45 min

Tanya Rao...on being a 3rd generation coffee roaster and small batch coffee production TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING

    • Documentary

Abhay is joined by 3rd generation coffee roaster, Tanya Rao, the founder and owner of Kaveri Coffee Works, among the only women owned Indian coffee companies in the US.  From monsoon coffee to the tradition and routine of South Indian filter kaapi to starting a business, they chatted about it all.  (0:00 - 3:05) Introduction(3:05) Part 1 - routine and anchors, growing up in a family with a coffee business tradition(14:33) Part 2 - lessons from parenting and parents, pride and values of Kaveri coffee, finding a community and developing a new Indian coffee tradition in America(30:03) Part 3 - coffee nostalgia vs coffee innovation, building a new legacy(44:18) Conclusion

Abhay is joined by 3rd generation coffee roaster, Tanya Rao, the founder and owner of Kaveri Coffee Works, among the only women owned Indian coffee companies in the US.  From monsoon coffee to the tradition and routine of South Indian filter kaapi to starting a business, they chatted about it all.  (0:00 - 3:05) Introduction(3:05) Part 1 - routine and anchors, growing up in a family with a coffee business tradition(14:33) Part 2 - lessons from parenting and parents, pride and values of Kaveri coffee, finding a community and developing a new Indian coffee tradition in America(30:03) Part 3 - coffee nostalgia vs coffee innovation, building a new legacy(44:18) Conclusion

45 min