Batdorf & Bronson is an Olympia, Washington-based coffee roaster established in 1986. Described by Lonely Planet as "Olympia's most famous coffee",[2] and by Fodor's as "a local roaster that can stand up to the best of Seattle".[3] The roastery operations are next door to the Olympia Farmer's Market in downtown Olympia.[4]
As a member of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, the company is operated on 100% renewable energy,[5] the first U.S. coffee roaster to do so.[6] Batdorf was awarded by the State of Washington for excellent environmental practices in 2002,[7] and along with other Northwest entities who created the Western Washington Green Power Campaign, was awarded by the EPA in 2007 for their green energy promotion.[8] Batdorf coffee is also triple-certified (Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance shade-grown, and organic).[9][10]
In 2015, the company announced it would be expanding retail operations to the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[11] The company also had a second roasting operation in Atlanta and retail outlet in Decatur, Georgia as of 2004.[12][13]
In 2022, the company rebranded its retail and wholesale products as Dancing Goats Coffee, retaining the name that was started in Olympia in 1988.[14]
Notable people
Robert Frith Jr. went from Batdorf to starting a Vietnam coffee import/export company.[15]
