sarasotamagazine.com | Stop by Banyan Coffee Co. in Palmetto for a Cup of Joe and a Show
Josh and Abbey Schmitt want you to drink more coffee.
The air is a little sweeter in Palmetto thanks to the addition of Banyan Coffee Co. A coffee-scented aroma hangs in the air as you walk up to the roastery, which has been operating since September 2022.
Husband and wife duo Josh and Abbey Schmitt whirl around the roasting room, pouring green coffee beans into their seafoam green roaster, labeling containers of previously roasted beans, and preparing their team to separate the roasted beans for retail and wholesale customers.
“Coffee started as a hobby,” Josh explains. “We were living in Oregon and I thought, ‘I think I can do this myself.’ I started with a popcorn popper, four or five of them lined up for roasting at home. And then once we came back to Bradenton, we started selling at the farmers market downtown. I got a little commercial roaster and then it all snowballed in a good way.”
