Now Hiring Accounting Specialist in Edmonds, WA
If you’re a finance person (or know one!) who perks up at words like “reconcile”, “ACH”, “verify”, “update” and “vendor bills” and desires working in a collaborative office environment of caffeinated coffee professionals, you may be a good fit for our Accounting Specialist role. Atlas offers a competitive benefits package and a salary commensurate with […]
Farewell to Atlas’s Managing Director Jennifer Roberts!
After 26 remarkable years with Atlas, our cherished leader, Jennifer Roberts, will be retiring from the coffee industry at the end of the year. Jennifer’s journey in coffee began in the early nineties, when she launched and operated one of Montana’s first espresso carts. From there, she steadily worked her way back through the supply […]
AAPI Partners: Interview with Atlas Alum Al Liu
A highlight of AAPI celebrations at Atlas this May was interviewing the beloved, incomparable Al Liu, a former Atlasian and dear friend of the Atlas team. He answered questions about his time at Atlas and his experience as an Asian-American coffee professional. Chelsey Walker-Watson: Can you tell us about your time at Atlas? Did you […]
I Took the Q Grader Exam After Just Seven Months (and It Was Great)
Originally posted on the NKG PACE Journal. One offering of the NKG PACE program is for the Partners to take the Q Arabica Grader Course at no expense (thanks to the generosity of the CQI and the Atlas instructor, Drew Billups), so that we can add this distinguished credential to our resumes, if we’d […]
NKG PACE Partners Shuffle the Deck
October was perhaps one of the busiest months for all the NKG PACE Partners thus far, as each of us had the opportunity to travel to enhance our QC training. It’s been noted time and time again that the Partners are experiencing different aspects of the quality control world at each of our respective offices, […]
2022 Holiday Coffee Picks
The holidays are here! If you’re still planning your Holiday Blends or want to add another Single Origin to your winter offerings, there is still time! Here are our suggestions for fresh arrivals worthy of a celebration. Washed Coffees from Guracho Washing Station, Guji Zone, Ethiopia The availability of washed coffees at TGR […]
Watch Us Work: Berenice Santos, Customer Service Specialist
You might be wondering who works behind the scenes at an importing firm, and what actually goes into working with roasters around the country alongside international coffee-producing partners. Although we have fostered relationships with and between producers and roasters for over twenty years, just a small team of twenty people work together to move coffee […]
Watch Us Work: Tiffany Carlton, Customer Service Specialist
You might be wondering who works behind the scenes at an importing firm, and what actually goes into working with roasters around the country alongside international coffee-producing partners. Although we have fostered relationships with and between producers and roasters for over twenty years, just a small team of twenty people work together to move coffee […]
A Farewell Note from Craig
It feels really damn weird to say this, but I’m writing to say thank you and goodbye. After more than two decades of leading Atlas Coffee Importers, I’m stepping aside to let my amazing colleagues at Atlas run the show with the support of the Neumann Coffee Group, and under the leadership of the incredible […]
Black Lives Matter
Our country is coming to the end of a week filled with protests ignited by the murder of George Floyd, one instance within a system of pervasive racial inequality and violence toward Black people. Because these problems are complex and important, we’ve taken time to consider what we specifically can do or say to affect meaningful change, […]