Batdorf & Bronson is an Olympia, Washington-based coffee roaster established in 1986. Described by Lonely Planet as "Olympia's most famous coffee",[2] and by Fodor's as "a local roaster that can stand up to the best of Seattle".[3] The roastery operations are next door to the Olympia Farmer's Market in downtown Olympia.[4]
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| Industry | Food products |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 in Olympia, Washington |
| Headquarters | Waterfront area, |
Area served | Olympia, Washington; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C. (retail presence) Worldwide via mail order[1] |
| Products | Coffee |
| Brands | Dancing Goats |
| Website | batdorfcoffee |
As a member of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, the company is operated on 100% renewable energy,[5] the first U.S. coffee roaster to do so.[6] Batdorf was awarded by the State of Washington for excellent environmental practices in 2002,[7] and along with other Northwest entities who created the Western Washington Green Power Campaign, was awarded by the EPA in 2007 for their green energy promotion.[8] Batdorf coffee is also triple-certified (Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance shade-grown, and organic).[9][10]
In 2015, the company announced it would be expanding retail operations to the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[11] The company also had a second roasting operation in Atlanta and retail outlet in Decatur, Georgia as of 2004.[12][13]
In 2022, the company rebranded its retail and wholesale products as Dancing Goats Coffee, retaining the name that was started in Olympia in 1988.[14]
Notable people
edit- Robert Frith Jr. went from Batdorf to starting a Vietnam coffee import/export company.[15]
References
edit- ^ Slatalla 2001.
- ^ Bao et al. 2014.
- ^ Fodor's Travel Publications 2015, p. 910.
- ^ Williams 2015, p. 318.
- ^ "Partner Profile – Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters", Green Power Partnership, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2010-11-17, archived from the original on 2015-10-16, retrieved 2015-09-14
- ^ BATDORF & BRONSON COFFEE ROASTERS, Northwest Eco-building guild
- ^ Governor's Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices: 2002 Winners, Washington Department of Ecology, 2002, archived from the original on 2017-02-27, retrieved 2017-02-26
- ^ Green Power Leadership Awards (PDF), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2007
- ^ McEachern 2008.
- ^ Chickowski 2012.
- ^ Sidman 2015.
- ^ Alexander 2004.
- ^ Travel + Leisure 2015.
- ^ Rebecca Sanchez (March 24, 2022). "Two Names No More: Batdorf & Bronson Becomes Dancing Goats Coffee in Company Rebrand". Thurston Talk.
- ^ Tuoi Tre 2015.
Newspapers
edit- Sidman, Jessica (2015-08-27). "Dancing Goats Coffee Bar Coming to Georgetown". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- Alexander, Brian (2004-09-21). "Six Entrepreneurs Look Up, and Offer Advice". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- Slatalla, Michelle (2001-01-25). "ONLINE SHOPPER; Beans and Blends For Coffee Extremists". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- Tang Huu Phong, ed. (August 24, 2015). "Vietnamese-American expert single-mindedly promotes coffee in motherland". Tuoi Tre Newspaper. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
Magazines
edit- "Batdorf & Bronson". Travel + Leisure. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
Books
edit- Bao, S.; Brash, C.; Lee, J.; Sainsbury, B. (2014). Lonely Planet Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 978-1-74360-002-3. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- Gilbert, S.; Martin, W.E.; Formichelli, L. (2005). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar. Alpha. ISBN 978-1-59257-406-3. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- Chickowski, E. (2012). Moon Washington. Moon Handbooks Series. Avalon Travel Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61238-261-6. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- McEachern, D. (2008). Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4406-3009-5. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- Fodor's Pacific Northwest: with Oregon, Washington & Vancouver. Full-color Travel Guide. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2015. ISBN 978-1-101-87874-3. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- Williams, A. (2015). Moon Pacific Northwest Road Trip: Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, the Olympic Peninsula, Portland, the Oregon Coast, Columbia River Gorge & Mount Rainier. Moon Handbooks. Avalon Travel Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61238-763-5. Retrieved 2015-09-14.