In a competitive and complicated world, often driven by quantity rather than quality, we like to keep things simple. We are all about an enjoyable coffee experience which is achieved through some basic principles: Taste, Quality, Sustainablility and Organic.

Grindsmith was founded with the dream of bringing great coffee to Manchester. The real beating heart of the business is the Grindsmith Roastery based in the business district of Ancoats. The founders Pete and Luke are like the Yin & Yang of the coffee world, working together in harmony to bring a balanced result.

Old Spike is UK’s first social enterprise speciality coffee roastery combining excellent coffee with a strong social and environmental ethos. Established in 2015 as a community interest company, 65% of our profits are going directly towards training, supporting and employing those experiencing, or at risk of homelessness. As a carbon neutral certified business, sustainability is one of our core values (alongside quality and social impact) and for every bag of coffee sold we plant a tree, in partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects to help reverse the effects of global warming and deforestation.

We can trace our roots back to Wellington, New Zealand. That cool, funky place where the Havana Coffee empire was built. In fact, we are named after one of the oldest and most famous cafes in Wellington.Since our inception in 2009, over a couple of beers, between our founders Carl and Judd, we have grown into a one-of-a-kind coffee roaster and coffee shop destination in Southern Africa and London, with even bigger ambitions. We may have started as a backyard roaster, but we are of the spark that created the explosion of the coffee culture we have in South Africa today. We have a strong oral tradition. Our stories are told and retold, and become part of the fabric of our clan. We assimilate our people. There are no hard and fast rules. Boundaries are clearly drawn but within that is complete freedom of expression, where individual personalities can flourish. We are human after all, not robots! Here there are no script to regurgitate. We talk from experience, and with love and passion.That energy as a business permeates everything we do. There is something intangible, a certain magic or alchemy that permeates our organisation. Alchemy that is made up of people, attitude, and a true passion for coffee, and making people happy every day.

Since opening our roastery in 2018, Kiss the Hippo has become one of London‘s most innovative and sustainable specialty coffee companies. With an emphasis on both sustainability and quality at its core, the company has received success on the UKBC competition stage as well as international recognition for its approach to environmental practices. Whilst nurturing partnerships with coffee growers across the world and roasting award-winning lots, we have proudly achieved to be London's first Carbon Negative Coffee Company and have partnered with Swiss-not for profit 'On a Mission' - contributing to reforestation projects around the planet. Through direct and ethical trade relationships, we proudly adhere to the global coffee harvest, meaning our coffee is completely seasonal with a range of flavour profiles to suits all types of coffee lovers.