CafeMakers has provided strategic planning, brand development, process design, outsourced coffee buying and quality assurance services for specialty coffee businesses since 2001.
Bringing his own distinguished past in international retailing and proven experience in the specialty coffee industry, CafeMakers founder Andrew Hetzel has assembled a team of experts in their respective fields that assist with the assessment, creation, improvement and expansion of coffee businesses and coffee brands worldwide.
Andrew Hetzel
CONSULTANT
Expertise: Coffee roasting & retail operations, green coffee buying, new product and facilities development, coffee quality assessment and control, coffee marketing
- Coffee Quality Institute licensed Q Grader & Asst. Instructor
- World Coffee Events Board Member (World Barista Championship)
- Experience in North America, Russia, China, India, Brazil, Middle East, Europe and Africa
- Cup of Excellence Juror
- 12 Years of business experience as a consultant to the coffee industry
THE TEAM
Leading Experts
CUSTOMIZED PROJECT TEAMS
CafeMakers brings together leading experts from Hawaii and around the globe to assemble an optimal project team for your specialty coffee farming, roasting or retailing needs.
- Coffee Science
- Facilities Engineering
- Automation Systems
- Coffee Roasting
- Retail Operations and Training
- Marketing and Branding
Shawn Steiman, PhD
COFFEE SCIENTIST
Expertise:
Coffee farming, plant biology and soil chemistry, field planning, processing methods and technology, technical writing, quality assessment and control.
- Tropical plant and agriculture scientist with a concentration in coffee
- Author of publications on coffee chemistry, physiology, quality and the definitive guide to Hawaii coffee
- Volunteer for Coffee Corps., participated in shade grown projects coffee in Africa
- Industry specialist on shade coffee and coffee quality chemistry
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