Jefferson Parish Pulse: Orleans Coffee

This week on Jefferson Parish Pulse, JEDCO features a business that helps put a little extra pep in the steps of our residents. Orleans Coffee is a local roaster and wholesale business based in the City of Kenner. Chances are, you’ve had this coffee before – even if you didn’t know it. The business sells to coffee shops and restaurants all over the region. We interviewed Bob Arceneaux, owner of Orleans Coffee. His knowledge of the product and his passion for the business bleeds throughout this conversation. Tune in to hear Bob talk about the things that make Orleans Coffee unique, a covert – and very successful – rebrand, and why company culture matters.

About Bob Arceneaux
Bob is the owner of Orleans Coffee, and has been for the past 12 years. He works with his staff on buying coffee from importers, roasting coffee and working on blends.  Bob values working with customers to help them get the products and services they need to run their business. He has been in the specialty coffee roasting business here in the New Orleans area for over 20 years. He occasionally travels to far-away lands to visit coffee farms and meet coffee growers and exporters. He is a two time past member of the Roasters Guild, a sub-group of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, an organization devoted to the continuing education of coffee roasters around the country and the world. Bob lives in Metairie with his wife and children.

Feel free to listen to the full interview below. You can also hear us anywhere you listen to your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. We would LOVE your feedback. Please send your thoughts, questions and show requests to Kelsey Scram at kscram@jedco.org.

BONUS CONTENT: Have you ever wondered how coffee roasters choose their new brews? This mini episode features Bob Arceneaux as he talks about the process of cupping and how Orleans Coffee chooses it’s perfect blend. Listen here.