Costa set to boost capacity for future demands
The coffee shop chain announced that it will be building a brand new roastery to support its national and international growth ambitions.
The new roastery will be built in Basildon and will operate in conjunction with Costa’s existing roastery in Lambeth.
Christopher Rogers, Managing Director for Costa, said, “Costa is growing and to meet strong customer demand we need to increase our coffee roasting capacity.”
“Our existing Lambeth site does not have the long-term roasting capacity to cater for our increasing UK and international demand. The solution is to build a second roastery in the London area, which will continue to produce the high quality coffee our customers love in the quantity the business requires.”
Costa will be investing an estimated £36 million in its new site in Basildon, building a state of the art facility to ensure the highest standards of quality are maintained across its two roasteries.
Gennaro Pelliccia, Master of Coffee at Costa, said, “My job is to oversee the roasting process, and, most importantly, ensure Costa’s Mocha Italia and Old Paradise Street blends retain the same great taste as the Costa brothers’ coffee, first produced in 1971."
“The quality of our beans gives our coffee the unique flavour – setting us apart from the competition and making us the UK’s favourite coffee shop. We are immensely proud of our coffee and our heritage which is why we have worked so hard to ensure our new roastery will continue to meet our high standards.”
“We are investing an estimated £36 million in a state of the art new roastery to increase our capacity for future customer demand and to maintain the important traditions that have built Costa to be the success it is today,” Pelliccia added.
The new roastery is scheduled to open in early 2017.
