A Co Cork-based coffee company has secured a deal with Aldi Ireland to supply all of its 149 Irish stores with its popular ground coffee.
Velo Coffee Roasters, which is based in Mayfield, Co Cork, employs 14 staff members and has been working with Aldi Ireland since joining the Grow with Aldi initiative in 2018.
Between 2018 and 2o21, the companies sales rose by 135 per cent after linking in with Aldi Ireland. As a result, Velo Coffee Roasters has been able to move to a new warehouse and invest in a state-of-the-art coffee roaster worth €310,000 which will double its bean-roasting capacity.
The new deal with the supermarket chain will see Velo Coffee Roasters sell almost 500,000 bags of coffee across Aldi’s 149 stores over the next two years.
Rob Horgan, owner of Velo Coffee Roasters, said: “We are thrilled to see Velo Tandem moving to Aldi’s Specially Selected range and are immensely proud to have gone from an unknown coffee company in 2018 to now, only a short time later, seeing such strong sales and being included in Aldi’s Specially Selected range in stores nationwide.
“Working with Aldi long-term has given us the security to expand and invest in our business, and we look forward to working with Aldi for many years to come.”
