Our journey in to coffee roasting began in 2010 at our coffee shop in Poole, called Little Red Roaster. Here we roasted coffee in 2.5kg batches on a small machine we imported from Turkey. We roasted a variety of coffees for our customers to enjoy in the cafe, and at home.

In 2013, we purchased a larger roasting machine from Joper in Portugal. For nearly 60 years, Joper have manufactured traditional cast-iron coffee roasters in their factory in Vila Nova de Gaia, on the opposite side of the river Duoro to Porto, in Portugal.

The roastery is now based in a converted farm building, in rural Dorset. We roast coffee throughout the week to supply fresh coffee to restaurants, cafes and hotels and retailers across the county and beyond.