Welcome to the website of Roberts & Co.
THE website is currently undergoing a re-vamp. The site is still completely active and you can shop and browse as normal.
We are coffee roasters and retailers of coffee beans with a family tradition dating back to 1891. We source and roast the finest single origin and estate coffees and blend coffees for espresso, filter and cafetiere preparation.
Coffee specialists, we are fully aware of our responsibility to pay a fair price to coffee bean farmers in the many poor producing countries. We seek out the best coffee beans; for which the farmer receives a premium price, to reward care and attention in planting, harvesting and preparation of coffee beans.
OUR TRADITION
Our family has been involved in the tea and coffee business since the 19th century. My grandfather came from Nefyn on the Llyn peninsula, in North Wales. Like many Welsh, he moved to Liverpool to work, and into the tea trade, which was dominated by the Welsh. Liverpool was at the peak of its prosperity and tea was a major import through the port. He started his own business – Wilson Roberts & Co. in 1891. Initially the company was solely a tea merchant, with coffee not added until the 1930s.
THE COFFEE ROASTERY
The Coffee Roastery is situated at the end of the “art@cedarfarm” building. There we roast coffee beans and have an espresso bar with seating for fifty people. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 a.m. until 5.00 p.m. and Bank Holiday Mondays.