Dear Green Coffee Roasters Grows in Glasgow

Dear Green Coffee Roasters, the 2025 Micro Roaster of the Year, has gotten substantially less micro with the opening of a new 13,500-square-foot production headquarters in its home city of Glasgow, Scotland.

In a refurbished 1940s warehouse on Brook Street in Bridgeton, the new facility quintuples the roasting company’s capacity while accommodating an anticipated 30% sales jump this year.

Dear Green was the first European roastery to win Roast magazine’s Roaster of the Year award, which honors roasters that pair high quality with strong sustainability, education and community commitments.

Lisa Lawson, who founded Dear Green in 2011 and has since grown it to 10 employees, said the expansion will allow for more coffee volume while extending the certified B Corp’s efforts to reach net-zero carbon emissions.

“This move proves that a small, values-driven business can grow and still hold onto its high standards in coffee roasting, customer focus and purpose,” Lawson said in an announcement shared with DCN. “It finally gives us the space to further invest in our coffee program and to act on the sustainability goals we’ve had for years — from renewable energy and waste reduction to opening our doors wider to the community that’s supported us from day one.”

In addition to roasting and packing, the new roastery headquarters includes dedicated training, cupping and event spaces.

Located in a former textile factory area rejuvenated by artist studios, workshops and other creative businesses, the roastery also offers a click-and-collect service for consumers seeking freshly roasted coffee to go.

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