Anu Menon, Co-Founder Driftaway Coffee Roasters

About this episode

Anu Menon discusses her journey as the Co-Founder of Driftaway Coffee Roasters and the evolution of the specialty coffee industry.

Anu Menon is the Co-Founder of Driftaway Coffee Roasters. Along with their partner, they've been running the business in Brooklyn, NY since 2014. A lot has changed in Specialty coffee since then, including Driftaway being named Roast Magazine's 2026 Roaster of the Year. Find online at: ⁠⁠⁠https://driftaway.coffee/ The full episode dropped May 21, 2026. Recorded at CoffeeFest NYC in March 2026. Subscribe to the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4gIsHff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get 10% off with the code: COFFEEPEOPLE10 BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠t⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying, and continuing to improve—at least trying to! Head to…

People in this episode

Host: Coffee People Podcast

Guest: Anu Menon

Topics covered

• coffee roasting
• entrepreneurship
• specialty coffee
• business growth
• coffee industry trends

Keywords

• Driftaway Coffee Roasters
• Anu Menon
• specialty coffee
• coffee roasting
• entrepreneurship
• CoffeeFest NYC

Sponsors

Roastar, Inc.

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Driftaway Coffee Roasters

Products: Simply Good Coffee

Places: Brooklyn, NY

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