The SOVDA blog

Thank You for an Unforgettable Night at SCA Houston 

We’re so grateful to everyone who joined us at SCA Houston! It was such a joy to spend time with all of you, and we’re continually reminded ...

How does a color sorting machine help roasters?

The global market price for Arabica coffee has reached record highs in the past 12 months and is likely to persist into the foreseeable ...

Do semi-automated coffee packaging machines save roasters time?

With coffee prices rising steadily, it’s more important than ever for roasters to streamline their operations. The C-price has already ...

What is a color sorter machine for coffee?

For most roasters, the second half of 2024 was marked by one thing above all else: an unprecedented increase in the C price. Just over four ...

How to Navigate Rising Coffee Prices in 2025

As we head into 2025, dealing with the ups and downs in the green coffee market has become more challenging. We don’t have all the answers, ...

Color Sorting: Is Carryover Rate Costing You?

Co-Founder, Maxime Boegler, calibrates a SOVDA Pearl Mini Color Sorter.

Pioneers in Prague: Exploring Doubleshot Coffee Roastery

We met up with Jaroslav Tuček at the Doubleshot Coffee Roastery, just outside of Prague's city limits. Jaroslav is one of the founders of ...

Three Ways to Add Value to Your Coffee with Color Sorting

You are the coffee expert, and the Sovda Pearl Mini is a powerful tool for your specialty coffee business. By harnessing the capabilities ...

Reviving Coffee History: An Interview with Rob Clarijs of “A Matter of Concrete” in Rotterdam

Interview with Rob Clarijs of A Matter of Concrete at the historic Van Nelle Factory We met Rob Clarijs, Founder of the Netherlands brand, ...

World of Coffee 2024 Copenhagen: Coffee Collective Tours

World of Coffee 2024 Coffee Collective Roastery Tour Excited for World of Coffee in Copenhagen? Ever dreamed of witnessing the renowned ...

Product Launch: Sovda Blend

Introducing… SŌVDA Blend

Case Study: Black and White Coffee Roasters

A Perfect Blend of Quality and Efficiency At SOVDA, we've had the privilege of working with some of the world's leading roasters, including ...

Quakers in Coffee

Coffee quality is a complex interplay of factors, from origin and varietal characteristics to processing methods and roast profiles. ...

Customer Feature: SOVDA X Springbok Coffee Roasters

Looking inside Springbok Coffee’s roastery

New SOVDA Distributor for Latin America

We are excited to announce our new Wholesale Distributor who will handle Latin America. We’ve partnered with Torch Coffee Company in ...

2023 - Recapping a Year of Growth at SŌVDA

Last year was quite an exciting year for SŌVDA. As busy as the entire team was, we still made it a year of evolution and our continued ...

Interview with Tim Wendelboe: Color Profiles, Cleaning Routines, and more

Tim Wendelboe, a specialty coffee icon known for delivering high quality coffee out of Oslo, has been a Sovda customer since the spring of ...

An Inside Look at Sovda's HQ in Portland

Nestled beneath the Fremont Bridge in Portland, OR and around the corner from the city’s bustling brewery scene, is what may appear to some ...

Interviews with Tim Wendelboe and More on the Sovda Podcast

The Sovda Podcast Inspirational Content on What You're Most Passionate About One of the most exciting ventures that Sovda went on this last ...

Hands-Free, Affordable Installation From Sovda

We are all well aware that installing coffee production equipment is a huge pain From un-crating your new machine to handling heavy ...

Sovda's Destoner Lift

When Sovda designed its Destoner Lift, we had one thing in mind: roasters. What sort of machine could we create that would save roasters ...

Customer Spotlight: Leuchtfeuer

At the beginning of 2021, Sovda set a goal to establish twenty new demo sites by the end of the year.

Price Increase

Dear all, After attempting to secure our machine prices during COVID, we are witnessing a continued cost increase from 2020 into 2021. ...

Customer Spotlight: Caravan

Caravan Coffee in Newberg, Oregon asked Sovda to create a secondary packaging line that could duplicate their current packing line. The job ...

Customer Spotlight: Rosso Coffee Roasters

Featuring Rosso Coffee Roasters Rosso Coffee Roasters in Calgary, Canada is the first North American specialty coffee roaster to integrate ...

Introducing Custom House

Finding the right equipment for your coffee roastery can be complicated. The plethora of machines, prices, technical specifications, etc. ...

Cut Your Bagging Payroll Costs in Half

Let’s face it—packing coffee is not exciting. But what if you could get it done quickly without compromising on accuracy? What if you could ...

Brand Promise: Fanatical Customer Support

What would it look like if the people you were buying your roasting equipment from, always had your perspective in mind? We’ve been on the ...

Brand Promise: Leveraging Technology

If you’ve heard the talk about sustainability and relationships in the supply chain but you’re ready to walk the walk, there’s no other way ...

Brand Promise: Affordable Price

We’ve all been there. Spending thousands and thousands of dollars to set up your roastery only to be hit by another unforeseen bill. ...

Revisiting the Awe and Wonder of Coffee

Remember the Aeropress? Sixteen years ago, a whimsical design spun from the brain of a famous frisbee innovator changed the way we play ...

Brand Promise: Quality Materials and Workmanship

SOVDA's Destoner Lift: Kill two birds—with no stones

We've found that most roasters have a need to both convey coffee and destone coffee. We made a machine that does both.

Designing with Empathy: The Latest Destoner Lift

Sovda’s design philosophy is simple: Make machines that specialty coffee roasters need, enjoy, and can afford.

Sovda: Innovation with You in Mind

Sovda was born from one need: Color sorters for specialty coffee roasters Color sorting technology has been around since the 1930s but ...

Pearl Mini: The Kyle Ramage of Roasting Equipment

Besides saving copious amounts of time, what are the advantages behind Sovda’s color sorter, the Pearl Mini? There are over 120 million ...

One Year In a Pandemic and We’re Still Innovating

It’s been one year since the world closed its doors to COVID-19. We’ve seen some of our closest friends and partners in the specialty ...

A SOVDA Demo Site Launched in Ukraine!

Left: Vitalik, Lodmar technical team . 2nd to Left: Iryna Yuzvyk, Director of Karma Kava, Middle: Max Boegler, Co-founder of Sovda. 2nd to ...

The Magic of Roastery Efficiency

Tim Wendelboe at his Coffee Roastery & Espresso Bar in Oslo, Norway.

Planning Your New Roastery Site

Are you reaching the point where lack of space in your roastery is stunting your growth? Expanding to a new roasting site comes with a lot ...

Watch How the Precision Fill Works

Watch our founder, Samuel, as he explains the benefits of adding a Precision Fill to your roasting space. This machine encompasses our ...

The Science Behind Defective Beans and How They Affect Your Roast

Samuel Gurel, founder of Sovda and Joel Smith, coffee processing expert and guest roaster, explain defects found in roasted coffee; ...

How Coffee Companies are Adapting in the Crisis – COVID-19 Interviews Pt. III

In our final pandemic series article, Sovda follows the stories of coffee shop owners and roasters around the world. As you know, during ...

How Coffee Shop Owners are Coping with the Crisis - COVID-19 Interviews Part II

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Sovda continues to follow the different stories of coffee shop owners and roasters all over the ...

How Coffee Shops Around the World are Navigating a Crisis - Part I

News about Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has taken the world by storm. Businesses all over the world have been affected due to the rapid ...

Looking to run a more efficient roastery?

Recently, we’ve had the pleasure of working with industry leaders like Black and White Coffee, Tim Wendelboe, and Square One Coffee to ...

What would a better sample roaster look like?

We all know that great roasting is the result of: Being 100% present mentally. Using all of our sensory abilities (looking at bean color, ...

Interview with Dutch Barista owner Björn Aarts

"I would have bought this ten years ago if it would have been available..." Could you be missing out on a huge opportunity to improve ...

How can coffee roasters be more competitive?

Specialty coffee roasters invest valuable time and attention into hand sorting their coffee to remove defects. However, this tedious task ...

Video: Mark Michaelson (Onyx Coffee Lab) Interview

Mark Michaelson, Head Roaster of ONYX COFFEE LAB and 2017 U.S. Roaster Champion, shares about coffee roasting and the importance of quality ...