From the beginning, ever since we opened the doors of a Glebe terrace house in April 1991, fresh coffee deliveries to our wholesale and retail customers was our purpose .
At our roastery/espresso bars in Sydney & Brisbane, prompt delivery of the finest Arabica coffees continues.
Let us take you back in time with some of The Coffee Roaster highlights…
- 2021: Piccolo Chinook® Fresh Air Coffee Roasters have been installed: 3 in USA, 1 in SA, 7 in NSW & 7 in QLD
- 2018: We released a new larger version of the Piccolo Chinook® Fresh Air Coffee Roaster capable of roasting coffee batches from 500 grams to 4.0Kgs
- 2017: Awarded GOLD CHAMPION ESPRESSO – BLEND (Class 1) TCR 77 AT Sydney Royal Agricultural Society
- 2015: CHAMPION PLUNGER COFFEE (Classes 5 and 6) SUMATRAN BLUE BATAK AT Sydney Royal Agricultural Society
- 2014: Awarded RESERVE CHAMPION ESPRESSO COFFEE, KEETH Blend, TCR55 AT Royal Hobart Fine Foods Awards
- 2014: Awarded GOLD MEDAL ESPRESSO Single Origin Brazil COFFEE AT Royal Hobart Fine Foods Awards
- 2013: Awarded CHAMPION MILK BASED COFFEE, TCR 33 at MICE, Australian International Coffee Awards
- 2012: Awarded CHAMPION ESPRESSO COFFEE AT Royal Hobart Fine Foods Awards
- 2011: We released a new smaller Air Roaster called the Piccolo Chinook® Fresh Air Coffee Roaster capable of roasting coffee batches from 500 grams to 2.0Kgs and which uses the same computer control system as our large production air roaster
- 2009: Our Sydney facility more than doubles in size with expansion into a warehouse adjacent to our roastery
- 2008: Our Alexandria roasting facility is upgraded and expanded with the installation of a 30Kg Chinook® Fresh Air Coffee Roaster
- 2006: Our Queensland focus is moved from the Gold Coast to West End (Brisbane) with the installation of our latest Chinook® Air Flow 30 Kg Coffee Roaster
- 2005: The latest version of the TCR Air Roaster with its – state of the art – graphic control system is released, named the Chinook® after the Rocky mountain winds that can raise air temperature 20º Celsius within a few hours
- 2000: After the excitement of the Olympics, our Pyrmont roasting espresso bar is moved to a larger facility in Alexandria with coffee now roasted on a new larger TCR Air Roaster
- 1998: Dan’s newly designed & manufactured 15Kg TCR Fresh Air Coffee Roaster is installed at their second location on the Gold Coast
- 1995: The Roastery moves to 180M2 roasting espresso Bar on Union Square in Pyrmont after installing a new Sivetz Air Roaster imported from the USA
- 1993: Outgrowing the Glebe premesis, the roastery was moved to a Chippendale warehouse and the Espresso Bar moved across the road to the Forest Lodge Hotel
- 1991: Frustrated with their inability to consistently source excellent roasted Arabica coffee, Dan & JoAnne Fitzsimmons started The Coffee Roaster with a 4Kg Air Roaster and a three group espresso machine
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