Swelter Coffee is a woman-owned coffee company founded in El Cerrito, CA in 2020 and now based in Oak Park, IL since 2024. We buy only women-grown specialty coffee to promote gender equity and sustainability in the coffee industry. We roast it at co-roasting space, Tailwind Roasting, in Chicago and ship nation-wide. We donate a portion of sales to organizations that support women in coffee. Here's where we've been featured.

Podcasts

  • Coffee People (Roast! West Coast): "Ft. Stephanie Welter-Krause, Swelter Coffee" (January 2025). Founder and head roaster Stephanie Welter-Krause talks with host Ryan Woldt about running a sustainable coffee business with women farmers and climate at the center. Listen to the episode
  • The Espresso Round (Roast! West Coast): "The Espresso Round: Swelter Coffee" (March 2025). A quick, lighthearted video Q&A follow-up to the Coffee People interview. Watch the video
  • Beans Without Boundaries: "Swelter Coffee with Stephanie Welter-Krause" (August 2023). Stephanie shares how Swelter grew from home roasting into a business supporting women coffee farmers, where the name came from, and how we cut packaging waste. Listen on Apple Podcasts

In the news

  • Wednesday Journal (Oak Park): "Supporting the women behind our brew," Women in Business section (March 2025). The story of how Swelter started, why we focus on women coffee farmers, and our move to Oak Park in 2024. Read it on page 1
  • Daily Coffee News: "Three Questions with Swelter Coffee Roasters Founder Stephanie Welter-Krause" by Jen Roberts (December 2024). Stephanie talks about sourcing from women producers, coffee's global community, and how climate change affects growers. Read the article
  • Sueños Coffee: "Celebrating Women in Coffee: An Interview with Stephanie Welter-Krause of Swelter Coffee." Read the interview
  • Coffee Review: "Classic Origins, Mission-Driven Companies: 9 Roasters New to Coffee Review" by Kim Westerman (October 2022). Swelter was featured as a women-owned roaster sourcing only from women producers, with a zero-waste subscription. Read the article

Press inquiries

For interviews, podcast bookings, samples or photos, email hello@sweltercoffee.com.