Who is Melbourne Coffee Roasting Co?
In the family's telling, it started over a casual dinner. Dad suddenly announced, "We should start a coffee business." Not everyone was sold. "We don't know anything about coffee," came one reply. Before long he'd bought a small 3 kilo roaster. The family was roasting in Nonno Frank's garage and running a Sunday stall at the Kingsbury Market in Greensborough. Back then it was Ambrosia Coffee Roasters, established in 2009. Today Melbourne Coffee Roasting Co. is based in Epping, Melbourne. A co-founder went full-time in January 2019, and it is still a family-run business with Italian heritage. The coffee is small-batch and roasted fresh on demand each week. Beans come through direct trade relationships with farmers, chosen for quality and ethical sourcing.
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How does Melbourne compare to similar VIC roasters?
| Roaster | Middle 1kg bag | vs median | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffea Coffee | Melbourne | 14 | $61.00 | −1% |
| Sixpence Coffee | Bright | 8 | $62.00 | +1% |
| Black Vice Coffee Roasters | — | 7 | $62.00 | +1% |
| Fat Cat Coffee Roasters | Newborough | 7 | $62.00 | +1% |
| Ocean Grind | Torquay | 6 | $62.00 | +1% |
Middle 1kg bag: the median one-off price of each roaster’s 1kg coffees — the Bean-o-Metre’s own figure. Australian median $61.50.
Common questions about Melbourne
Where can I buy Melbourne coffee?
Direct from melbournecoffeeroastingco.com. Not in Coles, Woolworths or Aldi — we check all three every week.
Where is Melbourne Coffee Roasting Co based?
Melbourne Coffee Roasting Co is based in VIC.