Bró Coffee is a family owned business based on County Down
BRÓ Coffee – the brain child of pilates instructor and coffee lover Brenda Johnston & her husband Michael – is the first coffee producer in Ireland to offer fully compostable packaging. The NI brand, first launched in 2016 to the convenience, retail and coffee shop market has invested significantly in the new packaging as part of their la
unch of the BRÓ at Home range of coffee and coffee gift boxes – the couples most recent Covid project. Brenda explains: “During COVID we’d more time to consider developing the BRÓ at Home offering. It’s something we’ve wanted to do but it was always put on the long finger with other aspects of the business being so busy. Our convenience and retail/coffee shop customers brew some 15,000 cups of coffee every week." With COVID and subsequent lockdown, we had the time to develop this and it became really important to us to launch something that was sustainable and eco-friendly. It’s a family business and our kids are very much part of the BRÓ discussions at home and they’re very focussed on sustainability & respect for the beautiful area we live in.
“The brewing method we use is energy friendly (and provides a real smoothness to the coffee), our cups, coffee grinds and the gift boxes are all compostable so we delayed launch of BRÓ at Home until we could make the same claim about our packaging – for us it was the last link.
“We sourced it in China and now we’re really proud of what we’ve created – quality coffee which is brewed locally in small batches and is now bagged in fully compostable packaging. We’re the first company in Ireland to offer fully compostable coffee packaging. The kids call it Eco BRÓ, we like to think that we’re green & black,” Brenda smiles. With the new packaging tried and tested the couple have now launched their BRÓ at home offering online (www.brocoffee.com). Bró at Home is a collection of quality coffees, roasted in NI, for the discerning coffee drinker. Bró utilise dual roast techniques to remove more chaff from coffee beans creating a smooth coffee with no bitter after taste. BRÓ at Home offers a full range of coffees, from blends perfected over a year to single origin specialities, as well as natural soya candles and coffee/chocolate gift boxes (free delivery).
