OUR STORY
CAFE – COFFEE
OLOGY – BRANCH OF KNOWLEDGE
CAFEOLOGY
Cafeology is a sustainable coffee company founded in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 2003 by Bryan Unkles and Andy McClatchey.
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The business was born from Bryan’s recognition of a gap in the UK’s out of home market for ethically sourced coffee and has since grown into one of the largest independently owned coffee companies in the UK.
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We have achieved this through our commitment to ethical sourcing, building direct relationships with coffee producers, sustainable business practices and investing in our team.
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Under our Cafeology brand we supply a range of fully traceable Fairtrade certified wholesale coffees to businesses across the UK. These coffees are sourced from suppliers we have forged long-term personal relationships with, such as Roberto Mata of El Llano in the Tarrazú region of Costa Rica. Roberto is not only a producer but also regarded as a friend who Bryan has known since 2008.
ROASTOLOGY
After 13 years in the industry, we decided to put the expertise we had developed to further good use by developing and roasting our own coffees, so in 2016 our Roastology brand was born.
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Our state-of-the-art Roastology roastery is located in Sheffield on the former Tinsley Cooling Towers site.
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Having started off small with a Diedrich IR-12 roaster, the roastery has evolved and is now home to our Diedrich CR35 and Diedrich DR25 roasters, through which we roast our bespoke coffees.
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Other than roasting, all elements of our process are done by hand as we believe that a personal touch is a key part of the Roastology identity.