Who we are...

Coffee La La is a boutique, artisan coffee roasting business established by us on the Coromandel Penninsula in a secluded bush clad valley, in 2002.

We are proud to have won four awards in the New Zealand Coffee Festival and Competition in 2004 and 2006.

Our success can be credited to our approach which begins with careful attention to the origins of our beans and an understanding of the potential and individual character of each. Our 100% Arabica beans are sourced globally from the World's best plantations and roasted with individual care. This is the secret to creating premium coffee and the basis of our philosophy here at Coffee LaLa. Ten kilogram of green beans are roasted in single origin batches before blending.

The result of single origin roasting is that each bean type can be brought to its maximum expression. This sensitivity is not possible in pre-blended roasts where all the origins are roasted in one batch. Blending three or four of these maximised origins creates is a delicious synergy of flavour and character, sophisticated, rich and indisputably full bodied. We sell to selected cafes, restaruants, small grocery stores and delicatessens and a growing 'A-list' of home and office LaLa lovers. Our record system helps us keep track of our customer's wishes and we take their comments seriously.

To this end we can even tweak a blend to meet individual likes, some like it darker, some a little milder, its up to you to tell us. It is a welcome creative challenge to please our customers and to provide a high quality personalised service. We roast up to 5 times a week and most coffee parcels arrive at their destinations a day or two after they leave us at the roasting shed. Coffee is better brewed immediately after it is ground so we recommend you obtain a home or office grinder, however we can grind to suit your needs also.

OUR AWARDS Gold award for LaLa Decaf as Best Decaf, 2006 Bronze award for LaLa Plunger Blend as Best Plunger/Filter blend, 2006 Silver award for LaLa Organic as Best Organic Blend, 2004 Bronze award for Oooh LaLa as Best Flat White Blend, 2004

Nedilka Radojkovich & Mark Tugendhaft