About Us
Harmony is a nano roastery owned and operated by Ben Rowe, as part of his company Just Bru Ltd, co-owned by Livi Collins.
Ben has experience working in almost every sector of the specialty coffee industry, most recently finishing his job as a coffee roaster for Kiss The Hippo, shortly before starting Harmony. Ben has a passion for barista competition, which he uses as a medium to extend his own knowledge and dedication to the craft. His journey has led him to consult on many exciting projects, including for the University of York, that you can read about here.
As of 2024, he has won 11 open competitions across various distinctions. He also placed 3rd in the SCA UK Latte Art Championship in 2021, narrowly missed out on representing England at the World Aeropress Championships in 2024, and has been a Semi-Finalist in the SCA UK Barista Championship, after winning the heat at Bristol in February 2022 against a strong field of highly talented contenders with a score of 214.5.
Harmony was born out of a desire to share great coffee with great people. It was a chance to build something that stays true to the values which we see as the most important pillars of the coffee world: Traceability, Quality, Ethics and Partnership. Our coffee stays true to these values, delivering exceptional quality, ethically sourced for very reasonable pricing.
We're constantly on a mission to improve all aspects of our service, whether that's establishing new, great farm level connections, buying higher quality coffee or offering more value to our amazing customers - we want Harmony to be a coffee company that you can trust. Interested in working with us in a wholesale capacity? We'd be thrilled to hear from you!
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Omwani
Our wonderful sourcing partners specialising in East African coffee sourcing from Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Malawi and Kenya.
Omwani have been with us since the word go, and it's always a privilege to work with them. Most recently, we sourced the incredible Basha Bekele from them.
Coffee Cargo
Our wonderful Brazilian coffee partners, focusing on sourcing exceptional Brazilian Coffees.
Phil and the team at Cargo coffee have supplied us with incredible Brazilian coffee from some of the world's best farms, like our Sitio Portella, Sitio Lagoa and a number of other incredible coffees, such as our wonderful Sitio Baixao da Serra, which we supply to our friends over at Grind & Tamp.
Sitio Portella was also a well loved and gorgeous addition to York based Vinyl Cafe, Forty Five - who found it was received particularly well.
Karst Organics
Our wonderful sourcing partners based in East Timor.
Karst's phenomenal business integrity has earned them a permanent seasonal spot on our coffee offer list, featuring with us from February - June.
Our mates at Batch Coffee club wrote a lovely review about our coffee with Karst Organics that you can read on their website.
This coffee also features very heavily with our mates at York's best climbing wall, Redgoat.
You can find out more on Karst organics by following the link below.
Yundian
Since their inception, Yundian's coffee has become a staple of our coffee offerings.
Chinese coffee production has always been on our radar as having incredible potential due to its incredibly rich agricultural history and diverse terroir.
Yundian have more than earned their spot as our regular partner for Chinese coffees, providing us with some exceptional coffees such as Lu Sun and the Red Sparrow.
Caribbean Goods
Caribbean Goods are a Guatemalan specialty coffee importer. We work with Caribbean Goods to source some of the best coffees that Guatemala has to offer with a fair, fully traceable and just supply chain.
Javier's ethos aligns perfectly with our own, with an emphasis on Quality, Traceability, Customer and Farm level relationships, Empowerment and Environmental Conservation.
Caribbean Goods work with sustainable farms, using new techniques that use 90% less water than traditional coffee farming practices.
Micafe
Our wonderful sourcing partner for various Colombian coffee microlots.
Johnny has become a very good friend of ours since Harmony's inception in 2022.
Johnny's coffees have become a regular staple on our offer list, thanks to their incredibly high quality and extremely reliable consistency.
Forest Green Coffee
Our sourcing partner for El Vergel's microlots in Colombia.
Shady & Elias have also earned themselves a permanent spot on our Really Good Decaf Coffee rotation, with their exceptional Decaf from El Vergel.
We have been consistently blown away by the quality of their coffees, especially their Sugarcane Decaf, which has been a key feature at many of the best coffee shops in York and around the country - easily one of the best decaf coffees we've ever tried, which has since become a mainstay on our offer list.
For more information about El Vergel, follow this link here
Makicuna
Our wonderful sourcing partners based in Ecuador.
Makicuna now source from over 25 different coffee producers in Ecuador - primarily from Loja, Pichincha and Imbabura.
They source from some of the best coffee producers in the world - we are extremely excited whenever Ecuador is in season.
Cofinet
Our wonderful sourcing partners for various Colombian Microlots.
Bethany, Liam and the rest of the team at Cofinet have been excellent in sorting us out with some spectacular Colombian Microlots.
Currently available is our San Sebastián that you can find roasted for our mate Andy over at Bottle and Bean.
We also have a gorgeous release from Sebastian Gomez - some of Cofinet's finest!