. Elevating coffee and the people behind it
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're exploring an extraordinary coffee journey that spans two continents and bridges farm to cup in the most direct way possible.Our guest...
Matcha: It's not rock'n roll
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Coffee Knowledge Hub Podcast, hosts Tibor and Andrew delve into the rising popularity of matcha within the coffee culture. They...
Opportunity in Adversity: Navigating Coffee Farming Challenges with Alejandro Gil Rivera
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Alejandro Gil Rivera, who inherited a coffee farm under challenging circumstances. With no prior experience...
Table reservations for cafes with Daniel Greenberg
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the coffee knowledge hub podcast, Tibor and Andrew speak to the co-founder of Lunjoe, Daniel Greenberg. Daniel discusses how Lunjoe...
The packaging waste management minefield with Micah Sherer
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roasted coffee packaging options are a minefield of misinformation, imperfect solutions and over-engineering. Our guest in this episode is Micah Shere...
The coffee futures fund with Akshat Khandelwal
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Akshat is the founder of Coffee Futures Fund, a new initiative supporting early-stage coffee shop owners with capital, mentorship, and a trusted pee...
Loyalty with Jerome Ribot from Coglode
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spoke to Jerome Ribot, founder of Coglode.com to get the behavioural scientists perspective on the concept of loyalty programs for cafes. Jerome ...
Sensory assessment systems in coffee: Filip Bartelak
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Coffee Knowledge Hub podcast, Filip Bartelak discusses the complexities of coffee assessment, exploring both subjective ...
Coffee prices with Stuart Ritson
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is an expansive episode about the price of coffee at this inflection point in the market and how it is impacting different actors along the coffe...
Tibor and Andrew solo episode 2
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tibor and Andrew finish 2024, season 1 of the CKH podcast, reflecting on trends in the South East Asian coffee industry and why we should be paying cl...
Sellable with the cafe expert: John Richardson
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guidance for buying, selling, starting and operating a café business Insights from John Richardson Whether you are buying, selling or operating a caf...
Improving the financial performance of your cafe with John Richardson
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a café operator struggling with rising costs and declining revenue, this episode of the Coffee Knowledge Hub Podcast is just what you n...
Paul Ross and the special guests cafe journey episode 7
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul’s voice has that croaky sound which is the product of long hours of work at the expense of sleep. While the cafe has dominated his time, he has...
Esther Maasdam: bringing specialty coffee to the people
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine going to a trade show on tractors and being served coffee that is better than any coffee you have had before. Or rocking up to a wedding in a ...
Case study: Skylark coffee and coffee sustainability reporting
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since launching the sustainability reporting course from the Chain Collaborative we have been curious about the real world impact of sustainability ...
Paul Ross and the Special Guests cafe journey episode 6
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last episode recorded before Paul opened the doors to his cafe for the first time on October 5. We discussed his menu, opening hours, vis...
Paul Ross and the Special Guests cafe journey episode 5
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 5th instalment of our podcast series following Paul Ross as he opens the bricks and mortar home of Special Guests Coffee, we hear about progres...
Dagmar Geerlings - designing the coffee experience
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation includes insights into:Growing from one to three cafes.The benefits of co-roastingThe Importance of systems and processesThe theme th...
Major Cohen: a lifetime in coffee
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Major Cohen grew up with coffee, was a passionate consumer and hobbyist, mentored by George Howell in the 70's and went on to have a 25 year career wi...
Solo episode with Andrew and Tibor
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tibor and Andrew had a catch up chat after World of Coffee in Copenhagen to discuss trends they saw and how they relate to the wider cafe industry. We...
Paul Ross and the Special Guests cafe journey episode 4
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 in the series following the opening of the Special Guests Coffee cafe in Marlebone, London. Join us as we hear more from Paul Ross about ope...
Paul Ross and the Special Guests cafe journey episode 3
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was a short episode continuing our series with Paul Ross. This episode touched on some aspects of the business fundamentals of running a cafe, b...
Pro Baristas with Ben Szobody
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you have ever experienced staff shortages, difficulties finding qualified people for your business or find recruitment overwhelming, watch this int...
From barista to boss with Ewelina Kania
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest podcast is released in time for WOC Copenhagen, where Ewelina is now based. Over the course of our conversation with Ewelina we learned abo...
Paul Ross and the Special Guests café journey episode 2
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is episode 2 of the series following Paul Ross' journey in setting up the Special Guests Coffee cafe. This is a fun one to watch. We recorded it ...
Paul Ross and the special guests cafe journey episode 1
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are Following Paul Ross, founder of Special Guests coffee as he takes his high end specialty coffee business from a digital to a physical experienc...
The business of specialty coffee with Maxwell Dashwood
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a wide ranging conversation on the business of specialty coffee covering micro and macro trends and some insights in decision making processes...