New Barista: Yuji Iwase
13 June 2020
Karori boy and Emporio barista, Yuji Iwase enjoyed a solid game of duck duck goose and bike rides in his youth. But for now, he's heading back to his studies at Victoria University's School of Architecture.
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Meet Brona Parsons from Wanaka's Federal, Fedeli and FuDog
8 June 2020
Putting not just one but three hospitality businesses into lockdown was understandably stressful, but Wanaka’s Brona Parsons has bounced back with all three of her Wanaka ventures now back trading.
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Emporio's Simon Maguire & his Lockdown Lowdown
14 May 2020
Meet our GM Simon Maguire and find out what he got up to during lockdown. This blog was first published on Indie Wellington.
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Stuff News Article: Emporio Coffee Open after Covid Lockdown
11 May 2020
Twenty years and one nationwide Covid-19 lockdown later, Emporio Coffee, one of the first roasteries in Wellington, is still family-owned and going strong. This article by Kate Green first appeared on Stuff 30 April, 2020
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Emporio turns 20 in 2020
4 February 2020
It's 20 years since Emporio began roasting coffee in the Capital, supplying coffee to locals and businesses nationwide. We're excited to be having our big birthday in 2020.
2020 also marks an exciting new era in sustainability with the purchase of a Loring Kestrel 35 coffee roaster, the latest technology in coffee roasters. The Loring is a leader in sustainable, smokeless roasting.
Life of a Coffee Bean
24 September 2019
While our new Emporio takeout cups tell the coffee story, from plant to cup, Emporio owner Eric Heycoop takes us even closer to the action with a description of the life of a coffee bean.
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Single Origin Brazil: Emporio Coffee welcomes Lucas Sidow de Campos
28 May 2019
From studying agriculture and roasting his own coffee in Brazil to milking cows in Culverden and tending grapes in Martinborough, we’re lucky to have Lucas Sidow de Campos join us in Abel Smith St.
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Our New Coffee Cups: The Story of Coffee
2 May 2019
We’ve just launched the first design in our new series of takeout cups based on the story of coffee, from plant to cup. It’s the brainchild of Emporio’s Simon Maguire who's been working with Wellington graphic designer Spencer Levine. We asked Simon for the low-down.
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Barista Banter
22 April 2019
One of the exciting things about working for a coffee company is the opportunity to hang out with the baristas.
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Finding a New Coffee Supplier
13 February 2019
When Josh Chapman was building Silverspoon, a local cafe he'd bought when it was in trouble, he needed a coffee supplier. Josh has now sold his business but in his new blog series, he recounts his impressions of working with Emporio, and the valuable support Eric gave him to make his venture profitable.
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