In this episode Dario and Julian talk about the extremely sought-after equipment that SOVDA is producing, what makes it stand out and how all your favourite roasteries are using this technology to further increase the quality gap.

Julian visited the roastery in June 2026 to commission our Pearl Mini. Dario and

After a 30 year career in specialty coffee, Tim has some thoughts and reflections that he shares with Dario. Tim has pioneered transparent trade, producer development, consistent roasting and has always championed clean, washed coffees. He has set the gold standard for well traded, high quality green coffee programs for countless roasteries and continues to innovate in this space.

Tim's roastery, Tim Wendelboe, is based in Norway. He is the Head of quality, green coffee buying and coffee expertise. Enjoy this fascinating insight into one of the most revered coffee businesses in the world.

Scott Rao truly needs no introduction. Well regraded across the entire specialty coffee industry as the leading thinker in the roasting space, Scott is a revered name amongst coffee pros and consumers.

Scott has 30 years of experience in the industry, as a roastery owner, cafe owner, consultant, author and leader. Dario and Scott chat air roasters vs drum roasters, is specialty coffee undergoing loss of human touch or improvement in quality?, all things motivation and drive, and the inner workings of the specialty coffee industry and owning a specialty coffee roastery.