When COVID_19 restrictions escalated from social distancing measures to stay-at-home isolation, many local Brisbane businesses were forced to close their doors - particularly those in our hospitality industry. At Q Roasters we were able to adapt to the situation and quickly set up an outdoor takeaway service and thanks to incredible community support we have been able to keep trading throughout this period. But we could see that our customers wanted to shop for groceries safely and there were lots of food suppliers who were doing it tough. With people staying home, online sales for our roasted coffee beans increased and we decided...

Q Roasters - sustainable espresso. What do we mean when we say sustainable? Like the word 'organic', 'sustainability' has a certain buzz about it. Used quite loosely, these words add a certain credibility, but what does it take to stand up to their full meaning? The Oxford English Dictionary definition for sustainability is “The property of being environmentally sustainable; the degree to which a process or enterprise is able to be maintained or continued while avoiding the long-term depletion of natural resources“. This definition has helped us to shape a criteria for where we source our green bean. Based on our philosophy that coffee should...