Welcome to Mill City Roasters®
Your next move in specialty coffee
Coffee roasting systems engineered for ultimate precision control coupled with advanced production tools that let you repeat your favorite profiles at the push of a button.
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LAB + STUDIO COFFEE ROASTERS
Commercial quality in a small footprint. Ideal for start-ups or experienced operators wanting to deep dive into coffee science.
PRODUCTION COFFEE ROASTERS
The smart choice for growing coffee brands. Build a sustainable business with digital control, flexible batch sizes, and unmatched repeatability.
INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTY COFFEE ROASTERS
Specialty coffee at a large scale. Controllability of a smaller roaster but at a batch capacity to take your coffee company to a national scale.
Class: Roasting 101
Learn to Roast Coffee
Our popular Roasting 101 class serves as a launching pad for coffee lovers aiming to become coffee roasters and coffee business owners. This apprentice-style course is the jumpstart you need to get started.
A curated selection of green coffee from our in-house roastery
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This week in coffee
Mill City Roasters Expands Operations In Northeast Minneapolis
This Fall, we will be expanding into a 40,000 sf. facility in Minneapolis’ Mid-City Industrial district at 401 Harding Street Northeast. Built in 1950, the mid-century-style building...
New Article: Comparing the Quality of Professional Sample Roasters
As roasters, we know that every variable that impacts coffee quality matters. We also know that roasting professionals across our industry are out of calibration...
Costa Rica Anaerobic Honey SL-28: A dynamic and complex green coffee with a story
The Cerro San Luis Micromill is a family operation run by siblings Alexander and Magali in the West Valley of Costa Rica. Coffee runs deep...
Notes from the Cupping Table: July 2024
Since starting this blog series a few months ago, I've started to pay more attention at the cupping table. I try to make a note when we...
Party with us at Coffee Fest Minneapolis! Kick-off Party October 10th
This October, Coffee Fest is coming to the Twin Cities! We've been the Roasting Education Sponsor for two years, and we've been on the...
Designing Successful Retail Coffee Packaging pt. 2
Welcome back to Part Two of our series on designing a great retail coffee bag. Click here to read Part One. In this section, we’ll...
Your specialty coffee HQ
If you have a plan, we are the partner you need
Every year, more and more specialty coffee professionals are starting long-term partnerships with our company. Whether you're starting from zero or leveling up, our team of experienced coffee professionals, engineers & designers go above and beyond to help you source the correct equipment, communicate with installers, and keep your operations up and running.
If you plan to go far, you should go with Mill City.
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People in Coffee
If you're on the lookout for roastery spaces that inspire, look no further than the lush interiors of Freelance Coffee Project in Santa Clara, CA.
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People in Coffee
When it comes to coffee content, few people have been more generous in sharing their experience than Meg Le Vu of BLK City Roasters. She is an instant-follow for the coffee curious.
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Backstory Coffee Roasters' new North Loop cafe location is the talk of the town in Minneapolis.
