Our History

Twenty Years in the Making

We registered our name in Margaret River in June 1999. Then we took our time getting to the first roast.

In June 1999, Martin and Patrick registered the Margaret River Coffee Company name on the same day they registered the Margaret River Chocolate Company. Coffee was always part of the plan. We just took our time getting there.

Tray with green and freshly roasted coffee beans at Margaret River Coffee Company, where coffee is hand roasted in small batches at Providore in Margaret River. Image shows the different the roasting process makes to the colour and other properties of the beans.

1999

Two Names, One Day

Lifelong friends Patrick Coward and Martin Black registered both names together, thinking coffee and chocolate would be the perfect match for the region.

The Margaret River Chocolate Company took off faster than anyone expected. For many years it was the only focus, and the coffee name waited patiently for it's launch.

2019 onwards

Back to the Beans

By the time we came back to coffee, pod machines were in kitchens and holiday stays right across the region. Work started in 2019, and by early 2020 we had an identity and Australian-made compostable pods ready to stand apart.

Then COVID arrived, and the plans went on hold once more. Roasting finally began inside Providore in Margaret River in 2022.

Milestones

From a Name to a Roast

  1. 1999

    Where it began

    Business name registered in June, the same day as The Margaret River Chocolate Company.

  2. 2019

    Work Begins

    Twenty years on, we pick the coffee plan back up.

  3. 2020

    Ready, Then Paused

    An identity and compostable pods in hand, just as COVID arrives.

  4. 2022

    First Roast at Providore

    The copper roaster fires up inside Providore, Margaret River.

“Whether you're team Wily or team Inji, every bag starts the same way: green beans, a copper roaster and a lot of patience in Margaret River.”
From the roastery at Providore
Coffee beans hand-roasted in small batches using a vintage copper roasting machine from Turkey at Providore Margaret River.

Hand roasted in small batches at Providore, Margaret River.

Where We Are Today

A Small Roastery, Well Rooted

Along the way we have roasted single origins from Guatemala and Ethiopia. These days our focus is two house blends and the pods that carry them.

Two House Blends

Wilyabrup is smooth and balanced at intensity 8. Injidup is bold and full-bodied at intensity 12.

Our blends

Compostable Pods

Australian-made from sugarcane and made for Nespresso® compatible machines, with hot chocolate pods in the same format.

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Roasted at Providore

Small hand batches, five days a week, at 448 Tom Cullity Drive, Metricup.

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Taste Where It Began

Find both blends at all our venues, or have them delivered anywhere in Australia.

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