Over the last few weeks we've received hundreds of nominations for our barista competition, from all over the country. Our main purpose of this giveaway was to help show baristas the appreciation they deserve – whether it's from their peers, regulars or employers.  A winner will be decided an announced on Friday 10th, but in the meantime check out the shortlisted finalists below. One of the below eight baristas will be receiving a brand new Rocket Appartamento!    Mia  Elk Eatery Auckland "Mia at Elk is incredible - she makes fantastic coffee, is alw ..read more

As a company we are often asked – is our coffee fair trade?  The perennial consumer question that too often results in awkward silences and clammy palms for a lot of coffee roasters.  Here at Atomic we’re happy to talk about how we buy our beans. 100% of our blend coffees are purchased from Fair Trade cooperatives, the majority in partnership with Trade Aid NZ, a member of the World Fair Trade Organisation. This means we pay a Fair Trade premium of 20c USD on every pound of coffee but elect not pay for the rights to the official Fair Trade logo, nor to market ourselves as a specifically ‘Fai ..read more