Accolades
Accolades
Sprudge Twenty 2021 Interview
“Today's featured interview is Paolo Maliksi, a coffee professional based in New York and a co-founder at Regalia Collective, a collaborative roasting space. Regalia work with dozens of independent coffee companies in the New York area, offering access to roasting equipment, green coffee storage, education, and much more. Like many in the coffee industry, Paolo Maliksi has professional roots as a working barista and applies that insight today to his work with Regalia.”
- Zachary Carlsen, Sprudge
Big coffee has a problem as craft roasters cut out the middleman
“Maliksi and other small-batch roasters are at the forefront of a trend that has spilled over…the shift away from mass-produced coffee lets discerning cafe owners tell caffeinated customers exactly where their beans came from -- something sustainability-minded clientele increasingly care about.”
- Isis Almeida and Aviel Brown, Bloomberg
Regalia roasting collective raises its scepter in queens
“By guiding the initial operation, and providing our clients with steps to achieve consistency, we can turn any barista into a roaster in under two hours…While the financial benefits are immense, nothing beats the tools and the additional set of skills you can now provide your staff, who after roasting once are armed with a trade”.
- Howard Bryman, Daily Coffee News
inside regalia roasting collective, a shared roasting space
“Paolo and Chisato Maliksi’s Regalia Roasting Collective is the next logical step in the coffee chain—it’s a shared roasting space and wholesale venture for both brand new coffee professionals and those venturing over…combining the cost of a dedicated roasting space, green coffee and storage, and workers’ hourly wages, Maliksi sees the shared Regalia space as a way for business owners to offer true specialty roasting experience at a fraction of the cost of starting a brand new facility”
- Katrina Yentch, Sprudge
SHARED ROASTING SPACES: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY ARE THEY USED?
“Our community encourages and supports the development of members. Through these relationships, members start off strong. They’re able to buy the green coffee they want at the price point they want.”
- Perfect Daily Grind
