It’s a passion as much as a business for Pete and Serena who run The Roastery Espresso Bar in Sheffield Street, Paraparaumu. They are dedicated to providing the best coffee experience for their customers.

Pete’s coffee roasting journey started in 2010 with a popcorn machine and a Quest M3 before upgrading to a 5kg Probat in 2016, setting up in a converted warehouse. As well as roasting coffee for his own customers, he provided independent roasters access to world class equipment to start their own coffee brands. A 12kg Probat has since been added.

Serena started as a customer with a much loved La Pavoni lever machine and then created her own brand using Pete’s equipment and sold her coffee at the local market.

They combined their enthusiasm and skills to team up and offer takeaway coffee through The Roastery Espresso bar. They have extended their range to single origin Fair Trade and organic beans and a fabulous decaf blend to sit alongside their flagship Raumati Roast blend.

Ensuring their coffee is exceptional is paramount, and the state of the art computerised roasters are key to providing repeatable, consistent results day after day.

For customers wanting to learn more about roasting, they offer a ‘Hands on’ bean to cup experience for locals and tourists.

Pete and Serena have introduced reusable glass jars for locals, promoting the circular, sustainable packaging model similar to the old milk bottle system. The jars are returned to the The Roastery, cleaned, sterilised and refilled.

This month the Roastery is providing their Raumati Roast, their most popular coffee. Bringing out the best in beans from Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala, the Raumati Roast is full bodied, rich and dark with light nutty chocolate notes and a smooth caramel finish.