Bean Mind - the start-up on a mission to solve roaster's problems

The idea for the software came from talking to roaster friends talking about work. We started asking more roasters about problems they have running their businesses. The same problems came up over and over and themes emerged. Wholesale order processing and prioritisation, roasting schedules, and production schedules all take a lot of time.

The solutions roasters have currently are pen and paper notes or spreadsheets. While it can work, to begin with, it takes a lot of time and the possibility of error grows together with the business. The more customers you have the bigger the team you need and the more important the workflow efficiency is. To grow confidently a roastery has to have a great system to release products and fulfill orders.

Most coffee roasters companies focus on product quality that we all cherish. Because of the attention to quality, the business side of things often gets neglected. Coffee roasteries are at their core, food ingredient manufacturing companies. In order to grow as a roastery one cannot overlook the importance of order processing, production and inventory management. The problem is that most software that is built for the food manufacturing sector is too expensive and not coffee specific enough.

Inspired by this realisation we decided to start Bean Mind with the sole mission of helping roasters manage their roasteries.

Bean Mind is started by Rapolas who’s been in the coffee industry for a decade from a barista to cafe owner to a consultant and Enrique a talented software developer, public speaker, author, coach, Harley rider and coffee lover.

Bean Mind was born from the desire to change the status quo of the coffee-roasting software space. Early on, we saw great roast profiling tools but a lack of roastery-specific management software. What most coffee roasters need now, is a tool that helps them to manage their production in a systematic and efficient way.

After working at it since 2022 we are happy to present:

Beanventory - the easy way to manage your coffee roastery. Great design and intuitive interface seamlessly tie in all critical functions to run a roastery.

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Bean Mind - the start-up on a mission to solve roaster's problems

The idea for the software came from talking to roaster friends talking about work. We started asking more roasters about problems they have running their businesses. The same problems came up over and over and themes emerged. Wholesale order processing and prioritisation, roasting schedules, and production schedules all take a lot of time.

The solutions roasters have currently are pen and paper notes or spreadsheets. While it can work, to begin with, it takes a lot of time and the possibility of error grows together with the business. The more customers you have the bigger the team you need and the more important the workflow efficiency is. To grow confidently a roastery has to have a great system to release products and fulfill orders.

Most coffee roasters companies focus on product quality that we all cherish. Because of the attention to quality, the business side of things often gets neglected. Coffee roasteries are at their core, food ingredient manufacturing companies. In order to grow as a roastery one cannot overlook the importance of order processing, production and inventory management. The problem is that most software that is built for the food manufacturing sector is too expensive and not coffee specific enough.

Inspired by this realisation we decided to start Bean Mind with the sole mission of helping roasters manage their roasteries.

Bean Mind is started by Rapolas who’s been in the coffee industry for a decade from a barista to cafe owner to a consultant and Enrique a talented software developer, public speaker, author, coach, Harley rider and coffee lover.

Bean Mind was born from the desire to change the status quo of the coffee-roasting software space. Early on, we saw great roast profiling tools but a lack of roastery-specific management software. What most coffee roasters need now, is a tool that helps them to manage their production in a systematic and efficient way.

After working at it since 2022 we are happy to present:

Beanventory - the easy way to manage your coffee roastery. Great design and intuitive interface seamlessly tie in all critical functions to run a roastery.

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