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Batdorf & Bronson

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Batdorf & Bronson
IndustryFood products
Founded1986 (1986) in Olympia, Washington
HeadquartersWaterfront area,
Area served
Olympia, Washington; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C. (retail presence)
Worldwide via mail order[1]
ProductsCoffee
BrandsDancing Goats
Websitebatdorfcoffee.com

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]

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

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  • Robert Frith Jr. went from Batdorf to starting a Vietnam coffee import/export company.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Slatalla 2001.
  2. ^ Bao et al. 2014.
  3. ^ Fodor's Travel Publications 2015, p. 910.
  4. ^ Williams 2015, p. 318.
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ BATDORF & BRONSON COFFEE ROASTERS, Northwest Eco-building guild
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Green Power Leadership Awards (PDF), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2007
  9. ^ McEachern 2008.
  10. ^ Chickowski 2012.
  11. ^ Sidman 2015.
  12. ^ Alexander 2004.
  13. ^ Travel + Leisure 2015.
  14. ^ Rebecca Sanchez (March 24, 2022). "Two Names No More: Batdorf & Bronson Becomes Dancing Goats Coffee in Company Rebrand". Thurston Talk.
  15. ^ Tuoi Tre 2015.

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