ARC has taken on the Redbrick branding to reflect its status as the brand’s flagship location. Photo: Cassie Abraham.
Canberrans are rightly proud of our coffee culture and a big part of the specialty coffee movement is homegrown business Redbrick.
Tim and Myf Manning started Redbrick as a tiny Curtin cafe, and it has since grown to be a huge wholesale presence with outlets across town, and they’re dedicated to evolving so they can continue to provide Canberra with the very best coffee.
To celebrate 13 years of Redbrick coffee in Canberra, the team has decided to rename ARC to reflect its status as the brand’s flagship location.
“We’ve spent a long time building Redbrick as a brand, and we’re evolving the offering in the space a little bit, so it felt like the right time to put the Redbrick name to the place in the city,” Tim told Region.
Redbrick owner Tim Manning at Redbrick in the city. Photo: Rohan Thomson.
The name change also coincides with a change in the kitchen: Chef Angela Koungoulos has been working at ARC since ‘day one’ under chef Aaron Beattie and is now stepping up into the Head Chef role. It’s an opportunity for the menu to evolve into something a little more playful, with characterful dishes like fried chicken waffles and a double-smash burger taking their place alongside brunch classics.
Part of Redbrick’s ongoing work is building relationships with their main coffee growers in Brazil and Colombia, as well as other growers they work with in Asia and Africa. They’ve had the opportunity to visit some of those farms, as well as hosting people from overseas in Canberra to allow them the chance to see where their carefully grown product ends up.
“Behind the scenes, Redbrick is all about connecting with where our coffee comes from. One of our original missions was to know about who produces our coffee, where it comes from and getting to know more about it,” Tim said.
“At the end of the day, we just really want people to enjoy our coffee, but we are really proud of the connections we have with the people who supply us.”
The standard Coffee Coffee blend, which is the main choice in their cafes, is a blend of two exclusively supplied coffee lines from Brazil and Columbia. The Good Day blend changes seasonally, which allows the team to feature different coffee-producing regions, including the young and emerging farmers they meet on their travels.
Redbrick has also been focussing on sustainability and is proud to use fully home-compostable coffee bags and takeaway cups. You can even do a course with them to learn how to get the best out of your home coffee machine! It’s all part of their ongoing commitment to change and innovate over time.
To celebrate their 13th birthday, Redbrick is giving away a year’s worth of coffee – one a day – to one lucky customer. Follow them on Instagram to find out more. The winner will be announced on 6 January 2025.
Visit Redbrick in the city at 1 Constitution Place, Canberra City. They are open from 7 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday, and from 8 am to 2 pm on weekends. Visit their newly redesigned website to find out more about their coffee, and follow Redbrick on Instagram.
Original Article published by Lucy Ridge on Riotact.
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