ARE YOU FREEDOM READY? There’s no doubt that lockdown threw some major curveballs in the way of the hospitality industry. We, alongside many of our wholesale accounts and their customers, missed dining in and sipping...

We had the pleasure of being able to talk with the family behind our latest Ecuadorian micro-lots from Pillcocaja! Sit down with Roy from Zest and Ana, Nicolas and Juan from Pillcocaja Farms! Not only...

ZEST AND JACK MURAT COFFEE COLLABORATION PROJECT A DIARY OF DAY THREE The project is now well underway. Here we are, still in our oversized island that is Australia, able to play with this amazing...

Opportunities few and challenges many, 2020-2021 has sent shockwaves through the coffee industry with only speculation to light the darkest of tunnels. We saw cafes in the Zest family face setbacks, persevere, and innovate with...

There isn’t often a day that goes past that we don’t look around at all the chaos going on, shake our heads and think, ‘thank GOODNESS for good coffee’! It’s the silver lining that’s kept...

Up early, still dark, nervous excitement in the gut. Our first full day on the farm. Grabbing my kit I head over to the other cabin where the guys have already gathered. I look up...

A massive round of applause to the amazing café’s that are continuing to persist through the labyrinth of restrictions, lockdown and takeaway service! If this time has taught us anything it’s that the hospitality industry...

raise your coffees to Australian-grown coffee! While Australia has firmly established itself as a world leader in specialty coffee roasting, many are still unaware of the fact that coffee is actually grown in their own...

There is no doubt that with the topsy turvy world we’re living in right now, café and restaurant owners and their staff are getting hit pretty hard. Financially and emotionally. Learning to pivot from one...