Coffee entrepreneur Mike Allpress is forging ahead with two major projects costing up to $2 million – an expansion into Dunedin and a flagship international entry venture in London’s East End next year.
Privately-owned, 22-year-old Allpress Expresso – which sells about 24 tonnes of coffee beans in the South Island each year – will invest between $700,000 and $1 million in Dunedin, and up to $1 million in London.
The company, which has supplied beans to some 20 Otago outlets for more than 10 years, is scheduled to open a roastery and expresso bar in Emily Siedeberg Pl near the University of Otago by March. More.