Journal

Mojo Coffee has been buying coffee from Tanna Island, Vanuatu, for five years; it's a small coffee growing region which is incredibly important to us. We see relationships, mutual support and quality coffee development as some of the many benefits in trading with our close neighbour. Mojo has been sourcing raw green coffee from Talao Coffee, a co-operative run in conjunction with local NGO, Nasi Tuan, since 2016. In 2019, Andrew Findlay from Tearfund NZ reached out to Mojo to see if we could do more to help. The plan was to set up Tana Island's first roasting plant and tourist retail post for Talao...

Just before the holidays, the Mojo team and Innocent Packaging visited the Kaicycle community farm to learn more about how our compostable cups were being turned into compost. When we arrived, the sun was beating down and the warm smell of compost filled the air. The garden and compost facility is located on Hospital Road in Newtown, which seemed to be an unusual spot until Kate from Kaicycle explained that the garden’s location is critical for its success being so accessible to the community. The central location requires less transport to access, which is crucial for Kaicycle, considering they collect compost by...

In August, Wellington City Council stopped taking all compostable cups into their compost. We couldn’t just sit around knowing that our cups were going back into the landfill. So, we've collaborated with Kaicycle and The Tiny Plastics Factory to trial a new way to compost our cups! We're only testing this out in a few stores for now, but if it works, we plan to roll out on a bigger scale, as part of our transition toward a circular economy. We'll keep you posted on how we go! Together, we're finding a way to reduce landfill waste & grow food. Our PLA...

Hoony Chae from Mojo Auckland shares some insights on his journey from the MeadowFresh NZ Latte Art Championships to the recent 2019 World Latte Art Championship (WLAC) in Berlin, Germany. Mojo: Congratulations, Hoony on your wonderful achievement! How did you feel when you heard the announcement that you had won? Hoony: I was very nervous and excited to hear the results…I couldn’t believe it! I am extremely happy and honoured to be a champion. M: Tell us about your journey from starting to make coffee to winning the competition. H: I have been making coffee for about 5 years now...