Journal
There is a new look to our website!
We have some exciting news... Our new website has been a long time in the making and we hope you love the updated look and feel. Take a look... All the old content is there but elements have been organised a little differently. We have put a focus on recipes, story telling and simplifying the user experience highlighting both what we have learned and the responsibility that has come with being established for over two decades in our industry.
Bringing Back The Trust: Business Transparency
B Corp businesses want to reveal how business can be a force for good and how this new way of doing business is changing the world. This month, Montville Coffee has spent some time highlighting our successes within the B Corp framework and reflecting on the challenges we face and how we are working on them.
International Women's Day in 2022
Women do amazing work at Montville Coffee. They have long broken the gendered roles in the manufacturing industry, they hold positions of leadership, and they work hard to empower everyone in our team. But we acknowledge that this isn’t always easy. The equality and strength we see in our team is the result of an overt consciousness to hire for diversity and a significant investment in capacity building that has taken time.
This Little Gnome is worth visiting
Check out this delightful little video we made with Little Gnome Bookshop located in Wynnum. We had heaps of fun making it and we adore the store! It is the perfect little place for thoughtful gift buying.
A chocolatier, an athlete and a perfect chocolate coffee pairing
Check out the video we made of our visit to Chocolate Moments and find out a little bit more about Brisbane local, Paralympian and chocolate connoisseur Gerrard Gosens.
What's brewing at Montville Coffee Headquarters?
Montville Coffee have been working hard to get a treat ready for our customers in time for the festive season. Read all about it here. We will continue to add videos and photos of the process!
Dads chat about being dads
To reflect on Father’s Day, some of Montville Coffee’s lovely dads had a chat about being a father. It was full of laughs and emotions. We also did this with our mother’s on Mother’s Day and think it’s a nice conversation to document and share.
Brew the perfect Sunshine Coast Blend
What we have realised is that our blends are very much loved by our staff members who are intimately equated with them. They have spent a great deal of time and energy making them perfect. Recently I asked Kevin (a Montville Coffee director and Sunshine Coast Blend lover) how he brews his favourite blend at home.
Montville Coffee Staff Discuss ‘Why Fairtrade?’
As Fairtrade Fortnight came to a close last week, our staff took some time to reflect on what it means to us to be part of the Fairtrade movement. It is far too easy to get caught up in the day to day happenings of the workplace and the hard things around us.
Sean's top tips for making better coffee at home
Need some tips to liven up your coffee experience at home? Sean our expert roaster has selected his four top tips for making better coffee at home. Check out this short and simple video for tip number one and keep your eyes peeled for more tips to come. Tip #1 Grind Fresh Coffee
A little snippet of the story in your cup
Everyone involved in coffee production carries out any number of simple to complicated processes every single day to ensure the consistency and quality of the end product. Here is a little snippet of one of those process that starts all the way back at origin and finishes in the roasting shed at Montville Coffee.
Celebrating Our Mothers
To celebrate the mothers at Montville Coffee we had a small but delightful Morning Tea and discussed the ups and downs over the last year. The pandemic has clearly affected all of our mothers and they have had to look for ways to stay positive in frustrating and tough situations.
