Stooker Specialty Coffee

Stooker Specialty Coffee has roasted in Amsterdam's eastern district since 2014, building one of the Netherlands' more methodical wholesale operations: 200-plus restaurants and hotels across Europe now carry its beans. The roastery runs a team of Q-graders and baristas alongside its roasters, and holds certification as a B Corporation — a designation that, in Stooker's case, comes with an 88.0 impact score and a stated policy of paying above-market prices to producers.

The company launched with a straightforward premise: that quality and ethical sourcing are not competing priorities. From a single roastery in Amsterdam, it expanded over the following decade into a wholesale supplier with a parallel consumer subscription business and an SCA-certified training academy that has put more than 500 students through courses since opening. The academy runs from beginner latte art workshops to professional SCA Barista certification, using what the roastery describes as national barista championship-level trainers.

Stooker buys small-batch seasonal lots from Colombia, Peru, Ethiopia, and elsewhere, applying a published minimum threshold of 84 SCA points per lot before purchase. Sourcing runs through trusted importers supplemented by origin visits for cupping and selection, with each lot traceable to the farm. Back in Amsterdam, the team writes a custom roasting profile for each coffee, favoring a light-to-medium approach intended to preserve origin character while developing sweetness and structural complexity. The roastery uses Giesen equipment — a Dutch manufacturer — and ships same-week roasted coffee to subscribers on a flexible, pause-anytime schedule.