Rounton Coffee, an independent roaster in northern England, is moving from its former home, The Granary near Northallerton, to a 6,000 sq ft (about 560 m²) unit on the Teesside Industrial Estate in Thornaby. The new space is roughly three times larger, and the investment is close to £100,000.
The brand was launched in 2013 by Dave Beattie, a former chemical engineer, at local farmers’ markets. Today it roasts up to one tonne of coffee a day and ships as far as the Outer Hebrides and Ireland. Last month its range received seven Great Taste Awards.
At the new site, where green coffee silos are already installed, production, warehousing and training will be brought under one roof. The company expects three new jobs at first and is considering barista training, cupping sessions and equipment demonstrations. Beattie stresses that the coffee itself is not changing.
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Source: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal