Journeys

Mark and Todd explore the motivations behind becoming a coffee roaster and the realities of starting a coffee roasting business. They discuss the skills and mindset required for aspiring roasters, the balance between the art and business of roasting, and the importance of learning the craft through hands-on experience.

We sit down with Camila Assis, Specialty Coffee Supervisor for ofi Brazil, to discuss her experiences managing our Cafe Delas women producer program. 

The hosts look back at 2025: from prices to tariffs and all the volatility in between, they reluctantly return to some of the difficult days, a bright spot or two, and take a moment to look forward.

Rob talks about the current state of the coffee market, highlighting significant price fluctuations and the impact of supply chain dynamics.

John Geletka and Nancy Mines join Rob in the Providence studio to discuss branding.

Rob and Mike reflect on the tumultuous year of 2025 in the coffee industry, discussing the challenges posed by tariffs, inverted markets, working capital, and of course prices.

"The last of the coffee-carrying sailing vessels to reach the United States was the bark Padang, which arrived in New York on Christmas day, 1914."

Todd Mackey is joined by members of the ofi team in South and Central America, Byron Holcomb, Jose Miguel Arenas and Luis Lopez to discuss the upcoming GROW event in Chiapas, Mexico. 

If you know Covoya, you know that we believe that gender equity is essential to making coffee a true collaborative journey. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with U.S. Women in Coffee (USWIC), a chapter of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA), to further support our Café Delas initiative.

More coffee drinkers, whatever their age, consider dark roast an option than consider light roast an option. Even for coffee drinkers ages 18-24, it’s a virtual tie between light roast and dark roast.