Cropster has acquired Firescope, a South Korean developer of roasting software tailored for smaller operations. The October 2025 deal aims to make advanced data logging more accessible to micro-roasters worldwide. Industry experts say it narrows the gap between small and large roasting businesses.
Cropster, a provider of coffee roasting software, acquired Firescope in October 2025. Firescope specializes in tools designed for smaller roasting businesses, helping them log roast profiles and monitor data without expensive industrial machinery. The acquisition integrates Firescope into Cropster's portfolio, enabling a global launch to support roasters from hobbyists to large operations, according to Cropster executives. Smaller roasters previously struggled with high costs and manual note-taking, which limited consistency and scalability. Geun-jeong Park, owner and head roaster at Q.roaster in South Korea, noted: “In the past, high-level data logging and precision tools were often gatekept by expensive, industrial-scale machinery.” Now, platforms like Cropster and Firescope allow real-time data logging via a simple laptop connection, turning instinct into quantifiable results and reducing waste. Cropster has also launched a coffee productivity platform with features like inventory control, roasting quality control, and order fulfillment. Christina Jakob, Cropster's Head of Marketing, said: “Our new coffee productivity platform acts as a single digital system to connect teams, machines, and locations to reclaim this lost productivity.” Thijs van Meurs, Senior Inside Sales Advisor at Cropster, highlighted growing demand for such integrations among manufacturers. The merger particularly targets fast-growing markets like Asia Pacific, where coffee demand rose 6% year-on-year. Jia Li Tan, Cropster's Account Executive for APAC, stated: “The acquisition allows us to bring more resources to the coffee community in the Asia Pacific.” Roasters like Park say it has levelled the playing field for precision roasting.