Marian and Sebastian originally founded Main Lane in February 2022. Just before founding Main Lane, Marian had started with his own coffee bike company called Brühgruppe. His passion for coffee stems from his ten years at a very busy coffee shop in Berlin-Schöneberg. Since the beginning of Main Lane, Marian was the energetic power behind the counter. In October 2022, he got his long-desired chance to open his very own coffeeshop. The Brühgruppe Café is now reality and serving Main Lane coffee in the heart of Berlin-Moabit. Sebastian has been working with coffees since 2013. While he was doing an internship in Brazil when he got in touch with the Almeida family from Paraisopolis. He visited their farm and worked with them during his vacation period. Soon he realized how much heart and soul they put into coffee production and fell in love not only with their coffee but “the coffee life”. At the end of his Masters, he wrote his thesis about the promotion of sustainable coffee production and did extensive research about coffee certifications and their impact on farmers as well as the environment. After his studies, he worked with the Salvadorian Coffee Council for three months and learned about coffee production, quality control and roasting from scratch. Back in Germany, he worked for several roasteries as a production roaster and green coffee buyer as well as a barista and trainer. With Marian, he is also making the podcast “Doppelshot” (in German only), which aired for the first time in October 2020. Right now, the project is on a small break due to the Main Lane activities. Fynn formed part of Main Lane since the early days, and is now a full team member as a barista in our Pop-Up Café, as well as by organizing events and trainings. He is also our latte artist and man for good music vibes.