Gosling Coffee

Gosling Coffee is a coffee roastery in Weesp, within the municipality of Amsterdam. The company has its roastery and contact address at Nijverheidslaan 11. Publicly available business information lists opening hours on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:00. The company supplies coffee to offices, hospitality venues, and consumers, with an emphasis on direct sourcing from farmers.

Public sources name Bonnie van Poortvliet as the founder of Gosling Coffee. A 2025 profile mentions that she founded the company in 2016, following her work as a barista. A 2018 interview described Bonnie van Poortvliet and Dick van den Heuvel as the duo behind the roastery. In that interview, the name was also explained: “Gosling” refers to a young goose and is used as a symbol for collaboration.

The concept of Gosling Coffee revolves around direct trade, short supply chains, and visibility regarding the origin of the coffee. The company links this approach to transparency, relationships with farmers, and pricing intended to support farmers’ income. In 2022, WeesperNieuws reported that Gosling Coffee had moved to Weesp, and the newspaper described the company as a social coffee roastery.

Gosling Coffee roasts and sells its own coffees. No guest roaster program was found in the available information. The coffees come from, among others, Uganda, Colombia, Peru, and Rwanda. Publicly mentioned examples include Uganda Rubirizi, Colombia Cauca, Peru Querocoto, Uganda Kyarumba, Peru Anaerobic, Rwanda Cyangugu, Rwanda Kayonza, and Rwanda Nyakizu.

The product information includes the names of producers, cooperatives, and washing stations, such as Rwandaro, Finca el Condor, Rutas del Inca, Bukonzo OFCU, Liza, Twongere Umusaruro wa Kawa, and Nyampinga. Processing methods range from washed and natural to anaerobic, unwashed, and Swiss Water decaf. Consequently, the product details provide deep insight into origin, processing, and trade relationships.

The available product pages list various roast and brewing options. Coffees are offered as espresso roast or filter roast, available as whole beans or ground, and in 500g and 1kg formats. Mentioned products include the Tembo Espresso Blend, Decaf, the Gosling Coffee tasting pack, the Afrika Tasting Pack, and various single-origin coffees. A fixed café menu for on-site consumption was not found in the analyzed information.

Beyond selling coffee, Gosling Coffee offers activities centered around brewing. The webshop lists a private home barista training for two people, covering topics such as espresso, dialling in the grinder, latte art, and other coffee themes. The training takes place at the roastery and is booked via BaristaCollege.

For events, Gosling Coffee describes mobile coffee services in various forms. This includes mobile espresso bars with a barista, mobile coffee bars with fully automatic machines, and filter coffee stations for larger gatherings. They also offer barista-made cappuccinos and self-service filter coffee. These services are tailored for business openings, internal meetings, promotions, celebrations, conferences, and other events across the Netherlands.

A significant part of Gosling Coffee’s profile focuses on supply chain transparency. The company states that it works through direct trade relationships and maintains close contact with farmers, focusing on data regarding growing locations, harvest times, and farm-level decisions. The coffee pages list price breakdowns, including green coffee, logistics, roastery costs, total cost price, VAT, and gross margin.

In response to European deforestation legislation, Gosling Coffee is participating in an EUDR pilot with Beyco and OpenAtlas. This pilot maps origins using geolocations and satellite imagery. According to the available information, five cooperatives and 1,405 farmers have been analyzed. Many partner farmers already have GPS data or digital registration; where necessary, the company is working on polygon data and supporting evidence.

Gosling Coffee is also linked to the Gosling Coffee Foundation. The foundation notes that Gosling Coffee is the founder and donates 10 percent of its annual profit. Bonnie van Poortvliet is mentioned as the chair of the foundation. Partner information includes BaristaCollege, which supports educational packages for Farmer College projects, and Het Elsengroen as a supporter of Primary School Projects.

The company blog describes origin trips to Uganda, featuring visits to coffee farms, cupping sessions, school visits, and the construction of a drying shed alongside farmers. Additionally, during the pandemic, Gosling Coffee participated in the “Ik Blijf Thuis Box” alongside other social enterprises.

Gosling Coffee appears in several public mentions. Social Enterprise NL lists the company as a member and describes its mission regarding a livable income and future prospects for coffee farmers. I amsterdam included Gosling Coffee in a conscious shopping route through Weesp. SEWF materials also referred to the Weesp route and coffee delivery during SEWF23.

Additionally, FC Weesp published a report in 2025 about a “Gosling Coffee Corner” in the locker room hall. Coffee and tea are made available there when the canteen is closed, with a barista present for the opening. No public price lists or award mentions were found in the analyzed sources.