The Win-Win Situation So there are always these competitions being advertised on TV for cars and holidays and things and you watch and think to yourself, “What are the chances of me actually winning that cruise for two to the Mediterranean? Pretty much zilch.” Exactly. So we have a cunning plan to up your chances of feeling like a winner during... Read more
News6 May Thursday 2010
This Sunday, the 9th of May, is Mother’s Day. In celebration of this there will be a little surprise for all the ladies/mothers that visit Origin. Each lady will receive a small treat (while stocks last of course) with their coffee on Sunday. Our new pastry chef, Vanessa, is hard at work preparing sweet treats for this momentous occasion, so be... 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
We don’t see all of you as often as we would like – the long road to parking is too big a burden for some. While Origin encourages the more environmentally sound practice of coming on foot, by bicycle or by public transport, we realize that some will insist on burning fuel in their cars to put our fuel into themselves. After years of grappling with... Read more
