Small-batch coffee roasting side business
A part-time or side business that roasts small batches of specialty coffee beans for direct sale to local customers, cafes or online buyers.
The idea, in plain language
A part-time coffee roasting business that buys green beans, roasts them in small batches, and sells to local customers, cafes or online buyers. The episode is a Failure Friday case study of a Chicago roaster whose venture shut down, examining what went wrong. Specific revenue, margins and startup costs are not disclosed beyond the failure framing.
Where the sources agree
- Small-batch specialty coffee roasting can be started as a side hustle.
- The Chicago roaster failed and had to shut down.
- The episode treats it as a cautionary tale rather than a success story.
What each source says
side-hustle-school#2449 - Failure Friday: Chicago Coffee Roaster Grinds to Halt
A Failure Friday episode details why a Chicago small-batch coffee roaster's side hustle ground to a halt.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#549 - Bean-Lover Grinds Way To $4,000/Month Family Coffee Business
A family-owned coffee business grows into roughly $4,000/month by selling small-batch beans to loyal customers through roasting, branding and direct-to-customer sales.
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