OUR STORY

We design and manufacture transformational, innovative systems
to improve the quality and appreciation of coffee globally.
Right now, that means two revolutionary coffee roasters for the
professional and home users.

IMPROVE COFFEE,
FOR EVERYONE

Our plans go further than coffee roasters. For us, the bigger picture extends
to coffee as a whole. Our vision is to improve the value chain for smallholder
producers and benefit the global coffee industry and drinkers by improving
quality and appreciation of excellent coffee.

FROM FARM TO CUP

HOW IT STARTED

IKAWA means coffee in Kirundi, which is the language of Burundi. The people in Burundi are highly dependant on coffee – and this is where Founder Andrew grew up and the IKAWA concept was born.

INNOVATION WITH A PURPOSE

We design and manufacture all our products in London.
Our workshop has grown over the years, and our team with it,
and our principles of fairness, innovation with purpose, and
design excellence are stronger than ever.

We launched the IKAWA Sample Roaster in 2013, a tool that we
believed would revolutionise sample roasting. We’re proud to say it’s
now used in over 70 countries around the world, helping coffee
producers and roasters, baristas and educators roast and evaluate their
coffees with more precision than ever.

The success of the Sample Roaster technology led to a consumer
model. Ultimately, it’s the connection between a consumer and the
producer that can be the most powerful. We launched a Kickstarter for our
IKAWA Smart Home Coffee Roaster System in 2013, and with the help of
366 backers brought it to market.

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IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND APPRECIATION OF COFFEE GLOBALLY