GUEST ROASTING

Explore, discover and share new flavours with your customers.

Elevate your cafe into a coffee destination with Zest’s Guest Roasting program.

Add our exciting brand to your coffee offering to re-ignite your customers interest in specialty coffee.

With Zest Guest Roasting, receive wholesale pricing without committing to changing your house blend.

Check out what you receive with our Guest Roasting Program and the benefits below.

GUEST ROAST!

What do you get with our guest roaster program

Specialty Blends

Blackbird, Libertango, African mailman, corcovado

We’ve spent years behind the machine, in the roastery and on the floor getting feedback and developing blends that suit both the traditional and progressive market. Our stock ranges from specialty blends that have more body, to blends that are lighter and sweeter, all with the goal to offer something for every kind of coffee drinker. Whether you want a guest roasted black coffee option, or a change up in your milky coffee offering, one of Zest’s blends will be perfect for you.

SEASONAL MICROLOTS

WASHED, NATURAL, HONEY

Always rotating. Always in stock. Always tasty. Zest will always have four seasonal microlots which are meticulously selected by our coffee team, ensuring that we settle for nothing less than specialty. We are dedicated to sourcing coffee that is will wow your tastebuds while maintaining relationships with origin and ensuring positive change for all coffeekind. As one coffee runs out, the next coffee seamlessly fills its spot on the rotation. We strive to keep a combination of washed and naturals, while introducing the odd honey, to cater to a wide range of flavour preferences. These coffees are sourced from all across the globes coffee producing origins.

Special reserve

INDUSTRY LEADING, INNOVATIVE, EXPERIMENTAL

Our passion for coffee extends beyond what is commonly available and into exotic, experimental coffee beans that push the boundaries if the industry. We offer this not because it is exclusive, but because we are fascinated with the development of coffee and want to share it and develop the industry as the trusted voice. We partner with world leaders in coffee innovation that shatter the status quo. Not to mention, much of our Special Reserve has been selected by our team while at origin, creating life long partnerships with the most innovative producers in the world.

barista training

espresso, Filter. INTRO TO ADVANCED

It’s not a typo: barista training is included in our Guest Roasting program. We do this because we believe that great coffee deserves to be put on a pedestal, so we work hard to ensure that we keep it there. In all things we work towards being excellent and ensuring consistency, so we do everything we can to make sure our wholesale partners have what they need to serve coffee at a high standard. As much as we love experimenting with coffee, we love teaching people about it as well. Our training course’s are created by team members with experience at national coffee competitions, while our industry leading trainers are friendly and flexible and will deliver barista training in your cafe or at our training studios.

competitive pricing

nothing fishy, just honesty.

All of this at no extra cost. We believe in transparency in not only how we source coffee, but across all parts of our business. As a cafe, whether you purchase one bag or ten, you still qualify for wholesale prices across our range of products.

ELEVATED COFFEE MENU, less commitment. SHARE DELICIOUS COFFEE WITH ALL COFFEEKIND.

Let's guest roast!

Away with boredom. In with variety and choice.

Working with a guest roaster provides cafe owners with the freedom and flexibility they need to grow and expand.

We are all about progress, so we do not lock our customers into restrictive contracts that limit their choices and opportunity to grow. Our guest roasting is set up so that you have access, and can offer the best coffee in THE INDUSTRY to your customers whenever you decide to.

What are the benefits of guest roasting?

variety

Keep customers curious, add variety.

Keep customers curious and add variety to your coffee program. With Zest, adding variety has never been easier due to our range of blends and single origins. Expand your customers horizons. Educate them on what makes each cup different. Compare roasters, varietal and processes because as we say, education brews appreciation. A interesting and amazing coffee experience will turn a new customer into a loyal regular. With a variety of roasters, elevate your specialty coffee offering to create that destination your customers crave.

brand exposure

benefit from the reputation of the roaster

People know and recognise roasters a lot more than they do a cafe – their branding is in a lot more places than yours. Having their brand visible in your cafe could land you new customers that might normally just walk past due to not recognizing who you’re using. With Zest, know that you are serving coffee from the trusted voice in the industry where quality and flavor is integral to every coffee we serve.

black lunar scale for filter coffee brewing

skill development

Drink new coffee and develop your palate

Drinking the same coffee doesn’t always help baristas grow their knowledge base and palate. Being exposed to different coffees that are unique and have their own nuances requires a barista to upskill – it grows their knowledge base and their ability to dial in a wider spectrum of coffees. As the barista with a wealth of knowledge, you are able to educate your customers and create amazing coffee experiences.

Shake it up, guest roast with us.

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