An Interview With Chris Lucas
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Meet Chris Lucas: Founder and CEO of The Lucas Group, and one of Melbourne’s most iconic restaurateurs. His venues have conquered the Melbourne hospitality scene, with a solid repertoire including the city’s most popular restaurants: Kisumé, Chin Chin, Baby Pizza and newest additions Society, Lillian Terrace and Grill Americano.
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Winston Press: A Must Try on Preston's High Street.
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Winston Press is Preston’s newest eatery to hit the scene… and it’s quickly becoming a favourite with locals.
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Quarterly Cocagi Update! How your purchase continues to make a difference.
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2022 marks our third year supporting the wonderful female farming community of Cocagi in Rwanda. In this most recent update, learn about the new developments and milestones your purchase continues to fund, as well as the challenges that farmers continue to face in the coffee farming industry.
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Restaurant series: Grill Americano
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We are very proud at St Remio to be the official coffee partner of Chris Lucas' newest restaurant...
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Cocagi Update! How your purchase is making a difference.
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As you are aware, we have been supporting the female farming community of Cocagi in Rwanda for the past 2 years. This marks our third year of support to this wonderful community as we continue to fund the purchase of more land, a plant nursery, an Agronomist and ongoing training and development for this community.
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Meet Immacule, a Female Rwandan Coffee Grower
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At St Remio, we want to encourage people to think about where their cup of coffee is coming from, and most importantly, celebrate the people behind it.
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2021/2022 Cocagi Project Update
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New Land, Coffee Nursery and Training for the community of Cocagi, Rwanda.
This financial year we...
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Meet Francine, a Female Rwandan Coffee Grower
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In every cup of coffee you enjoy, there is 1000 stories behind it. That’s the impact of each cup of coffee. Alongside sourcing sustainable, Rainforest Alliance coffee, we are also committed to giving back and supporting growing communities at origin.
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Meet Anne-Marie, a Female Rwandan Coffee Grower
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At St Remio, we’re all about encouraging people to think about where their cup of coffee is coming from, and most importantly, celebrating the people behind it.
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When Coffee Meets Water
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In rural Rwanda, where roughly one in four people lack access to a safe water source, many communities rely on rivers and streams to drink, wash, clean, farm, and play.
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Coffee: The Journey From Mountainside to Mug
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Coffee grows on shrubs, bushes, or trees planted at high altitudes in rich, fertile soils with lots of rainfall. More than two thirds of the world’s coffee is grown in Latin America in countries with productive volcanic soils, like Brazil, Mexico, and Guatemala.
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Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee
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Coffee, one world’s most traded commodities, is the economic backbone of countries throughout Latin America, Asia and Africa. Yet smallholder farmers in these coffee-growing regions face many challenges, including poverty, commodity price fluctuations and increasingly erratic rainfall patterns caused by climate change.
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5 Ways to Make the Perfect Cup of Coffee (More sustainably!)
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Turkish? Pour-over? French press? Among coffee connoisseurs, the best method for making an exquisite cup of coffee is a matter of intense debate. But one thing is for sure: Coffee is better when it’s good—when beans are grown and harvested more sustainably, in ways that protect ecosystems and worker well-being.
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Meet Rose, a female Rwandan Coffee Grower
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In every cup of coffee you enjoy, there lies 1000 stories. Theirs. Yours. Mine. That’s the impact of each cup of coffee. Alongside sourcing sustainable, Rainforest Alliance coffee, we are also committed to giving back and supporting coffee growing communities at origin.
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Café Series - Shop 225
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Meet Lorenzo Tron, the owner of Shop 225 that proudly serves St Remio Coffee! We sat down with Lorenzo to talk about his restaurant, his passion for food and of course, coffee.
What Does "Rainforest Alliance Certified" Mean?
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The Rainforest Alliance seal promotes collective action for people and nature. It amplifies and reinforces the beneficial impacts of responsible choices, from farms and forests all the way to the supermarket check-out. The seal allows you to recognize and choose products that contribute toward a better future for people and planet.
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Café Series - Ovolo Hotel and Lona Misa
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We are so excited to be the coffee partner for the Ovolo Hotel South Yarra and Lona Misa restaurant. We spoke to Jaqui Rosenstengel the Food & Beverage General Manager to learn more about how the new venue and how the brand aligns with St Remio.
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Everything you need to know about coffee
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Coffee is more than a drink. It’s a way of life that supports over 25 million smallholder farmers...
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Introducing our Organic Aluminium range – Because you deserve the best!
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One of the most innovative technologies to come through compatible capsules, has been the innovat...
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Our 250g Ground Coffee gets a ‘Glow Up’
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Ground coffee. It’s a staple right? From French Press, to filter or Cafeteria, it’s the OG of cof...
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Organic Expressi®* & Caffitaly®* Pods have landed in Coles!
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For the past year, the team at St Remio have been busy creating our newest, premium range of spec...
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Cocagi Project Update
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This year we are continuing our funding for Cocagi Femme. Due to climate issues and COVID-19, thi...
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Our 2020 Project!
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This year we have all faced some pretty serious challenges and none more-so than COVID-19. Every ...
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UTZ logo is changing to the new Rainforest Alliance logo. Time to follow the frog!
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As you will have seen, last year we started our relationship with UTZ, ensuring that we sourced a...
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World Coffee Day – 1 October. Make your coffee count!
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This World Coffee Day, we are launching a new initiative to raise even more funds for the female ...
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Cocagi Project Update
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Some time has passed since our last update on our Cocagi project and during that time they have c...
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Meet Jean Claude Bamporiki, Agronomist and Certification Manager for Cocagi
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Jean Claude was born in Congo and moved to Rwanda when he was 14 years old. His parents were orig...
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Supporting Australians in need.
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Our beautiful country is in crisis and we want to show our support for the amazing and selfless f...
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Update from the Cocagi Project
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This year as you may remember, we have funded the purchase of 4 hectares of land and 12,000 coffe...
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6 facts you might not have known about UTZ & Rainforest Alliance
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We are very proud to now partner with UTZ, part of the Rainforest Alliance, shifting our range of products to becoming fully certified. You might have seen the UTZ label across a variety of products you already purchase, such as chocolate, and if you have ever wondered what the symbol means and what it stands for, look no further.
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St Remio goes to Host 2019
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Host Milan is a bi-annual event and one of the world’s biggest food service events. For people looking for new innovation and coffee brands, this is THE event to go to, let alone be showcased. To say having a St Remio stand there was a monumental milestone is an understatement!
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It’s time we rethink the way we price coffee…
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Why do coffee farmers get paid so little for the coffee they harvest when we will happily pay up to $5 (AUD) for a takeaway coffee? It’s seems completely unfair and unreasonable and we don’t think coffee farmers are getting the price they deserve!
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St Remio x UTZ. The new era.
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We have always believed in sourcing sustainable coffee. Because if we don’t look after the grower, the industry simply will not last.
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Influence vs Impact.
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On our recent trip to Rwanda, I took some time to reflect on life and my own personal values.
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Thinking about origin. Celebrate the growers.
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Coffee. It’s one of the largest traded commodities. Globally we consume billions of cups a year and most of the time it goes without any thought.
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Meet Julia Tink, Director St Remio. Females supporting females.
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I am Julia Tink, Director of One Collective Group and St Remio coffee. I am first and foremost a mother and wife and my passion lies in building business and brands with purpose.
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