Ozone Coffee Roasters to launch in London
New Zealand’s Ozone Coffee Roasters is set to open a café and coffee roastery near the Old Street ‘Silicon’ roundabout in Shoreditch, East London.
“London has a growing appreciation for coffee,” says Managing Director, Craig Macfarlane. “This exciting growth is an integral part of Ozone’s decision to expand internationally. We’ll be looking to supply cafés and restaurants in London that are passionate about the coffee experience for customers as we are with a premium coffee offering and unprecedented levels of support and training.”
The London operation is a partnership between Ozone Coffee Roasters New Zealand, London based working partners, James Gurr and Elizabeth Bain and equity partners Dallas and Erin Chadwick.
“Our vision has always been to aspire to coffee excellence and achieve international recognition as a leading artisan coffee roaster,” Craig says.
The proposed site sits among the high profile tech cluster, where Google has recently leased a seven storey building in the Old Street area and will feature a full café and roastery across two levels.
Designed with the coffee connoisseur in mind, the café will enable customers to experience the full roasting process, from green bean to the cup, as Ozone roasts using artisan roasting techniques and a traditional drum roaster.
A full range of espresso-based drinks, including flat whites will be served at the café, along with a full day menu and a range of slow brew coffee methods including chemex, syphon and pourover. The café will also incorporate a hands-on training facility to ensure baristas throughout London have the opportunity to perfect the art of espresso in a realistic training environment.
Established in 1998, Ozone Coffee Roasters is a New Zealand based specialty coffee roastery and has been working closely with a team of London specialists since February 2009.
