Casa Coffee Roasters, known for many years as Casa Espresso, is a family-run speciality coffee roaster in Shipley, West Yorkshire. It has grown from importing Italian espresso machines into one of Yorkshire's most respected independent roasteries.
From a spare room to a roastery
Casa was founded in 2000 by Nino's father, Tony. The story goes that the espresso machine at his Italian restaurant broke down, the supplier couldn't fix it, so he fixed it himself, and then started supplying espresso machines and coffee to others. He ran the business from a spare room in the family home, which is where the name Casa, Italian for "home", comes from.
Nino took over in 2007. He wanted to put the focus on ethically sourced, high-quality coffee roasted by hand, and in 2014 Casa bought its first roaster, aiming to roast only speciality-grade coffee. They describe themselves as Bradford's first speciality coffee roasters.
In 2025 Casa marked 25 years in business. To celebrate, it changed its name from Casa Espresso to Casa Coffee Roasters and introduced a new logo.
Quality first
Casa choose coffees for their quality, not their price. They cup samples from many green coffee suppliers, pick the best and test each one at different roast profiles before it goes on sale, then keep tasting later roasts to make sure the cup stays just as good. They work closely with importers so that what they pay makes a difference to the farmers.
Their care has been recognised by the Great Taste Awards, and in 2019 they became a Great Taste Producer.
A few things we learned from Casa
- Favourite origin: Ethiopia, especially funky natural-processed coffees.
- At home: a V60 for filter coffee; espresso at the roastery.
- Advice for new roasters: seek advice from established roasters. "We did and it helped us massively."
- Top of the wish list: a new van!
More than coffee
Casa still supplies and services espresso machines for cafés and restaurants (they were the first licensed UK importer of Sanremo machines), and run barista training and latte art courses, plus home barista courses for coffee lovers who want to brew better at home. Their customers include independent coffee shops, delis, restaurants, mobile events and even breweries.
Buy their coffee
You can buy their coffee from the Casa Coffee Roasters website.
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