The I.O.W Espresso Co.

The I.O.W Espresso Co. is the wholesale side of Island Roasted. They are the Island’s leading supplier of commercial espresso machines, hand-roasted artisan coffee, barista training and coffee ancillaries. This family business was born from a lack of support for the speciality coffee industry when they started in event catering in the late 90s.

So they formed The I.O.W Espresso Co., initially importing Astoria Coffee machines and Bristot coffee from Italy. Training then became part of their services, and in 2006, they opened Caffè Isola in Newport as a flagship artisan café. “That’s when we started to explore roasting coffee”, explains Dan. After much research, training and practice, their first shop roaster went into production at Caffè Isola in 2010.

Since then, demand for their ‘Island Roasted‘ artisan coffee has grown considerably. They have now moved to much larger premises and are one of the Island’s premier cafés.