a shortlist of most of my previous and current work:
Work
Current:- Director of Sales for Europe and UK at Osito Coffee (2021 - Present)
- Owner at Untitled Coffee (2020 - Present)
- Consultant at S Ritson Consulting (2019 - Present)
Previous:
- SCA Board Member (Representing Barista Guild) (2020)
- Barista Guild Leadership Council Member (2016-2021)
- Director of European Sales, Cafe Imports (2016 - 2019)
- Business Development Manager, Workshop Coffee (2013 - 2016)
- Cafe Manager, Monocle Cafe (2013)
- Account Manager, Rare Tea Company (2012)
Watch
- Interview for Capital.com on the C Market (Link)
- Panel with Digital Coffee Futures on Logistics (Link)
- Panel with Cropster on Green Coffee Storage (Link)
- Panel Discussion on Communication between Roasters and Growers, hosted by Algrano for the London Coffee Festival (Link)
- Host of All Stars Online Episode 5 with Alexandru Niculae (Link) and Episode 6 with Michalis Dimitrakopoulus (Link)
- Key Note Presentation on COVID-19 and Coffee at the Middle Eastern Coffee Conference
- Guilds and Price Crisis: What’s our Role? 2019 (Link)
- Transparency in Green Coffee, Nordic Roaster Forum, 2019 (Link)
- Challeges. Coffee Cultivation, at Probat 150, 2018 (Link)
- Panel Discussion, CoLab Bucharest 2018 (Link)
- Panel Discussion, CoLab Berlin 2017 (Link)
Listen
- Certified Coffee: marketing hype or Real world impact? by Adventures in Coffee
- The Challenges of being a Biological Coffee Farmer with Tim Wendelboe at CoLab Bucharest 2018
- Building Blocks of a Cafe with Ralf Rueller at Colab Belfast 2018
Read
- S Ritson Blog
- Article about EUDR with Coffee Intelligence
- Interviewed for Perfect Daily Grind on Micro Roasting
- Market Review 2020/2021 for the Roasting Market place in conjunction with Algrano Coffee
- ‘What the f*ck is the Cup of Excellence?’ in Caffeine Magazine, Edition 47
- Blog piece on Sustainable Coffee during the COVID-19 Crisis on Well Grounded’s website
- Interview on Coffee Technician’s Guild Website
- ‘What the f*ck is Robusta?’ in Caffeine Magazine, Edition 46
- ‘What the f*ck is the C Price?’ in Caffeine Magazine, Edition 40
- ‘Four Questions with Stuart Ritson’ interview in Barista Magazine, Apr/March 2019 Edition
- ‘Rebellion Antidote: A dialogue between Tea and Coffee’ in Fire & Knives, Edition 13
- ‘Bronze, silver and academics’ in Fire & Knives, Edition 10
Other
- Former SCA Board Member (2020).
- Founded ‘Cuppin’ Berlin’ Online Community that promotes cuppings and tasings in Berlin, Germany.
- Formerly Events Manager and Chair of Barista Guild of Europe
- Planned, ran, hosted and judged in multiple Aeropress Competitions (Ireland, Turkey, Netherlands and Germany)
- Organised and curated a one off exhibition of photography in support of refugee charities - A Polaroid for a Refugee
Launched: Good Hands in Coffee has just launched! If you are looking for a list of charities and NGOs working in the coffee industry, this is the place: