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4 — Howick and Pakuranga Times, Thursday, August 16, 2018
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It’s happening! Roma Coffee Factory to open its doors in East Auckland O
ne of the pioneering families of the New Zealand coffee industry are excited to be opening their doors to the public for the first time in East Auckland. Everyone is invited to help celebrate with a free cup of barista made coffee on Monday, August 20 at the ‘Roma Coffee Factory’ located at 135 Cascades Rd, Pakuranga. Yes, it’s their shout all day, from 6am in the morning for the early birds, through to 3pm that afternoon. The Wyatt family have a strong pedigree in the coffee industry. When Lance Wyatt first started roasting coffee in 1983 he became one of the first do so in Auckland. It wasn’t easy to get an espresso coffee in the early eighties and in fact 95 per cent of the coffee roasted was consumed as filter coffee. The espresso revolution really started in the 90’s when genuine cafes started to gain popularity, the flat white made its first appearance and the Kiwi love affair with fresh roast coffee took hold….we haven’t looked back since. Kym and Aaron Wyatt started roasting coffee under the ‘Roma Coffee Roasters’ brand in 2007 in the historic village of Drury. “We were roasting behind closed doors for the first two years before we let the public in but we always knew if we opened they would come,” says Aaron. Today the Roma Roastery is a vibrant part of the Drury commu-
Aaron Wyatt (right) says we sell coffee fresh from the Roastery.
nity and one of the hottest spots for great coffee in South Auckland. After a few years the commercial roasting side of the business had developed to such an extent that it became apparent that a larger roaster and premises would be required. A brand new ‘Petroncini’ brand
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60kg hot air coffee roaster was sourced from Italy and the perfect site came up at 135 Cascades Rd. “Kym and I grew up in Howick so it was awesome to find a site in our old stomping ground, it’s been a bit of a home coming really,” says Aaron. Ironically, just like the Drury site,
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AUG 20 135
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TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF OUR ROASTERY AND SAMPLE OUR DELICIOUS RANGE OF COFFEE FOR FREE* *Limit of one medium coffee per person.
Roma Coffee Roasters Call: 09 250 1418 Email: enquire@romacoffee.co.nz Online: romacoffee.co.nz
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it has taken almost exactly two years from starting to roast at Cascades Road to opening the doors to the public. Roma Coffee roasters is involved in all aspects of the coffee industry and is excited about being able to offer their expertise to the public on a number of different levels.
It’s not just about a cup of great coffee, everything from domestic coffee equipment and repairs through to internationally recognised barista training classes and of course take home bags of coffee from all around the world. It’s all about what’s inside that bag and when it comes to coffee freshness is everything. “The coffee you buy in the supermarket just isn’t fresh with best before dates of over a year! We say you have a month to consume your coffee before it starts going stale. We can sell you coffee straight out of the roaster, you can’t get fresher than that!” says Aaron. With people becoming more concerned about exactly where food products come from and how they are produced, Roma Coffee Roasters offers a unique opportunity for the public to see exactly how their coffee is processed and blended from bean to cup and to discuss the finer points directly with the friendly coffee professionals on staff. Aaron says, “I am really excited about this next chapter for the company, I am looking forward to meeting lots of new faces and catching up with some that I haven’t seen for many years. Come and introduce yourself on Monday 20th, it’s my shout.” Roma Coffee Roasters 135 Cascades Road, Pakuranga Heights 09 2501418