7 October 2026

Why put coffee beans in a beverage can?

I’m not afraid to admit it: I love cans. My parents both worked in and around cans. I’ve spent 22 years in the industry, many of them inside can plants. Over the last 5 or so years I’ve become more and more fascinated with coffee and how much scope there is to deliver well sourced, freshly roasted coffee to consumers.

Roasted coffee gives off carbon dioxide for days. To cope with this the bag has a one-way valve to let it out. A drinks can is built to hold pressure, so it made sense to use a can. On top of this a filled and pressurised beverage can is strong, lightweight, recyclable and doesn’t let light in. All of this means packaging coffee beans in a beverage can makes much more sense than in a plastic bag (and who likes plastic bags anyway?). The beverage can is perfect for roasted coffee beans.

When it comes to opening it, almost whole top comes off. Because the can is pressurised by some of the CO₂ the beans naturally release there is a slight hiss as the pressure is released. With the pressure comes the aroma. It’s a totally different experience to opening a bag, which makes canned coffee beans a great gift for anyone who’s into coffee.

For me this is a real labour of love and it’s going to start small. I’m fully invested in documenting the whole thing here so check back for updates as I learn and the offerings increase.

Richard