Podcast appearances and mentions of klaus thomsen

In this episode, I sit down with Ben Symes, our wholesale manager, to reflect on the highlights of 2024. We discuss our favourite coffees of the year, including the washed coffee from Tatmara and the Java from Finca Tamana, as well as developments on the farms we work with. Tim also shares insights from the farmer symposium he held in Honduras and our plans to help convert all the farms we work with to biological farming practices. This year brought many memorable experiences, such as time spent in Kenya with Klaus Thomsen, our pop-up at the Coffee Collective in Denmark, the Ljubljana Coffee Festival with James Hoffmann, and a special dinner at Noma to mark the close of our chapter with them. Being recognised as the best roastery by Roastful was a standout moment, made possible by the dedication of our team across every aspect of the business, from roasting and packaging to serving in the espresso bar and managing orders. But we would not be where we are without the hard work and dedication that all the coffee producers we buy from put in every year. Finally, we reflect on what it means to be the "Best Roaster" and look ahead to 2025 with new harvests and plans. Join us for a review of 2024 and a look at what is to come. Music by my uncle Jens Wendelboe.

In Episode 15 of our podcast I speak with Peter Dupont and Klaus Thomsen who together with Casper Engel founded the Coffee Collective in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2007. The Coffee Collective is by many, including myself, considered to be one of the few coffee companies in the wold that really walk the talk. They are one of the highest regarded companies in the world when it comes to  sourcing and roasting coffees of the best quality and they have from the start of their company been buying coffee focusing on transparency in the value chain and buying coffees as directly as possible from the farmers. Not only is their company B Corp certified, but they have also been part of developing the idea behind the Pledge and donating data to the Specialty coffee transaction Guide. It is a privilege to be able to call them my friends as The Coffee Collective have been one of my big inspirations for many years. In this episode we talk about transparency in coffee, why transparency is important and  what transparency really means. It is no secret that the commodity coffee price is disconnected from the producers needs to make a decent living. The fact that it has been more or less the same price for over 50 years means that most farmers are not able to make a profit. Looking at inflation alone the price for green coffee should be at least 3-4 times higher than what it is today. You may also have noticed that the «specialty coffee»  companies around the world often say that they pay more for their coffees because it is of high quality. But is it enough, and is the money going back to the farmers? And are we comparing what we pay against the wrong price benchmark?   Tune in to learn more about coffee prices, how we buy coffees and why we believe being transparent is important for the future of coffee. Links we mentioned in this episode: https://www.transparency.coffee https://coffeecollective.dk https://www.transactionguide.coffee Music by my uncle Jens Wendelboe

To kick off 2022 we bring you a very special bonus episode with Klaus Thomsen, co-founder of the legendary Coffee Collective – a boutique specialty coffee chain, roastery, and bakery based in Copenhagen, Denmark.In this episode, we discuss Klaus' early career and inspiration, the vision and culture behind Coffee Collective, and his key learnings to creating a successful and sustainable coffee business.Subscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear

Klaus Thomsen is one of the Founders of Coffee Collective. Their goal is to explore and unfold exceptional coffee experiences, in a manner that gives better living conditions to coffee farmers across the globe. For nearly, 15 years they have been pushing the coffee industry to do business differently. In this episode, we discuss their many initiatives from transparently sharing what they pay for coffee to going carbon neutral by 2022. Their dream is for a coffee farmer in Kenya to obtain the same status and living conditions as a winegrower in France.  11:30 What creates great taste across the supply chain 19:30 Paying farmer's a fair price  24:00 Direct trade and opening up the books for transparency 33:00 Creating a market for specialty coffee 50:30 Going carbon neutral by 2022 If you like this episode, check out this podcast with Tim Wendelboe who runs a roastery and coffee shop in Norway as well as a coffee farm in Columbia. We further explore what creates great taste and sustainability in coffee. For more conversations, join our community on Instagram or check out other episodes on www.nordicfoodtech.io.

In today's episode we are talking with World Barista Champion and owner of Coffee Collective: Klaus Thomsen. This is a good conversation where we cover lots of good stuff. We went live on our Instagram channel @coffee.fixation and started talking all things #specialtycoffee and what it means to dive deep into the true passion for coffee. To catch our next episodes live go to: https://www.instagram.com/coffee.fixa... Check My Website: https://www.socialfixation.com.au/ FOLLOW ME ON : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirko_bonma... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirkobonmassar Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirkobonmassar

Ugens gæst hos Hr. København er medstifter af Coffee Collective, Klaus Thomsen. Klaus fortæller bl.a. om hvordan hans lidenskab til kaffen opstod da han fik job på Starbucks i London, den overordnede tanke bag Coffee Collective - og hvordan hele processen foregår frem mod den perfekte kop kaffe. Du får også historien om dengang, han vandt World Barista Championship 2006 og hvordan det var at flytte fra landet til kaffens by København. Så er der selvfølgelig Københavner-Quizzen og til sidst fortæller Klaus en anekdote, der gjorde ham klar på livet som far. Tracks: Daft Punk - Around the World, Artigeardit - Byen, LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends.

For Klaus Thomsen er kaffe ikke bare kaffe. Det er næsten det vigtigste i verden. Og som medstifter af københavnske Coffee Collective ved han om nogen, hvad der er værd at vide om den sorte bryg. Og han vil gøre, hvad han kan for, at du kan blive ved med at drikke din kaffe, på trods af at kaffebranchen har massive problemer med bæredygtighed i forhold til miljø og arbejdsvilkår.Hør Klaus Thomsen fortælle om hans særlige forhold til den lille bønne og de bønder, der dyrker den.

Episode 6 - The Story Behind The Coffee Roastery & Shop The Coffee Collective With Klaus Thomsen by April Coffee Roasters

Jeg er selverklæret kaffenørd - på amatørniveau. Jeg synes det er enormt sjovt at nørde med hjemmeristning, kaffegrej og hældemetoder, men nogle gang så drikker jeg også bare skidtet. Man skal jo op på de der 10–11 kopper om dagen, har jeg hørt? I denne uge er jeg dog på besøg hos en, der tager kaffe meget mere alvorligt end jeg gør, både privat og i forretningen - nemlig Klaus Thomsen, der er medstifter af Coffee Collective. Klaus viser omkring i afdelingen på Godthåbsvej, hvor der både bliver prøvesmagt, ristet tonsvis af bønner, pakket, kværnet og - selvfølgelig - brygget en hel masse kaffe. Det handler om alt fra transportsække til vandtryk, men der er også masser af kaffesofi (kaffe-filosofi? nej?) og gode tips til hverdags-kaffenørder. Links Coffee Collective - stedet hvor det hele foregår Klaus’ yndlingsvægt til filterbrygning - Acaia Lunar scale Hario Drip Scale vægt er måske lidt nemmere at komme i nærheden af, også økonomisk… Den store rister hos kollektivet kommer fra Loring Software til risteren hedder Cropster og giver tusindvis af muligheder for at nørde igennem Hvis du “bare” vil riste i ovn derhjemme er her en fin guide fra Hipsterkaffe Opgradering fra ovnen: bordristeren til derhjemme kunne være en Behmor eller man kan gå all in med en iPad-styret Ikawa Kværn til espresso - Coffee Collective bruger en Nuova Simonelli Mythos One med “Clima Pro” - og til filterkaffe bruger de en Mahlkönig Espressomaskinen kommer fra La Marzocco VST Coffee Tools refraktometer - hvis man virkelig vil vide hvor meget man får ud af kaffen… Klaus bruger i øvrigt en Hario elkedel med termometer-låg til hjemmebryg De tre tips Køb gode bønner - rist evt. selv i ovn eller popcorn-maskine. Prøv med godt vand - fra flaske eller prøv med filter (der er for meget kalk i postevandet herhjemme). Køb en vægt og vej kaffe af hver gang - det betyder noget!

Our last video from CoLab: Paris is the afternoon panel discussion, featuring Katie Carguilo, Morten Munchow, and Klaus Thomsen. Kicking off with a heavily philosophical question—what drives you to keep going, within specialty coffee, when the goal-posts keep moving?—this panel discussion is home to some incredible gems from those on stage about the ethics of direct trade, fair trade, and post-colonial trading structures, as well as innovation, genetic modification of Arabica, and other research initiatives. We had an absolutely great time at CoLab: Paris—thanks again to all of our speakers and our host partners, Barista Guild of Europe and Frog Fight! 

Our last video from CoLab: Paris is the afternoon panel discussion, featuring Katie Carguilo, Morten Munchow, and Klaus Thomsen. Kicking off with a heavily philosophical question—what drives you to keep going, within specialty coffee, when the goal-posts keep moving?—this panel discussion is home to some incredible gems from those on stage about the ethics of direct trade, fair trade, and post-colonial trading structures, as well as innovation, genetic modification of Arabica, and other research initiatives. We had an absolutely great time at CoLab: Paris—thanks again to all of our speakers and our host partners, Barista Guild of Europe and Frog Fight! 

This week’s episode starts off sounding much seedier than it actually is: Colin lured the second Tim of the coffee podcast triple crown, Melbourne-returnee Tim Varney, up to his room for a “chat.” Over coffee and “forgotten” pairs of stray underpants, Tamper Tantrum’s first ever guest co-host (Vienna, 2012) revives the banter: as they talk through Tim’s start in coffee to his current role juggling two companies (the World Aeropress Championship and Bureaux Collective), they reminisce together about Tim Wendelboe topless, the Stockfleth’s manoeuvre, terrible analogies, and snuggle nights with Klaus Thomsen. Along the way, they also cover some serious stuff, too: the meteoric rise of the WAC, the drive behind the creation of the Bureaux Collective, and the supposed saturation point of the Melbourne market. No. 50 is chock full of blatant honesty and serious silliness—a fitting milestone podcast, if we do say so ourselves.  --- Want to get in on the action? We're going to be live at Barista Guild of Europe's CoLab: Antwerp this April 25-27th! Tickets are currently available on their site, but going fast--get in before they go! 

This week’s episode starts off sounding much seedier than it actually is: Colin lured the second Tim of the coffee podcast triple crown, Melbourne-returnee Tim Varney, up to his room for a “chat.” Over coffee and “forgotten” pairs of stray underpants, Tamper Tantrum’s first ever guest co-host (Vienna, 2012) revives the banter: as they talk through Tim’s start in coffee to his current role juggling two companies (the World Aeropress Championship and Bureaux Collective), they reminisce together about Tim Wendelboe topless, the Stockfleth’s manoeuvre, terrible analogies, and snuggle nights with Klaus Thomsen. Along the way, they also cover some serious stuff, too: the meteoric rise of the WAC, the drive behind the creation of the Bureaux Collective, and the supposed saturation point of the Melbourne market. No. 50 is chock full of blatant honesty and serious silliness—a fitting milestone podcast, if we do say so ourselves.  --- Want to get in on the action? We're going to be live at Barista Guild of Europe's CoLab: Antwerp this April 25-27th! Tickets are currently available on their site, but going fast--get in before they go! 

This week, as a special Christmas treat, we are jumping the gun a little bit and sharing an incredible call to action from The Coffee Collective’s Klaus Thomsen from CoLab: Paris. We’re sharing this now for two reasons: (1) we’re hoping that with the holiday break, you’ll have the time to watch it from start to finish in one go and (2) this time of year is all about reflecting on the past year and planning for the future. We’re sincerely hoping that you’ll take Klaus’ message into account when you’re making those New Year’s resolutions. We’ve made absolutely no secret that we’ve been asking Klaus to come and speak at a Tamper Tantrum since its very inception, and we think it has been worth the wait to get him up on stage—this presentation highlights one of less-talked about challenges facing the continued production of quality coffee and offers some solutions as to how we can take strong steps to improve our collective future. -- Klaus Thomsen first picked up a portafilter in 2001 in London. Shortly after returning home to Denmark, Klaus won the Danish Barista Championship in both 2004 (placing 3rd in the 2004 WBC) and 2006, when he went on to win the World Barista Championship. In 2007, he joined with Peter N. Dupont, Casper E. Rasmussen, and Linus Törsäter to open The Coffee Collective. Now, as both Co-Owner and Director of Sales, Marketing, and Barista Education, Klaus helps to grow the team of/with 30 baristas working at The Coffee Collective’s three shops (Jaegersborggade, Torvehallerne, and Godthåbsvej). To follow along with all of the cool things happening at The Coffee Collective, check out their instagram, facebook, or website.

This week, as a special Christmas treat, we are jumping the gun a little bit and sharing an incredible call to action from The Coffee Collective’s Klaus Thomsen from CoLab: Paris. We’re sharing this now for two reasons: (1) we’re hoping that with the holiday break, you’ll have the time to watch it from start to finish in one go , so that you can really let it sink in and (2) this time of year is all about reflecting on the past year and planning for the future. We’re sincerely hoping that you’ll take Klaus’ message into account when you’re making those New Year’s resolutions. We’ve made absolutely no secret that we’ve been asking Klaus to come and speak at a Tamper Tantrum since its very inception, and we think it has been worth the wait to get him up on stage—this presentation highlights one of less-talked about challenges facing the continued production of quality coffee and offers some solutions as to how we can take strong steps to improve our collective future. -- Klaus Thomsen first picked up a portafilter in 2001 in London. Shortly after returning home to Denmark, Klaus won the Danish Barista Championship in both 2004 (placing 3rd in the 2004 WBC) and 2006, when he went on to win the World Barista Championship. In 2007, he joined with Peter N. Dupont, Casper E. Rasmussen, and Linus Törsäter to open The Coffee Collective. Now, as both Co-Owner and Director of Sales, Marketing, and Barista Education, Klaus helps to grow the team of/with 30 baristas working at The Coffee Collective’s three shops (Jaegersborggade, Torvehallerne, and Godthåbsvej). To follow along with all of the cool things happening at The Coffee Collective, check out their instagram, facebook, or website.