SANTA ROSA — Using skills acquired in more than 30 years of experience in making food-processing equipment, Loring SmartRoast founder Mark Loring Ludwig developed a clean, green and efficient coffee ...

Gordon Tredger has been named president of Santa Rosa-based coffee-roasting-equipment maker Loring Smart Roast. He has more than 30 years of experience in finance, operations and general management.

Loring Smart Roast makes coffee roasting machines known for precise control, consistency and energy efficiency. So how do you improve an automated system that’s already excellent? Enhance its batch ...

Organic and fairly traded, shade grown and locally sourced– the list of factors to consider as we peruse the coffee aisle at the grocery store can be lengthy. But how many of us have thought about the ...

When it comes to drive — having one and making one — few have Alex Axotis beat. As the owner of Ffeine Coffee, he’s in Crown Point most days, roasting, packaging and shipping from the location he ...