Cafedel Sol Roasting started as a true grassroots, cottage industry responding to the community’s demand for local, fresh, quality food products while protecting the environment and respecting the growers. Roasting for friends in 1988, the founder, Stephen Dunham, started roasting and selling commercially to local organic grocers, restaurants and coffee shops in 1990.

In 2006 Vicki Mildenstein joined the ownership team and brought her business experience in real estate sales and event catering to the business. She especially adds enthusiasm and passion for quality food, Fair Trade and Organic principles and a vision for growing the company and communicating its unique value.

Cafedel Sol Roasting has expanded its offerings and grown its business and customer base from Iowa City, to Eastern Iowa, to across the US and the Internet.

 Fair Trade Certification since 2007

In addition to Coffee Kids, a number of programs and groups are supported with our products:

• Agape Cafe
• Longfellow PTA
• March of Dimes
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Reclaiming Roots
• Riverside Theatre
• Shimek Elementary School
• The Crisis Center
• University of Iowa Women’s Center
• WSUI/KSUI

The company is focused on

• Organic growing & processing practices
• Fair Trade practices
• Quality beans & quality roasting to produce noticeably superior tasting coffee
• Quality teas from around the world
• Responding to customer product desires and needs
• Exceeding our customers’ expectations
• Recycle & Reuse whenever possible
• Environmental friendly packaging whenever possible
• Giving back to the community
• Growing the company