GREAT TASTE 2024
31/07/24 12:08
Great News for RePodly at The Great Taste Awards 2024
While the summer holidays are in full swing for many of us and Augusts busy heat doesn't naturally lend itself to thinking about coffee unless your're a coffee obsessive like me, this years Great Taste Awards have been announced today which includes the results for our first ever submission.
It was actually a customer at a food show we were attending last summer who couldn't remember the coffee they enjoyed but knew they'd discovered it after seeing the stamp of quality approval that is a Great Taste Award on the label.
As we are a tiny, early stage company we were very lucky to be in the bursary scheme to encourage newer small business producers the chance to submit, a process we recommend if your product is in the acceptable stage of business.
Choosing which coffee to submit to the awards however was a somewhat trickier process as each one is like one of our children, we love them all equally but yet we recognise that they are all different.
We decided on submitting Discovery for it's excellent balance, low acidity and natural sweetness and being an overall superstar to take the spot for the bursary but it had been a close run thing.
After a couple of restless nights wondering if it was the right choice the decision was made to submit 2 more, full priced entry coffees to the awards to cover all the bases. Also submitted were
The GOAT for it's strong, rich and punchy roasted joy and
Ethiopian Mocha Djimma for it's very unique, distinct earthy flavour which gives it a character all of it's own.
We are very proud to reveal that both Discovery and Ethiopian Mocha Djimma have been awarded stars in 2024! To receive any award in the first year of submission is a joy but 2 is another level all together.
Are we disappointed at The GOAT not being awarded a prestigious star this year? Well, that's an interesting rabbit hole to fall down and something for another day, but the review we received for the coffee was very positive and actually causes some confusion with us which has been a hot topic of discussion indeed!
We feel a competition may well be in order soon to see if our social media minded customers can guess the reason given for not beongh awarded a star so I'm not going to reveal the quote here just yet… but it wasn't at all insulting and highlighted one of the things we were going for in its development!
So… check back soon to find out what the reason was!
While the summer holidays are in full swing for many of us and Augusts busy heat doesn't naturally lend itself to thinking about coffee unless your're a coffee obsessive like me, this years Great Taste Awards have been announced today which includes the results for our first ever submission.
It was actually a customer at a food show we were attending last summer who couldn't remember the coffee they enjoyed but knew they'd discovered it after seeing the stamp of quality approval that is a Great Taste Award on the label.
As we are a tiny, early stage company we were very lucky to be in the bursary scheme to encourage newer small business producers the chance to submit, a process we recommend if your product is in the acceptable stage of business.
Choosing which coffee to submit to the awards however was a somewhat trickier process as each one is like one of our children, we love them all equally but yet we recognise that they are all different.
We decided on submitting Discovery for it's excellent balance, low acidity and natural sweetness and being an overall superstar to take the spot for the bursary but it had been a close run thing.
After a couple of restless nights wondering if it was the right choice the decision was made to submit 2 more, full priced entry coffees to the awards to cover all the bases. Also submitted were
The GOAT for it's strong, rich and punchy roasted joy and
Ethiopian Mocha Djimma for it's very unique, distinct earthy flavour which gives it a character all of it's own.
We are very proud to reveal that both Discovery and Ethiopian Mocha Djimma have been awarded stars in 2024! To receive any award in the first year of submission is a joy but 2 is another level all together.
Are we disappointed at The GOAT not being awarded a prestigious star this year? Well, that's an interesting rabbit hole to fall down and something for another day, but the review we received for the coffee was very positive and actually causes some confusion with us which has been a hot topic of discussion indeed!
We feel a competition may well be in order soon to see if our social media minded customers can guess the reason given for not beongh awarded a star so I'm not going to reveal the quote here just yet… but it wasn't at all insulting and highlighted one of the things we were going for in its development!
So… check back soon to find out what the reason was!
Good News-Letter
12/05/23 13:26
You need something to read with your coffee, so we're curating the best "feel good" news stories, old and new that we can find from around the world and delivering that positivity to your inbox once a week!
It's free, it's not spam and it should warm your insides with joy while making the coffee taste all the sweeter!
It's free, it's not spam and it should warm your insides with joy while making the coffee taste all the sweeter!
☕️ We Plant Trees! 🌳🌲
11/05/23 10:10
Our Promise
Inspired by Sir David Attenborough and his call to rewind areas of the world for biodiversity and the need to plant trees to help with the offsetting of carbon dioxide we pledge to plant a tree for every single full priced purchase of our coffee.
With the exception of the Coffee Against Cancer range where all the profit goes towards curing Leukaemia, we will plant a tree somewhere in the world on your behalf. You don't need to do anything, there's no need to opt in, no extra forms or details.
Every month we will check our total and do it for you.
When it comes to choosing planting projects we consider several factors. Cost is an obvious consideration but aside from that we hope to choose projects that provide work to local people in planting which should give a sense of ownership to those communities and the trees should become valued by those locals.
Biodiversity is also a consideration, we aim to plant trees where wild life and plant biodiversity can flourish.
So far, with your help we've planted:
Reuse or recycle?
11/05/23 09:46
We firmly agree that recyclable packaging is an absolute necessity if we are to minimise the waste that is either buried for future generations to worry about, burned further adding to CO2 in the air (among other things) or dumped into the rivers that end up in the seas.
However, while recycling is necessary it is also wasteful.
Recycling anything requires a person (or people) to collect it, usually in diesel burning lorries, it needs to be separated, cleaned using water, heated using energy then made into something which can then be remelted into something usable.
Its a BIG process, that's laborious and energy consuming.
We believe the answer is REUSE.
As much as possible.
We, the single use generation, don't look at items for what they can be used for after and mindlessly dump items into the recycling bin and forget them. We then think we've done our bit. The councils have reduced our waste bin sizes to make us recycle but have they done enough to encourage us to actually think about what we put into those green boxes on recycling day.
Walk the aisles of your local supermarket and you'll find jars for sale for more than the price of a reusable jar filled with a delicious foodstuff!
Buy a jar of my daughters favourite pasta bake for a pound and you have a brilliantly reusable and SOLID glass jar capable of holding any number of items that need to be stored airtight… coffee for instance.
We support other businesses that have the same ethos and we're happy to share links to these businesses here.
Raphael's Mediterranean foods for example offers some of the best tasting food ever and all of the products are packed in glass jars which can be reused, the teas and herbs they offer are packed in similar reusable plastic bags to our coffee bags and they are just as keen to see the packaging reused.
So much so that when founder Zoi Baldry recently donated food items to a local charity her only stipulation was that the people using them be encouraged to reuse the jars or donate them (clean) to a refillable store.
Refillable stores are popping up all over the UK and are a brilliant way of buying only what you need. So whereas the ingredients for your favourite recipe may be slightly more expensive per kg, you don't be 2:3 more than you actually need to sit in your cupboard.
How many times do you need 300g of flour and the only size on offer is 500g? Which means next time you're 100g short!
Refillable shops are also offering things such as hair shampoo, detergent and lipstick!
We are proud to be unified in the mission to reuse with these similarly minded businesses!
If you'd like your business to be added to our list of links on the link page please contact us here and tell us about what you do! If you have a particularly good story to tell you may also be featured in our Good News-letter which we send out to all our subscribers to enjoy with their favourite coffee each week!
However, while recycling is necessary it is also wasteful.
Recycling anything requires a person (or people) to collect it, usually in diesel burning lorries, it needs to be separated, cleaned using water, heated using energy then made into something which can then be remelted into something usable.
Its a BIG process, that's laborious and energy consuming.
We believe the answer is REUSE.
As much as possible.
We, the single use generation, don't look at items for what they can be used for after and mindlessly dump items into the recycling bin and forget them. We then think we've done our bit. The councils have reduced our waste bin sizes to make us recycle but have they done enough to encourage us to actually think about what we put into those green boxes on recycling day.
Walk the aisles of your local supermarket and you'll find jars for sale for more than the price of a reusable jar filled with a delicious foodstuff!
Buy a jar of my daughters favourite pasta bake for a pound and you have a brilliantly reusable and SOLID glass jar capable of holding any number of items that need to be stored airtight… coffee for instance.
We support other businesses that have the same ethos and we're happy to share links to these businesses here.
Raphael's Mediterranean foods for example offers some of the best tasting food ever and all of the products are packed in glass jars which can be reused, the teas and herbs they offer are packed in similar reusable plastic bags to our coffee bags and they are just as keen to see the packaging reused.
So much so that when founder Zoi Baldry recently donated food items to a local charity her only stipulation was that the people using them be encouraged to reuse the jars or donate them (clean) to a refillable store.
Refillable stores are popping up all over the UK and are a brilliant way of buying only what you need. So whereas the ingredients for your favourite recipe may be slightly more expensive per kg, you don't be 2:3 more than you actually need to sit in your cupboard.
How many times do you need 300g of flour and the only size on offer is 500g? Which means next time you're 100g short!
Refillable shops are also offering things such as hair shampoo, detergent and lipstick!
We are proud to be unified in the mission to reuse with these similarly minded businesses!
If you'd like your business to be added to our list of links on the link page please contact us here and tell us about what you do! If you have a particularly good story to tell you may also be featured in our Good News-letter which we send out to all our subscribers to enjoy with their favourite coffee each week!
Why is a reusable pod important?
02/05/23 18:41
Our home is Earth, we believe that we have a duty to look after this planet for the next generation and beyond by being more sustainable.
Our mission in launching RePodly Coffee is not only to bring you perfectly roasted, truly delicious coffee, but also to help reduce the amount of plastic waste entering landfill and the oceans as pods. We are so committed to being a planet helping company we also make the promise that for every sale we make, we will plant a tree.
There is no extra cost to you, the customer and you don't need to opt in or do anything you wouldn't usually.
So, your coffee should taste all the better knowing that while it's tasting great you're doing good.
We also offer you the chance to switch to our fully paper, recyclable packaging. The gorgeous coffee won't stay fresh in this the way that it will in the reusable plastic sealable pouches so if you use this method please make sure you have a suitable storage solution for your coffee before ordering!
Our mission in launching RePodly Coffee is not only to bring you perfectly roasted, truly delicious coffee, but also to help reduce the amount of plastic waste entering landfill and the oceans as pods. We are so committed to being a planet helping company we also make the promise that for every sale we make, we will plant a tree.
There is no extra cost to you, the customer and you don't need to opt in or do anything you wouldn't usually.
So, your coffee should taste all the better knowing that while it's tasting great you're doing good.
We also offer you the chance to switch to our fully paper, recyclable packaging. The gorgeous coffee won't stay fresh in this the way that it will in the reusable plastic sealable pouches so if you use this method please make sure you have a suitable storage solution for your coffee before ordering!