Relevant Roasters

Specialties

Relevant Roaster’s mission is to roast memorable coffee for people with good taste. With a focus on innovation, excellence, and environmental and social sensibility, relevant Roasters seeks to prepare the highest quality coffee for curious individuals who value sensory nuance. Because ever cup matters.

Imported from tropical regions that are warm during the day and cold at night, our coffee beans arrive in 132-​pound or 150-​pound bags. The beans are then used for several levels of roast, including espresso, medium roast, a house blend a decaffeinated coffee made using the Swiss Water process, and rotating single-​origin coffees.

Relevant Roasters employs convection heat to produce a smoother, brighter, and cleaner coffee bean. Lewis’ roaster’s energy consumption is 80% less than many of its conventional counterparts. Within 24 hours of roasting, the coffee is taste-​tested with a process called «cupping» to verify the quality of the roast.

History

Established in 2014.

Article from the business journal:

Broad Avenue’s new coffee roasting company, Relevant Roasters, has added an online presence as it continues lining up stores in Memphis.

Relevant is offering its seven roasts online, as well as a map of the locations you can buy them, at whatis​rel​e​vant​.com.

«While enjoying a cup of Relevant Roasters, you’ll taste an entirely different flavor, all due to the convection process of roasting versus commercialized conduction,» owner Jimmy Lewis said. «We are eager to spread the ‘Every Cup Matters’ mantra across Memphis, and that mantra depends upon a word-​of-​mouth call to action from loyal and curious customers.»

Relevant Roasters adding to its outlets for retail distribution

Coffee roaster finds new stomping grounds in Broad district

Relevant is in Miss Cordelia’s in Harbor Town, Superlo, High Point Grocery, Kimbrough Towers Fine Wine and Cash Saver, and on tap at Miss Cordelia’s, Tart and Bounty on Broad, according to a release.

Meet the Business Owner

Jimmy L.

Business Owner

A grocer-​turned-​real-​estate-​broker-​turned-​coffee-​roaster, Jimmy Lewis cherishes independent work driven by internal desire. His experience in the food business began at the forefront of the organic trend with his local grocery concept Squash Blossom Market. After selling Squash Blossom in 1997, he entered the world of commercial real estate and formed Lewis and Rasberry no Rasberry CRE. He left the brokerage business earlier this year to focus on the coffee roasting. He has always believed Memphis needed an outstanding coffee roaster — so here is his chance to prove it.