Our Story

We roast single-origin coffees and seasonal blends out of our roastery under the railway arches in Leeds.

At its core, Maude is a small team focused on doing things properly. We don’t overcomplicate things with coffee jargon or hide behind marketing fluff. We just focus on buying exceptional green coffee, roasting it carefully, and being straight about where it comes from and what it costs.

Sourcing

Great coffee starts long before it reaches the roastery. As a small team, we rely largely on coffee importers, so our impact starts with who we choose to work with.

We align ourselves with trusted partners who share our vision for fairer trade within the industry, helping to bring about more honesty, traceabilty and social change for coffee-growing communities.

We choose coffees that highlight the true character of their region, rotating our single origins with the seasons to showcase fresh harvests throughout the year.

Sustainability

We're constantly looking at ways we can become a more sustainable business. Shipping coffee across the globe takes real resources, so we focus on clear, practical choices rather than lofty promises.

We only buy fully traceable specialty lots to ensure fair pay for producers, pack all our coffee in UK-recyclable, carbon-neutral bags, and cut waste at the roastery through energy-efficient roasting and chaff repurposing.

Transparency is our baseline, and we’re actively auditing our operations with a clear goal to align with 1% for the Planet frameworks by 2027.

Roasting

We roast everything in small batches on our Probat P-12 roaster

Every coffee has its own story so we we approach each lot individually —adjusting our profiles to showcase the distinct natural character, clarity, and sweetness of each lot