North East Regional Extra

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13 - 19 December 2017

coffee and

community by KYLIE WILSON

◆ READY TO ROAST: Ivan Zirnstein and Ryan Lynch have become big names in the coffee industry in the North East. PHOTO: Billy Rowe (Instagram @Spysznyk)

FROM the streets of our bustling regional centres to cafes in quiet small towns, it is fairly safe to say that much of the North East runs on coffee. Among those in the area who help create the blends in the region’s morning beverages are the team behind Mt Beauty’s Cogent Solutions Group. The business is the driving force behind brands Honeybird Coffee, Mountain Range Coffee and Hero Coffee, just to mention a few, and is built on a partnership between two coffee loving, tree-changing families. Ivan Zirnstein and his family moved to the area in 2008 to pursue a better work/ life balance, while Ryan Lynch and his family headed to Mt Beauty in 2012 in search of a balanced life and to be closer to relatives. Ivan said coffee has always been part of his life. “I enjoy having coffee at breakfast with my family in the morning,” he said. “There has always been coffee in my family memories.” Ryan added that “coffee has always interested me as a food science – so many variables can be changed to impact the final outcome”. Ŷ Continued page 3

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