Lecture Description
A well-designed quality lab is often one of the most overlooked investments by new and growing coffee companies. While the primary focus of most roasteries is ensuring a well operating production floor, roasting wonderful coffees, and ensuring financial growth, the establishment of a functioning quality lab is a strategic investment that can positively impact the quality of a roastery's products, strengthen branding, and enhance your position in the market. This lecture will focus on the necessary equipment and systems needed to establish a robust Quality Control/Quality Assurance program for roasteries of any size with a strong focus on establishing an affordable and functional QC/QA lab for newer roasteries interested in improving all things quality.
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time: 9:00am - 10:00am
Room Number: S401D
Instructor
Alex Leitzel (he/him)
Quality Lab Coordinator, Caravela Coffee
Alex Leitzel boasts a decade-long journey in specialty coffee and currently manages Caravela Coffee's Quality Lab in Houston, TX. From working as a barista and wholesale trainer roles to managing roasteries and quality labs, Alex combines his diverse experience with an unwavering passion for the development and continual improvement of quality operations. By using his expertise to advance quality standards for cafes, roasters, and importers alike, Alex hopes to encourage others to pursue continuous improvement and growth in the world of specialty coffee.