PT's in the News

Colombian coffees have never really been my favorite, but this was an exciting coffee that highlighted different elements depending on the brew method.

The company’s still small, with just 25 employees, but it’s earned an outsized reputation. PT’s this year won a Good Food Award for its Ethiopia Nanno Challa Heirloom coffee and helped host the 2013 Big Central Regional Barista Competition in Kansas City. 

PT's started in 1994 as a small coffee shop whose aspirations snowballed from the simple goal of an amazing cup of coffee into a full-scale roasting operation that's earning them serious accolades from the Specialty Coffee Association of America.

For a small coffee roaster in Kansas called PT’s Coffee, Bolivia, with its range of topography from sea level to well over 15,000 feet, must seem like an entirely different planet.

16. PT's Coffee Location: Topeka, Kan. Founded: 1993; began roasting in 1997 Where to get it: PT’s cafes in Topeka; select coffee shops nationwide, especially in the Midwest and Upper Midwest, including Pou...

Armed bandits had broken in the night before, locked Benavides’ family in a closet, stuffed his farm manager in the trunk of a car and proceeded to rob the farm. 

By Marcy Franklin, Staff Writer Kansas’ most well-known roaster-turned-hipster-coffee-shop is a standard for coffee in the area, thanks to the dedication of the owners, Fred Polzin and Jeff Taylor. Af...

The Flatlanders Barista Cup brought producers, seasoned barista champions, and coffee enthusiasts together for a weekend of tours, lectures, food trucks, and spirited competition.