Goodman Coffee Roasters

Our Story

At Goodman Coffee, we believe that every good cup of coffee is part of a vision. A vision to indulge in the delicious result of hundreds of hours of labor and thousands of miles of transit. Since 1995, the Goodman family and our partners have been striving to carry out this vision, from our earliest venture in 1995 as one of the first specialty coffee shops in Chattanooga, to the creation of Goodman Coffee Roasters in 2016.

Our Philosophy

We believe that coffee should be for everyone, and everyone has value. We attempt to embody this belief by being passionate with a desire to educate - but never in a pretentious manner. Gatekeeping a luxury such as coffee is a disservice to all the hands and lives that cultivate it. As one of the world's cheapest luxuries, we want to enlighten the world on the incredible gift of nature and labor of love that is coffee.

Our Wholesale Services

Goodman Coffee offers all of its selection of single-origin, Fair Trade, and organic coffees for wholesale in the United States. If you're looking for a partner that's as committed to quality, availability, and the passion for coffee as you are, you've come to the right place. We offer much more than just excellent coffee. We can help you find the equipment you need, train your staff from top to bottom, and provide extensive after-sales support. We believe in our coffee, and we know that it takes a strong relationship with our partners to deliver great espresso time and time again.

Meet Our Master Roaster

Ian Goodman, master roaster and co-owner, began his coffee career as a teenager studying under a roaster in St. Louis, Missouri. After spending a summer building a clean water pipeline for indigenous tribes in the mountainous jungle of Sumatra, he developed a passion for coffee countries, their cultures, and people. By 1996, at only 22, he opened his first coffee shop in downtown Chattanooga, where he quickly found himself educating people on 3rd Wave specialty coffee and building relationships. Soon after, he began roasting everything in-house, with the goal of offering the freshest coffee and showcasing the flavor profile of each region, cultivar, and crop. This grew into one of the largest independent roasters in the Southeast.

Our Commitment to Quality

We cup obsessively, profile each coffee individually, roast attentively, and blend intelligently. It is our hope that specialty coffee becomes synonymous with intention - intention to cultivate equity, conversation, and education. And in the process, deliver a cup of coffee that has been curated to the highest quality.