In 2016, while still working full time as an environmental consultant, Craig bought his first tabletop coffee roaster, ordered a few bean samples and started experimenting with roasting. He took notes, made adjustments, and almost immediately he realized that this was his future. Craig Marentette would no longer be an environmental consultant; he would be a coffee roaster. And with that, Red Lantern Coffee Co. was born.

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