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Compostable Single-Serve Coffee Pods

Compostable Cups

Our Single Serve Coffee Difference

It all started with an apology to Theresa (a roaster) for not buying her coffee because of an addiction to a great (4.99 star) offering by Keurig, “I can’t because I would need boxcar loads of coffee to be sent back east”. So I offered to design a machine to package her coffee on site. “Just what we need… another means to clog the landfills” said my son-in-law”, OK, then, let’s make them compostable!

Thus we started on a path less traveled by. The results have been outstanding. Please join us on that path that will make all the difference. Now, we are introducing the 100% compostable G-Pod.

The cup wasn’t our only concern. Gorby believes that the best coffee is roasted locally and enjoyed at its peak of freshness. We know that the quality from most single serving cups suffers because of shipping, storage, and packaging long after beans are roasted. So we are introducing the Gorby 1000. With it’s compact and ergonomic design coffee shops and roasters can now package up to 1000 pods per hour, on-site.

Explore Your Options

Gorby Jr.

The Gorby Jr heat seals and trims the same quality pods as the larger machine, but at a reduced rate. It is designed for those who want to enter the market with minimal investment.

  • Manual (Seal and Trim)
  • Capacity: Seals 4 pods at a time
  • Production Speed: 200- 300 pods /hr
  • 1 Station: Loading/Unloading.
  • Off-line Pod Load

Gorby 1000

Single Serve Coffee Packaging

The Gorby 1000 enables specialty roasters and coffee shops to package on location, sealing in the coffee’s flavor at the peak of freshness. Machine capabilities are listed below.

  • Semi-Automatic
  • Capacity: 6-7 pounds of ground coffee.
  • Production Speed: 960 to 1200 pods /hr.
  • 3 Stations: Filling, Sealing, and Loading/Unloading.
  • Adjustable Pod Load

Gorby 2000

automatic coffee packaging machine gorby 2000

The Gorby 2000 is the fully automatic version of the Gorby 1000. It can be order directly, or purchased as a field installable upgrade to the Gorby 1000. New features include a large capacity funnel, de-nester, pod unloader and added controls.

  • Fully Automatic
  • Capacity: 15-22.5 pounds of ground coffee.
  • Production Speed: 1550 pods/hr
  • 3 Stations: Filling, Sealing, and Loading/Unloading.
  • Adjustable Pod Load

Why Choose Gorby Machines?

Compact

The turntable-style design delivers the smallest footprint at just 40 × 30 × 24 inches, making it ideal for limited spaces with no special power requirements. Each sector is dedicated to a function: load, fill, seal, trim, and unload. With its integrated design, only three 120° cycles are needed.

Single Serve Coffee Packaging

Quality & Compostable Pods

Sealing and trimming are performed together, using the pod’s center as the reference. This integration ensures perfect alignment and reduces the process to just three cycle points: Fill, Seal-and-Trim, and Unload-and-Load.

Gorby Coffee’s G-Pods are quality and compostable, resulting in a tasty coffee for the customer and reducing waste in the landfills. The secret sauce is the domed seal of the G-Pod, which preserves the flavor and freshness of the coffee.

Match Your Production Needs

Unload-and-Load is manual, with operators replacing four filled pods with empty ones and signaling the machine by pressing two buttons. With practice, operators can achieve 960 to 1,200 pods per hour. Safety features include two-button activation, shielded pinch points, and an emergency power off (EPO) switch.

Single Serve Cups

Made In The USA

All machines are built in the U.S. and designed for easy servicing, with quick access to components. Parts can ship next day, and select items can be factory reconditioned. Built with anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and acrylic, it is engineered for long-lasting reliability.

Word From Our Inventor & Founder

Warranty

Product Specs

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G-Pods

The demand for single-serve beverages is growing dramatically and is expected to keep growing by at least 30% a year (market study). This growth has created a problem. Firstly, coffee quality is being threatened by the process of mass distribution. Second, the BILLIONS of single serve pods sold annually are creating a huge amount of waste, and that’s a problem. Fortunately, we have the answer! Compostable G-Pods sealed fresh locally at your favorite coffee shop.

FAQs

Are used machines available?

Yes. The returned GBY 1000 has seen very little use and has been refurbished. They are discounted 20-30% and carry the same warranty. There are no used Gorby Jr machines available.

Occasionally, a 10% trade show discount is offered during a major trade show. Churches and non-profits are discounted if requested.

Definitely not recommended. There is a very critical relationship between the pod, lid film, and machine. An estimated 90% of the development effort is directed to this relationship. For example, the lid film is an amalgam of 6 layers, each of which has a specific role to play in the process (protection, print, barrier, adhesion, etc) . In short, a complicated engineered film. A substitution of either will void the warranty and the compostable claim.

Because the machine is built in the US, generally no. Some secondary parts may be subject to fees but these are often reflected in the pricing. The liding film (an amalgam of several layers) comes from UK and Canadian suppliers. Pods come from China and (so far) escaped increases.

The pod’s sealing surface and the lid’s interfacing surface are PLA. Thus, at the sealing temperature of 300°F, the surfaces melt and fuse together, much like two materials fuse together when welded.

At first glance, one is apt to use speed or price as the criterion. Both machines produce an identical pod. An alternative option is to consider how the pods will be made. For low volumes (or low costs) or high volumes of a few types, the choice is clear. But consider the gray area between the two and the overhead for each.

The fill mechanism for the GBY 1000 uses augers to move the coffee. While the acrylic container cylinder holds about 7 pounds, at about 1.5-2.0 pounds, the auger load will begin to vary. Thus, this established the minimum load and the need to refill the cylinder. The problem occurs on the last cylinder.

While a food vacuum can easily retrieve the remaining coffee, the issue becomes how to package that coffee: fill bags or offline fill the remaining 60-80 pods (bypassing the fill cycle). This process could take up to an hour.

In contrast, the GBY Jr uses an offline fill and thus has no overhead. So, depending on the application, the overhead can be a good trade or not.

Get More Information

We are currently taking orders. The machines are built to order and require a deposit to secure a position in the order schedule. The machines are priced FOB St Paul and pallet shipped by common carrier. Delivery is estimated at 2-3 months from order date.

Call contact pricing.

Gorby LLC
2885 Country Drive
Ste 155, Little Canada, MN 55117
P: 651-207-4921
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From The People Who Use Gorby

I’m a morning person yet I dream about coffee and it wakes me up. I start my day with coffee and I work at an elementary school and as much as I love my job, good coffee is required.

The Gorby concept packages coffee that is amazing. The smell is divine and it’s as smooth as silk. I grab my cup, pod and head to our staff lounge and the few minutes I steal, enjoying a bit of coffee, are heaven on earth. I’ve tried several blends of coffee made on this machine and the robust flavor leaves me wanting another cup.

In our school, we recycle many items and we even donate food scraps to feed farm animals. We are conscientious in our efforts to teach students about reduce, reuse and recycle and that’s why it’s great that Gorby coffee pods are compostable. It’s awesome coffee and another way for our school to be good to the Earth.

Sara Svir, Principal
Vadnais Heights Elementary

Sent a pound of beans to George at Gorby and I am thrilled with the results!  The extraction level is amazing, the coffee tastes great, and the yield is very efficient.  Also, I appreciate the compostable pods.  This is the company to seek out. I look forward to the release of the Gorby Jr.

Jacob Galbraith

Roaster & Owner, Asher’s Coffee Beans

asherscoffee.com

(703) 855-3241