Events

Spotlight On: Chapada Diamantina

This week, we’re excited to release the video recording of our dear friends and Brazilian supply partners Silvio Leite and Fabiano Borré’s presentation in Melbourne — and to celebrate, we’re shining a spotlight on the exceptional offerings we source with Silvio and Fabiano’s help.

The Big Kenyan Coffee Shake-Up: Part Two

The Kenyan government’s sweeping reforms to the country’s coffee sector in 2023 have disrupted the supply chain and changed the way many key players are operating. For specialty buyers like MCM, this meant heading back to the drawing board to strategise and adapt our purchasing within the new model.

The Big Kenyan Coffee Shake-Up: Part One

Many long-time buyers of Melbourne Coffee Merchants’ Kenyan offerings will have noticed our line up looking a little different this year. The reason? Months after announcing the coffee sector needed to change, the Kenyan government introduced sweeping reforms to the trade model in late 2023, requiring a shift in how we buy coffee and the lots we were able to secure from the 23/24 season.

Meet Wycliffe

Wycliffe Murwayi is the former Managing Director for Kahawa Bora Mill (KBM) and long-time friend of Melbourne Coffee Merchants.

Updates From The Road: Ethiopia 2024

After a successful and inspiring trip to Ethiopia earlier this year, we’re excited to share what we learned on the road and give some more information and context for what to expect from this year’s season!

B Corp Month 2024: This Way Forward to Better Coffee

We’re delighted to celebrate our second B Corp Month! The 2024 theme, This Way Forward, prompts us to look at our business practices today and to plan our path for tomorrow — to better coffee for all.

Spotlight On: Pergamino

Last November, we had the pleasure of hosting our longtime Colombian supply partners and good friends Pedro and Léo of Pergamino. This week, we’re excited to spotlight the pair’s work and the enormous amount of knowledge and insight into the Colombian coffee industry they shared with us during their visit.

Thanks For The Memories, 2023!

With hundreds of cuppings, dozens of customer catch ups in and outside Melbourne (including our first ever trip to meet our Thai and Singaporean coffee communities), six sourcing trips to origin, five extremely fun Let’s Cup! events, two Private Collection Auctions and one very special visit from our Colombian supply partners, Pergamino, it’s fair to say 2023 kept us pretty busy!