Meet Our Master Roaster: David
The Gatekeeper of Quality: David runs the floor and guards the curves. With a heavy background in coffee and operations, and a hyper-tuned palate for sensory analysis, he lives to push the boundaries of what single-origin Peru can do. Every single batch we roast goes under David’s microscope—cupped, tested, and strictly evaluated to ensure it hits absolute perfection before it ever hits your cup.
Outdoors, Tracks & Beats: When he’s not staring down roast logs or dialing in extractions, David is out soaking up everything the South Island has to offer. He’s either off-grid exploring the wild Canterbury high country, keeping tabs on the sports desk, or curation-vibing the roastery soundtrack. He brings that exact same high-energy, no-compromise rhythm to our production line every single day.
Accounts and Sales: Kari
The Day-One Anchor: Kari has been an integral part of the Three Llamas journey since the very beginning. She commands our sales and accounts, serving as the strategic backbone of our commercial operations and the primary champion for our partners nationwide.
The Specialty Strategist: Kari doesn't just manage accounts; she architects coffee programs. With over a decade of deep brand knowledge, she has an intuitive understanding of how to align the perfect single-origin profile with a business's unique identity. From calculating consumable logistics to sourcing and specifying the exact commercial espresso machinery required to scale a high-volume cafe, Kari ensures our wholesale partners are flawlessly equipped, supported, and set up to thrive.
Cafe Manager: Molly
The Retail Hub Anchor: Molly is the driving force behind our customer-facing experience, managing the front-of-house cafe team and coordinating tasks with our onsite roastery assistants to keep the Woodend floor moving flawlessly. With an absolute focus on the daily rhythm of the cafe, she ensures that every guest who walks through our doors experiences the very best of Three Llamas hospitality.
The Creative Lead: Molly shapes the retail experience from the ground up. She leads barista coffee training, sets our seasonal cafe menus, and designs our signature beverage recipes. When cafe workflows permit, she collaborates on wider day-to-day retail operations and lends her eye to our social media—capturing the vibrant, authentic energy of our space to keep our online community completely connected.
The Collective
The Front-Line Craftsmen: Our barista team represents the final, critical step in the chain. They are the daily ritual makers, translating David’s precise roast profiles into flawlessly extracted espresso and delivering genuine, effortless South Island hospitality with every single pour.
The Production Engine: Behind the scenes, our roastery assistants and packaging crew operate with clockwork precision. They are responsible for the tactile handling of our coffee—hand-checking batches, sealing freshness into our bags, and ensuring that the integrity of our high-altitude Peruvian beans is preserved from the cooling tray to the shelf.
The Logistics & Delivery Crew: The unsung heroes who keep the whole operation moving. Managing everything from local North Canterbury dispatch to nationwide wholesale logistics, our delivery and operations team ensures that whether you are a cafe in Auckland or a home brewer down south, your fresh-roasted coffee arrives exactly when you need it.
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