About Primo Artisan Coffee: Our Story and Journey

Primo Coffee and Tea was born on Christmas Eve 2015. A conversation around the kitchen table turned to business and before we knew it we were diving in to the world of coffee and tea and our story and journey began.

It was an alignment of talents; Peter with his impeccable taste, Robert with his commercial background and James (Peter’s twin by-the-way) with his wealth of experience in the coffee industry.

We took the plunge and Primo Coffee and Tea Ltd was created early 2016. We were offered an old cattle shed on a farm near Manningtree as a base. It was a wreck and we spent the following months cleaning, mending and rebuilding. With the cobwebs and dust behind us, our roastery was born and we set about roasting and supplying the best possible coffee and the finest loose leaf tea. We are proud to call it home.

It’s been a journey; long days and late nights; some mighty arguments and lots of laughs later we are producing some great coffee.

When the opportunity came along to acquire a 1957 vintage Probat UG22 Coffee roaster - we leapt at the chance. Its been a slog but well worth it. You can find out more about our restoration here and see how we have transformed a thing of beauty!

Our story and journey is a work in progress…. We hope you will be part of the next chapter. Whether you are a hotel, cafe or restaurant or a coffee lover at home, we want you to be part of the conversation.