Independent North Yorkshire coffee company Rounton Coffee has shipped beans to the Outer Hebrides, amid growth that has seen the company’s reach significantly expand.
Following a recent six-figure investment that has transformed their production capabilities, the team are now roasting up to a ton of beans every day amid strong national demand for its responsibly sourced coffee.
Founder and owner David Beattie said: “We’re now shipping coffee to the Outer Hebrides, where we have a wholesale partner.
“When I started the business in 2013, that would have been unfathomable. Our growth still feels a bit surreal, as we started life at farmers’ markets simply as a way of sharing our love for really good quality, ethical coffee with people like us.”
After falling in love with coffee during a visit to Sumatra, David left a career in chemical engineering to launch Rounton Coffee, growing it into an award-winning supplier of speciality coffees from across the world.
Based inside an old granary building outside the village of East Rounton, near Northallerton, their team currently packs around 2,150 bags of beans each week, possible, in part, due to recent investment in machinery, including a commercial roaster.
The growth has also enabled Rounton Coffee to give back more to the community, including major donations to the North Yorks Moors Trust, as well as sponsorship that’s helped schoolchildren in some of Teesside’s most deprived postcodes to connect with nature.
For more information visit rountoncoffee.co.uk