Flavours with Altitude

Mario, is a Trade Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand representing Promperu based in Sydney. Promperu is a government agency whose mission is to promote exports from Peru to Oceania and sell Peru as a wonderful tourism destination.

Mario first joined Promperu in February 2014 as a Trade Commissioner to Israel with the aim to expand the knowledge of Peruvian superfoods and promote Peru as a sustainable tourism destination. In February 2018, he was appointed as the first Trade Commissioner of Peru to Australia after the PAFTA (Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Peru) got into force in February of 2020.  Prior to joining Promperu, Mario has been working in different export industries such as agribusiness, alpaca garments,  manufacturing home decor products, travertine, among others.

He is passionate about coffee with a mission to support and help grow women working in coffee agriculture.

IncaFé Organic Coffee's first seed was planted in 1998 when Joop was shown the old coffee plantation of a family member in Peru. From that point Joop and his wife Carmen knew they wanted to work with coffee as a way of promoting organic argriculture. They went on to open a small café in Queenstown in 2003 and in 2006 they set-up their family-owned coffee roastery in New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ. They work closely with the cooperative Coopchebi in Chanchamayo, central Peru, where 90% of their coffees come from. They currently represent them in Australia/NZ and Asia.

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Zest Coffee roasters have travelled the globe to find the highest quality coffee beans, their goal is to improve the lives of coffee workers and their families, to innovate in processing and explore fermentation.

Aryan, is Head of Coffee at Zest, focusing on flavour development from seed to cup.He is currently the sensory judge at Australian Brewers Cup.

Zest coffee roasters have travelled the globe to find the high-quality coffee beans, their goal is to improve the lives of coffee workers and their families, to innovate in processing and explore fermentation.

Darren, is the NSW manager for Zest coffee since 2017. He oversees all operations in Sydney and is heavily involved in their projects at origin.

Melissa Caia, brings more than 15 years industry experience and is the specialist barista trainer at the Coffee Academy at William Angliss Institute. Currently involved in national and state barista championships and various coffee events, Melissa enjoys sharing her skills, knowledge and experience mentoring future judges and coffee professionals each day.

Richard is the director of the specialty coffee exporting company Faical Coffee S.A.C. located in the coffee zone of San Ignacio, Cajamarca – Peru

He graduated in Accounting and Financial Sciences at Pedro Ruiz Gallo University in Lambayeque, Peru. Then specialised in Coffee and Cacao Growers Business Management at ESAN University in Lima.

Richard is now a producer and connoisseur of the entire supply chain of specialty coffees from planting in the field to processes, storage and export logistics.

He is also a certified international taster (Q-Grader) and specialist in coffee processes Q Level 1 - Generalist and Processing Q Level 2 - Professional.

With more than 12 years of experience in the coffee sector, Richard supports the management and sustainable development of Cooperatives and coffee companies in Peru.

Rupert Raineri is an Australian actor, chef and presenter.

He has a commanding presence on stage as well as on screen, he has featured in movies like Dartworth and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales with Johnny Depp.