PodMerchant's Map of Roasters
Google keeps coming out with great new content capabilities. I have created a map showing the locations of the roasters from whom we buy espresso pods. To get started, click on the map at right to open the map in your web browser. Please refer to this article for a tour of the map and roasters.
Please make sure that the map is displayed in the Hybrid or Satellite view. When you click a link, the map seeks the correct location. Please click on the coffee cup icon for more information about the roaster.
In many cases I was able to pinpoint the roaster's actual building. Proceeding from that level of certainty there are: Group of Buildings, Neighborhood, and Town. Wherever possible, I have used a photograph of the roaster's office building. When not available, I have chosen the brand logo.
Let's begin in Italy. The map should have opened zoomed in on Italia, but if it did not, please adjust the map to zoom in on the Italian peninsula and set to Satellite or Hybrid view.
Starting at the southern tip of Italy, you will find
Miscela d'Oro on the coastal city of Messina on Sicilia (Sicily). You can zoom right in and see the actual building.
Heading northwards, we find the Neapolitan coffees
Caffe' Gioia,
Caffe' Mako, and
Izzo Caffe' in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius. There is a particular tradition regarding roasting in
Napoli (Naples) that these three roasters represent.
Next stop is
Roma, represented only by
Danesi Caffe'. Rome is a huge city but apparently not a big city for roasters. Perhaps the rent is too high.
In central Italy we find
Corsini, the producer of the Compagnia dell'Arabica line.
Up in
Bologna we find three roasters —
Attibassi,
Mokarabia, and
Segafredo Zanetti. Segafredo has multiple roasting facilities in Italy and throughout the world. The Zanetti family also started Mokarabia. As with Naples, Bologna has a respected tradition of espresso roasting.
In northern Italy, near the base of the Alps, we find
Lavazza in the large city of Torino, and
Lucaffe' outside of Brescia.
Heading directly east from Lucaffe' we find the boutique roaster
Caffe' del Doge. They are in the center of Venice right by the famous Bridge of Rialto. We find the
Caffe' del Doge roasting facility in the nearby town of Padova. I suspect this has something to do with the price of real estate in Venice.
Hausbrandt is nearby in Nervese della Battaglia.
Our last group of Italian roasters are located in the port city of
Trieste, another town with a famous tradition and history of roasting. Trieste is way out on the eastern lip of Italy, on the border of Slovenia. Here we have
Amigos Caffe',
illy Caffe', and
Dock Caffe'.
PodMerchant sells pods from two suppliers located outside of Italy. The first is
Espressione of England. Espressione is roasted in Italy in the Neapolitan town of Campagna, Salerno.
Last, but not least, is
Aloha Island Coffee from the Big Island of Hawaii. This location marks their plantation in the heart of the Kona district. Unlike most roasters, Aloha Island Coffee grows their own beans. Roasting is performed in Santa Ana, CA.
That wraps up the tour of PodMerchant's roasters. I hope you have enjoyed exploring your favorite brand's home town and office.
