West Coast Roasting Company was brought into existence in March of 2005....no wait, maybe it was in February of 2003, when my wife, Melissa, introduced me to The Coffee Roaster in Sherman Oaks, California. I went to buy some freshly roasted beans, and I left two hours later with an offer from the owner, Dick Healy, to apprentice as a roaster...or maybe it was when during my travels in the Middle East I was first served a cup of Turkish coffee prepared the original way, boiled in a finjan over an open fire with cardamom and sugar, and I was hooked.

Wherever it originated, our search for great coffee has led us to start our own small roasting company, with the goal of providing the best beans we can find, bar none; each batch slowly drum-roasted to its optimum level to allow the flavors to develop without obscuring the flavors of the coffee with that of the roast.

There is no sense in going to all the trouble to get those amazing beans if they are not fresh when you get them, so each batch is roasted to order and shipped (or delivered, if local) within 24 hours. You can’t beat the aroma and flavor of freshly roasted coffee just a day or two out of the roaster!

Because West Coast Roasting Company is a very personal business, we'd also like to give back, and in a personal way that will truly impact someone elses life. There are many fine charities to choose from, and many worthy causes, but the one that speaks to us most is the genocide in the Sudan. We feel it is ignored, overlooked, and abandoned. We will be donating 25 cents from each pound of coffee sold to the International Medical Corps. They provide essential services to the refugees of that conflict, and each donation doesn't just improve someones quality of life, it saves lives. Please click on the link to read more about what the IMC does, and where the money goes.

We are excited about our new business and the selection of exceptional, handroasted coffee beans we offer. We hope to show you how good coffee can really be!