This coffee is sourced from Kongo Coffee Ltd., a coffee export company based in Simbu province, Papua New Guinea. Kongo Coffee has been operating for twenty years and is involved in coffee buying, processing, roasting, and exporting. The company works with smallholder farmers in the Simbu region and contributes to local community initiatives including education, sports, and community development projects.
Old Spike Roastery was founded in 2014 by Richard Robinson and Cemel Ezel in Peckham, South London, as what they describe as the first specialty coffee roaster to operate as a social enterprise. Sixty five percent of profits fund their mission to reduce homelessness through training, employment, and ongoing support. The roastery runs a barista training academy at its Loughborough Junction site, and their first employee, Lucy, was hired from a Big Issue position. They roast on a traditional machine named Torberg, working with direct trade, specialty grade Arabica. The operation is carbon neutral, with recyclable or compostable packaging and a partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects that plants a tree for every bag sold.
