Meet Joanne Sarah Berry. She may have been born in Somerset hospital and have grown up in Hout Bay, but Origin had to go a lot further to get her back to Cape Town where she now leads Origin’s barista school. Jo’s story in coffee began with a friend who showed her how to make moka pots and how to recognise good coffee. Working in London in 2007,... Read more
News30 April Friday 2010
Origin Coffee Roasting may only have come to Cape Town in 2006, but our building was here long before us, and has passed through some quite significant hands before we became its proud stewards. The Origin building and Roggebaai in the early 20th century - Thanks to Heritage Specialist, Ashley Lillie. Ref: R1586, Cape Archives. This face brick beauty... Read more
Meet Jorge Patricio Kimbangla Alberto- Origin’s new apprentice roaster. He may be new to roasting but Jorge has been part in Origin’s highly-caffeinated blood since 2006. From the early days when Origin was breaking fresh ground in the specialty coffee industry of South Africa Jorge was there working as a general assistant and learning the ins... Read more
