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PRESENTING THE 2024 ROASTER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Daily Coffee News, October 11, 2023

Nossa Familia Coffee

Founded in 2004 by Augusto Carneiro, founder and chief friendship officer, Portland, Oregon-based Nossa Familia Coffee aims to deliver exceptional farm-direct coffee and create positive relationships locally and globally. With a total of 41 employees, the company has roasted over 360,000 pounds of coffee in the past year.

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THE LATEST THING BREWING IN PORTLAND: UNSUNG COFFEE BEANS

Saveur, May 9, 2023

Specialty roasters are giving these underdog single-origins the spotlight.

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PORTLAND, OREGON IS HAVING A NEW KIND OF COFFEE MOMENT

Condé Nast Traveler, October 13, 2022

In the city, the fourth wave coffee movement has a new focus is on education, snob-free experiences, and more people of color owning coffee shops that tap into their heritage. 

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Nossa Familia Zero Waste Cafe in Conde Nast Traveler

Local, Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas from Portland Shops

Portland Monthly, November 25, 2022

Camila’s Organic Coffee, Nossa Familia 

Since opening in 2004, Portland-based coffee roaster Nossa Familia has strived to create meaningful relationships with farmers and minimize its environmental impact through actions like green coffee sourcing and reducing its roasting energy and emissions output by over 85 percent with eco-friendly Loring Smart Roast machines. 

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This Portland Coffee Brand Is Creating Zero Waste Cafes

Forbes, April, 2019

This B Corp is hoping that it creates a wave of change, pushing customers to invest in a reusable cup or take a few minutes to enjoy a coffee. Could it be the beginning of a wider movement?

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Nossa Familia's Zero Waste Cafe featured in Forbes

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Climate Change Brews Coffee Price Spike: Severe weather disrupts the coffee industry as consumers resume normal coffee buying habits.
Oregon Business Journal • September 17, 2021

The New Single Origin: Immigrant and first-generation roasters are opening cafes to add much-needed context to the conversations we have about specific countries’ coffees
Eater Portland • June 14, 2021

14 Distinctive Portland Cafés That Roast Their Own Coffee
Eater Portland • June 14, 2021

Green Groups Hope for Return of Reusable Coffee Cups
WhoWhatWhy • January 28, 2021

E13 - Augusto Carneiro of Nossa Familia Coffee
Float Small Business Podcast  •  June 2020

The New Normal of Café Reopenings: West Coast—Part One
Barista Magazine Online  •  May 20, 2020

Restaurant Owners Aren’t Thrilled With the Premise of a 10 p.m. Curfew; Plus, Nossa Familia opens a cafe using data from a customer survey
Eater Portland  •  May 12, 2020

What is the future of BYOC post-COVID? Portland Coffee Shops Speak Out
Recycling Advocates  •  May 9, 2020

Oregon Restaurants Adapt To Survive Amid Coronavirus Restrictions
OPB  •  May 8, 2020

Augusto Carneiro on OPB’s Think Out Loud Show Discussing Café Reopening
OPB  •  May 5, 2020

Article Co-Authored by Nossa Familia Director of Coffee, Rob Hoos, Wins National Magazine Award
Roast Magazine & The Maggie Awards  •  April 28, 2020

Our Favorite Places to Order Coffee Online
The Wirecutter  •  April 9, 2020

Awesome Gifts for Coffee Lovers
Roasty Coffee  •  April 2020

Waves of U.S.-Based Cafés Place Temporary Bans on Personal Cups
Barista Magazine  •  March 16, 2020

B Corps + Beverages: Our B Corp Month Roundup
Healthy Human  •  March 2020

The Age of the Zero-Waste Café
Sierra Club Magazine  •  February 20, 2020

2020 Might Just Be the Year of the Zero-Waste Coffeeshop
The Spoon  •  January 3, 2020

First Look at the 2020 Macro Roaster of the Year Finalists
Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine  •  October 14, 2019

OPB’s Think Out Loud: Interview on Nossa Familia’s To-Go Cup Upcharge
Oregon Public Broadcasting  •  June 26, 2019

Why Businesses Employ the Homeless
Oregon Business Magazine  •  June 10, 2019

Embracing Sustainability (p. 48)
Fresh Cup Magazine  •  June 2019

Best Coffee Beans: 27 Roasters to Get Your Beans From
Coffee in My Veins  •  June 2019

Can You Taste the Roasting System?
Roast Magazine  •  May/June 2019

Good is the New Green
Oregon Business Magazine  •  May 21, 2019

Organic Coffee: Enriching Soil is Beginning to Pay Off
STiR Coffee & Tea  •  May 17, 2019

In Portland, Reducing Waste And Increasing Accessibility At Nossa Familia
Sprudge  •  May 3, 2019

Takeaway Without the Trash (p. 38)
Fresh Cup Magazine  •  May 2019

This Portland Coffee Brand is Creating Zero Waste Cafes
Forbes  •  April 30, 2019

Portland Coffee Shop Nossa Familia Will Start Charging For To-Go Cups on Earth Day
Willamette Week  •  April 18, 2019

Augusto Carneiro on Latino Founder Hour Podcast (Soundcloud) | iTunes link
Latino Founder Hour  •  March 28, 2019

17 Best Coffee Shops in Portland, Oregon
VacationIdea  •  March 10, 2019

The Real Leaders 100 Top Impact Companies 2019
Real Leaders  •  January 9, 2019

Nossa Familia on “Talking Trash” Podcast with Peggy LaPoint
101.9 KINK FM  •  January 2019

Our Nine Favorite New Coffee Shops
Willamette Week  •  January 2, 2019

These 11 Shops Offer the Best Coffee in Portland
Trekbible  •  November 13, 2018

A new way to think about design: People with disabilities centered in nonprofit hub
The Oregonian  •  October 11, 2018

These are the 10 Best Cities for Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Redfin Blog  •  October 8, 2018

Nossa Familia Gets Personal With Progressive New Portland Cafe
Daily Coffee News  •  October 1, 2018

Tofurky Adds Vegan Cheesecake to Holiday Feast
VegNews  •  September 14, 2018

The Best Coffee Shops in America
Departures Magazine  •  August 27, 2018

LA’s 17 Essential Coffee Bars, 2018 Edition
Eater LA •  May 9, 2018

The Biggest US Coffee Shop Openings of 2017: West Coast
Daily Coffee News  •  December 22, 2017

Nossa Familia Opens Guatemala-Inspired Café in the Heart of Portland
Daily Coffee News  •  December 5, 2017

Here’s the Biggest News in Portland Coffee in 2017: "The Familia is Getting Much Bigger"
Willamette Week  •  November 8, 2017

Your New Favorite Place To Work And Drink Coffee Is An Art Deco Downtown Lobby
LAist  •  September 14, 2017

This Downtown Lobby Might Be the Most Gorgeous Place to Drink Coffee in LA
Eater LA  •  September 12, 2017

Portland’s Nossa Familia Relocating Roastery, Planning Four New Shops
Daily Coffee News  •  May 31, 2017

Nossa Familia Coffee to Quadruple Cafe Locations
Eater PDX  •  May 11, 2017

Hopworks Turned Coffee Byproducts Into Booze to Create More Income for Farmers
B The Change Magazine  •  December 2, 2016

Tasting Table's Holiday Gift Guide 2016
Tasting Table  •  November 16, 2016

Chef Greg Higgins’ Guide to Portland, OR’s Best Beer, Breakfast and Bar Food
Saveur  •  October 19, 2016

Campus Coffee 101: The DOs and DON'Ts of ordering coffee at UP
The Beacon of the University of Portland  •  October 14, 2016

Nossa Familia Coffee Has Portland Elites Buzzing
Yelp  •  October 6, 2016

Taste Free Coffee and Help Homeless Youth
KGW with Cassidy Quinn  •  October 6, 2016

Portland percolates to top in survey of coffee loving cities
Portland Tribune  •  September 28, 2016

Portland-spawned coffee nonprofit lands $10M
Portland Business Journal  •  September 22, 2016

p:ear & Nossa Familia Coffee Debut New Coffee Window
PDX Food Press  •  September 12, 2016

TV Japan Segment on Portland, Oregon
TV Japan  •  August 2016

A Guide to Japanese Iced Coffee
Imbibe Magazine  •  August 9, 2016

Nossa Familia Rolls Out Bottled Japanese-Style Iced Coffee
Daily Coffee News  •  July 14, 2016

Nossa Familia Coffee Debuts Bottled Iced Coffee This Summer
Food & Beverage Magazine  •  July 6, 2016

Nossa Familia Coffee Roasters launching cold brew for summer
FOX 12 Oregon  •  July 5, 2016

What to sip this summer, from cold brew to cocktails
USA Today  •  June 29, 2016

Portland Gear’s Marcus Harvey Shares his Perfect Pearl District Springtime Itinerary
The Pearl  •  May 3, 2016

Portland software company wants to make the lives of coffee roasters easier
Portland Business Journal  •  May 4, 2016

Meet the 1st Oregon coffee roaster to earn B Corp status
Portland Business Journal  •  April 20, 2016

The Foodie's Guide to Seeing Portland
Mashable  •  April 6, 2016

Claire Whitt of Nossa Familia on p:ear Barista Training
XRAY in the Morning  •  April 4, 2016

Bell Tower Coffee: Portland’s Serene Church Cafe
Sprudge  •  February 29, 2016

Nossa Familia Coffee Guatemala San Miguel Timoteo Minas
KC Coffee Geek  •  February 11, 2016

Back To Black Amsterdam: Coffee Bar And Concept Store
Sprudge  •  February 9, 2016

Portland: the foodie (and drinkie) capital of America
The Telegraph (London)  •  February 5, 2016

Exploring Portland's Coffee Scene
Oregon Lifestyle Home Magazine  •  January 31, 2016

Crema.co Beans from Brazil
Chicago Coffee Blog  •  January 9, 2016

The 10 Most Underrated Things to do in Portland
The 119 Most Underrated Attractions Around the World
Travel + Leisure  •  December 2015 

Grand Central ventures westward, brings its bread to Beaverton
Portland Tribune  •  December 4, 2015

Brewed Awakening: One coffee roaster’s journey from coffee ennui to bean devotion
The Pearl Magazine  •  November 2015

Good Afterburners Make Good Neighbors
Fresh Cup Magazine  •  November 23, 2015

Cracking the entrepreneurial code: an interview with Augusto Carneiro, co-founder of Nossa Familia
Built Oregon  •  October 2015 

The Ultimate Guide to Portland's Coffee Scene
Discover Portland  •  October 8, 2015

New coffee brings local, environmental change
The Beacon  •  September 10, 2015

Foodies Favorite Finds: Augusto Carneiro, founder of Nossa Familia Coffee
GoLocalPDX  •  August 31, 2015

Roaster Profile: Nossa Familia Coffee
Crema.co  •  August 22, 2015

Nossa Familia Coffee + Grand Central Bakery Brunch Pairing
Martha Chartreuse  •  July 8, 2015

Trip Report: Nossa Espresso Bar (Nossa Familia Coffee, Pearl District, Portland, OR)
TheShot Espresso News and Reviews  •  June 20, 2015

The PBJ100: Here are Oregon's fastest-growing companies (Ranked)
The Portland Business Journal  •  June 17, 2015

Getting to Know Nossa Familia Coffee
Sip Northwest  •  June 2015

Noosa Familia Makes Best of Portland Top 200 List for Best Local Coffee Roaster
Willamette Week  •  June 2015

All in the Familia
The Purple Post  •  April 28, 2015

Dive Deep into Coffee at Nossa Familia Coffee Roasters' Pearl District Digs
Eater Portland  •  March 23, 2015

The Vertical Integrator: Nossa Familia is a coffee company where nobody gets in the middle
Edible Portland Magazine  •  Fall 2014

Local Hero Awards: Nossa Familia Coffee Wins Beverage Artisan Category
Edible Portland Magazine  •  Spring 2014

40 Under 40: Nossa Familia Coffee's Augusto Carneiro
Portland Business Journal  •  February 2014

Vertical Integration: Four coffee companies explore models for taking over new parts of the supply chain
Roast Magazine  •  February 2014

Behind the Food Carts: Nossa Familia Coffee
October 28, 2013

Hook It to My Veins: Portland’s best new cafes of 2013
Willamette Week  •  December 4, 2013

Nossa Familia’s New Microlots - Extending the Family Beyond Brazil
Caffeinated PDX  •  September 24, 2013

Q&A: Nossa Familia’s Augusto Carneiro
Portland Monthly  •  April 8, 2013

Nossa Familia Coffee launches Kickstarter campaign for its Farm to Cup Brazilian Espresso Bar
September 7, 2012