About: Centaur Coffee Roasters

     

Our roots run deep. I started out in 1991 in Northern California, roasting as a hobby on a small air popcorn popper.  This hobby was turning serious and following the fires, and having lost everything I own in Malibu, CA. I looked into Coffee Roasting.

In those day, It was the advent of Internet, and having grandeur ideas of an Internet Coffee House, to be named "Cafe Data". Real work came first and this concept took a rest.

A few years later, in 2004, I purchased a larger 1lb Sonofresco roaster, created Villa Roast, and began selling online and eventually opened up a brick-n-mortar Coffee House.

IT finally meets Coffee concept. I built my own E-Commerce platform using my own computer server hardware, Linux OS, Apache Webserver, MySQL Database, PHP scripting language and PHPShop for E-Commerce & Credit card processing.  This was very successful and became the Brick-n-Mortar referenced above.  This Brand-Name changed because I was very community oriented, I needed a name that resonated with the locals. I lived in an area of the Santa Cruz mountains, a city named Felton, CA. however, historically the area is known as "Zayante" for the indigenous American Indians of the past; Zayante Indians.  We also had a significant creek that ran through and split the Zayante area.  I looked around and saw, "Zayante Creek Equestrian Center", Zayante Creek Bar & Grille", "Zayante Creek Fire Department".  So I pivoted to, "Zayante Creek Coffee Roasters"

 - Moving forward -

I started "Black Forest Coffee Roasters" located in Arkansas.  This venture had an Eastern European 'Bohem Vibe.
This was wildly successful 

Career choices required taking a break from the coffee business

Now in North Port, Florida (2020), I have created a new brand:
CENTAUR 
&
"OG" Product Line

                    

We're now in two retail locations:
Two Chefs Market & Bistro in Sarasota Florida
&
Homestead.Market in Port Charlotte, FL.

- Because YOU only Buy the BEST -