THE BEAN SHOP COFFEE ROASTERS
About Us
The Bean Shop was established in 2003 by husband and wife duo, John and Lorna Bruce, with the vision of delivering the finest coffee roasted in Scotland to the good people of Perth and the UK. We started roasting coffee in the basement of our George Street shop on our trusty 5Kg Probat roaster. Sixteen years on it is still going strong...
We started selling coffee online in 2004 and have continued to develop blends and refine our coffee list to ensure that we always have a selection of the finest speciality coffee beans available.
Working closely with skilled import partners, we manage consistent quality through tasting and constant evaluation of our coffees, selecting only the finest quality beans that will ensure the best flavour in the cup.
Roasting by hand gives our coffee the attention to detail and the distinctive flavour that it deserves.
We roast in small batches, daily so that the coffee's individual characteristics can shine through. By tasting and sharing our roasting techniques we can offer a consistency and depth of flavour unique to The Bean Shop.
Freshness is the key for great coffee so we roast to order and don't leave coffee sitting around to lose its intrinsic flavour. We only roast what we need and bag the coffee into one way valve bags to preserve the delicate aromas and flavours.
This is who we are...
JOHN
John is a founder of the bean shop and has been dedicated to roasting delicious coffee since 2003. He is the backbone of the company and his hard work and dedication to the business never wavers. He is a much loved member of the team but also amongst the local community where he regularly donates coffee to good causes and groups. John runs the roastery and is in charge of the green coffee and wholesale aspect of the business.
John loves a short black coffee, with only a little bit of water added! He is particularly fond of some of the funkier flavours and enjoys natural process African coffees.
John loves swimming, climbing hills, motorbikes, and spending time with his family.
LORNA
Lorna is one of the founders of the bean shop and she is responsible for the
bean shop brand, website and social media. Lorna enjoys sorting out any
problems that may arise and making changes to shake things up!
Lorna’s favourite coffee is the CHAS charity blend made as a flat white and
maybe some of Emily’s baking to go with it... (hint)
In her spare time Lorna loves playing guitar and singing, visiting art galleries,
park run and walking with her Jack Russell, Bandit.
EMILY
Emily started working for us in 2017 - she is a dedicated and efficient member of our team who can anticipate any issues before they may arise and is an amazing and loyal support to John and Lorna.
Emily is a brilliant baker having worked for an independent bakery in the past but she decided she liked The Bean Shop more so came back to us. We are very happy about that! Emily also takes care of our hardware inventory and stock levels making sure that we don’t run out of anything important.
Emily loves a short black coffee and her current favourite is the Brazil but she’s also partial to a fruity Kenyan coffee.
Emily loves baking spectacular cakes, travelling to exciting destinations with her partner Campbell and looking after Honey, the springer spaniel and Bandit the Bean Shop’s Jack Russell on occasion!
Chloe
Chloe started working for us in 2023 and has become a valuable and much loved member of the team already. Chloe has a calm and kind demeanour in the shop and with our customers and has an especially lovely manner on the phone to our customers who prefer to call in their order.
Chloe likes a flat white made from our Colombian coffee and in her spare time likes going to the gym for a legs day, travelling with her mum and sister and spending time with her boyfriend and friends.
Chenise
Chenise has been with us since 2019 and has thrived in her customer facing role. Chenise knows most of our shop customers by name even though she’s most likely to call you honey.
Chenise along with Emily keep the shop ship shape but her particular speciality is gift wrapping and window display design. Chenise is a very caring person and her natural enthusiasm for life and fun personality makes The Bean Shop a great atmosphere to work in as well as visit.
Chenise loves her dog Alfie, music concerts and day tripping with her boyfriend Liam. She like a cappuccino made with Mexico women power coffee.
RON
Ron has been with us almost from the inception as he started roasting coffee for us in 2004. He’s now found beside the Loring coffee roaster tending to our smaller batch speciality roasts. Ron became our friend when we got locked out of our flat in 2003 and he offered to help us break back in. He’s not managed to get rid of us since...
Ron along with his wife Jill have been huge supporters of The Bean Shop over the years and have spent many a run up to Christmas stamping labelling bags in the early days.
Ron likes a flat white of something sweet and nutty like our Guatemala familia Ramirez.
Ron is a a fan of wheels whether it is his extensive motorcycle collection, his camper van or the bike he cycles to work in. He also likes a nice tapas selection from Provender brown and travelling with his lovely wife Jill.
DAVID
David has been working with us since 2023. It became apparent quite quickly that he was suited to working in the roastery where he is now John’s right hand man.
David has quickly become an excellent roaster and works in all areas of production at the roastery. As well as being a thoughtful and hard working member of the team, he is dedicated and fun to be around.
David is equally impressive in his spare time. He does lifesaving at the local pool and enjoys competing in triathlons, hockey, mountain climbing, swimming and running.
David drinks his coffee black and usually enjoys the end of whatever batch is being bagged up at the roastery!
AND A SQUAD OF YOUNG HELPERS ON THE WEEKEND AND IN THE HOLIDAYS...
We have grown a bit bigger since 2003 but still have the same core value of customer service.
We hope you enjoy the fruits of our labour!
