How it started
Christmas Day 2021, we were sat talking about coffee and Wrexham. The city had plenty of character and no speciality roastery of its own, so we decided to build one.
We are family-run, and from day one we treated roasting as a craft. Every batch was profiled, cupped, logged, and improved. We started on a 3kg Toper and built it around long days and early mornings, but the standard stayed the same - consistent coffee that tastes right, every time.
Wrexham Bean Co. grew step by step from there. Winning the Made in Wales Food and Drink Award in 2025 was a massive moment for us, but we are still focused on the same thing now as we were at the start - roast better, week after week.
"A good day feels like we moved the quality forward. Roast profiles dialled in. Deliveries out on time. Customers getting a better experience than yesterday. That is how we know we are doing our job."James and Rich — Founders, Wrexham Bean Co.
How we've grown
What changed is scale. What stayed the same is the standard.
Every roast is still profiled, cupped, and adjusted with the same care as day one. If it improves the cup and the customer experience, we keep it. If it does not, we do not ship it.
Coffee is in the family.
Rich's grandfather, Antonio Priamo, arrived in Wales as an Italian prisoner of war during World War Two. He was held in Ruthin, North Wales. When the war ended, he stayed and built his life here.
That Italian connection, the culture, the hospitality, and the relationship with food and coffee, runs through the family and through the roastery.
"It is not something I think about consciously. It is just there. It is in how I taste, how I think about quality, and what I am trying to reach." Rich - Co Founder, Wrexham Bean Co.
This is how we keep standards high.
Sustainability for us is part of daily work, not a campaign. In our roastery sustainability audit we show how tighter roast cycles, better waste control, and packaging choices reduce avoidable waste. The same standards carry into traceability, where quality is linked back to origin, producer, and process. We also plan sourcing around climate pressure on coffee production so quality stays consistent over time.
Welcome to Wrexham Bean Co.
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