British 14-year-old successfully set up a coffee roasting company

In the eyes of many people, baristas are young people's careers. What about bakers? How would you feel if I told you that a 14-year-old had just set up his own baking company?

"I only recently started selling my baked coffee." Ben Garnett, 14, wrote in his reply to Daily Coffee News. Previously, Garnett only baked coffee for relatives and friends at home.

Last year, Garnett's school organized an exchange study with a local school in Malawi. It was during that trip that Garnett came up with the idea of setting up a company. "my attention is not at all on travel." "my focus is on how to build cooperation with local coffee growers," Garnett said. " In order to better create better learning conditions for children living in poverty in Africa, the young barista, who also works in Penny Blacks Coffee House, Surrey, decided to start a public fund-raising program by buying raw beans locally and selling cooked beans in schools.

"everything went very well at first." Garnett said. Soon after, Garnett decided to expand the program, so he had to set up a company. After much deliberation, Garnett set up Profile Coffee Company, which has expanded the scope of raw bean procurement and increased the variety of coffee beans. "I buy coffee beans online, and Coffee Compass is my main supplier." Garnett also said he would buy a truly commercial-grade coffee roaster to cope with growing customer demand.

In addition, Garnett's move to specialize in Malawian coffee is also one of the keys to his success. Malawi's coffee production accounts for only 0.01 of the world's total coffee production, and the rare coffee variety makes Profile stand out. Garnett says his company specializes in providing customers with the most personalized service to best cater to their tastes.

"I personally like several local baking companies, such as Beanberry and Caf é Maison." "Beanberry offers a full range of individual coffee and blended coffee, while Cafe Maison is more personalized, and I hope my company can have both," Garnett said.

Today, Profile's business scope has been expanded to Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya and other varieties of coffee. Garnett is currently looking for a stable supply of goods to meet more intense market challenges. "I have been in touch with several local coffee and raw bean suppliers, but so far I have not been able to reach an agreement with them." Garnett said.

Meanwhile, Garnett is planning to open a brick-and-mortar coffee shop dedicated to customer experience. "if I have enough money, I would very much like to open my own coffee shop." Garnett said, "where I live, there are very few coffee shops that bake their own coffee. If I can bring this coffee roaster business model outside London, it will be very popular. "

Let's pay tribute to the future coffee talent!