Taste the Nation: This Cork coffee company has capitalised on our love of the perfect brew 

After the Covid-19 crisis saw Cork coffee roasters Velo shift gears by selling their city-centre café and focusing on retail and direct sales, general manager Suzanne Casey talks about coffee, community and world circumstances.

Owner Rob Horgan and General Manager Suzanne Casey of Velo Coffee Roasters with a shipment of coffee - heading to Malaysia.

“Coffee was one of those lucky areas during Covid where people weren't going into cafés and restaurants, and people started investing in their home setup. We got quite lucky in the sense that we were in the right industry, at the right time, and saw quite a big uplift from our own side in retail.” 

As Covid-19 moves to a new phase, consumer confidence has picked up despite a wide array of challenges, and Ireland’s indigenous food and drinks businesses are seeing the uptick, both in terms of business and a wider interest in the sector.