World of Coffee San Diego 2026

Ted Vautrinot
Green Coffee Buyer,Production Roaster
Kean Coffee


Since starting as a barista in 1998 (back when latte art meant a blob with ambition), Ted has brewed, taught, managed, and roasted his way through the coffee world. Along the way, he's helped lead cafés generating up to $1.8 million a year, apprenticed under Master Roaster Martin Diedrich, become an accomplished roaster, judged global SCA coffee competitions, and worked alongside producers across Africa and Latin America. Today, Ted is proud to craft roast profiles, maintain relationships with producers and green traders, mentor new roasters, and occasionally fix a stubborn roaster with a wrench and a prayer. Coffee has taken Ted around the world but it still humbles him with every perfect cup.

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