We have been in-and-out of the roastery keeping coffee going to fuel people at home but now as lockdown eases and our trade customers start to reopen (so thankful) we thought we’d share what we’ve been up to with the extra time we had. Elliott laid a patio. Whilst Kate made espresso martinis
RE-OPENING CHECKLIST Are your machines ready after sitting idle? Have you flushed them through? Have you recalibrated where necessary? Do you have enough stock? Coffee, tea, hot chocolate . . . . . ? Do you have enough take-out items like cups, lids, trays, straws? Remember we are 100% plastic-free
Ignoring political rhetoric, we really are in this together, but as your direct trade coffee roasters, that is how we’ve always seen our relationship with our customers and our suppliers, especially our farmers. So we write to encourage us all as we face the challenge to adapt and re-open, and
We have been voted one of the UK’s best brands by independent retailers in the latest issue of Fine Food Digest. the magazine is read by independent delicatessens, farm shops, food halls and speciality food buyers. The best brand survey was created by asking buyers in farm shops, food halls
Our new coffee bags looking oh so good! Our new stand-up pouches available now for all coffees: > kraft paper outer > one-way valve for freshness > ziplock resealable strip > new labels But same great coffee of course.
One of our passions at home and overseas has always been to find affordable and practical ways to minimise our environmental impact and reduce single-use plastics. As you may know we already do a lot, but recently we’ve been able to do more, and have some further creative ideas in
Autumn 2019 Weigh more value for small producers in Tanzania You can’t do your job properly without the right tools. We continue to believe in our farmers, and continue to invest in our relationships with them in order to improve their livelihoods, and improve your coffee. These new weighing scales
Summer 2019 Beautiful scenes, beautiful coffee Previous Next This is Jacutinga, ethically sourced coffee from a small coffee growing community high in the hills of southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. We’ve been back to buy the crop this year and meet with Osmar and his family. The more they understand speciality
February 2018 Improving Coffee, Improving Lives Our Kilimanjaro coffees are exceptional high grown Arabicas and cup consistently high year after year. This year’s trip was a reflective one after 10 years in Tanzania, and we were able to map the increased quantity and quality of the crop, especially from the
It’s been all over the news about the crash in the £ and how this will make things like coffee ‘jump’ in price next year – well, as with so much of the news there is some truth but not nearly as dramatic as they like to report! I’m sure
