Recent Beans

Recent Beans, trading as RECENT Coffee Roasters, is a small batch speciality roaster based in Castleford, West Yorkshire. The team roasts on Bellwether machines, described on their site as 'state-of-the-art, ventless' roasters, which run on electricity rather than gas.

The range covers light, medium and dark profiles across single origins and blends, with beans drawn from Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific including Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Costa Rica. Green coffee is bought through 'highly ethical, sustainability-focused importers', with a stated preference for high-altitude, high SCA-graded Arabica.

They sell direct via subscription, run a wholesale programme aimed at local cafes and offices, and offer reusable tubs for local electric-van deliveries to cut packaging waste. A dedicated decaffeinated collection sits alongside the main range, though the decaffeination method is not specified on the site.