We’re excited to share some fantastic updates about our Green Ocean and Woodland Coffees! Green Ocean Coffee In June 2024, our restoration activities continued in Clew Bay, Co. Mayo with the restoration of an additional 13 hectares of seabed (equivalent to 24 football...
The Journey Behind Our Coffees
Since our involvement in the coffee business in Ireland since the mid 2000’s coffee consumption has been steadily rising along with the number of outlets selling coffee. The variety of coffee styles is very apparent now too. No longer is coffee just good or bad;...
Green Ocean Coffee – Become a volunteer
We are overwhelmed by the response that our Green Ocean Coffee projects are getting both from the media and the community. Philip Bromwell from RTE news, produced a really evocative piece on our project to re-introduce the native Irish oysters back into Dublin Bay;...
Green Ocean Coffee reintroduces Oysters into Dublin Bay
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest Green Ocean environmental project to re-introduce native European Flat oysters back into Dublin Bay after an absence of almost 200 years. The objective of this project is to establish an oyster brood stock so that...
The Mason’s Apron Bakery and Cafe celebrate 20 years in Business
The café industry isn’t typically known for longevity of tenure but Patricia England of ‘The Mason’s Apron Bakery and Café’ in Virginia, Co Cavan is celebrating 20 years in business this month. I caught up with Patricia and asked her to share some of her experiences...
Gold, Silver and Bronze wins in this year’s Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards.
Watermark Coffee win a Gold, Silver and Bronze place in this year’s Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards. Blas na hEireann is often described as the Oscars for the Irish Food Industry and included over 3000 submissions from a wide range of artisanal and specialist food...
The new La Brillante from Gaggia Milano
Watermark Coffee are please to announce the inclusion of the La Brillante bean to cup coffee machine from Gaggia Milano into our range of high performance automatic coffee machines. La Brillante is ideal for office and hospitality businesses that need superior quality...
Woodland Coffee Plantation Update
Patricija, Sean and I recently visited our Woodland Coffee plantation located between the villages of Oola and Pallasgreen in Co. Limerick. A glorious day with sunshine allowed for a great perspective on what is happening with the trees. The site is a 30 acre mixed...
Introducing the Gaggia La Dea 1 group coffee machine
New from Gaggia Milano is the La Dea 1 group traditional barista coffee machine. This is a smart looking coffee machine aimed at premium locations that want to make their coffee a star of the show. La Dea, meaning ‘Star’; combines tradition, innovation with a...
Launching Green Ocean Coffee
At Watermark, we are committed to running our business in a way that minimises our environmental impact. This is an unrelenting process that requires a lot of thought and vigilance but we’re up for the challenge!! As a person who has always been deeply interested in...
Introducing the Saeco Magic Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
We are thrilled to add the Saeco Magic to our range of automatic bean to cup machines. The Saeco Magic illustrates how advanced small tabletop coffee machines have become with perfect espresso and silky milk foam, the Saeco Magic delivers over and above expectations....
Christmas Opening Hours & Delivery Cut-Offs
The festive season is fast approaching, and we would like to make you aware of delivery cut-offs and our Christmas opening hours. The last date for placing orders for delivery before Christmas is Monday 19th December 2022. Whilst every effort will be made to...
How we reduced our electricity usage by over 50%
With 47% of Ireland’s electricity generation in October 2022 coming from wind generation (as reported by the Irish Times) it does seem as if we’re getting somewhere in moving away from our reliance on fossil fuels. This is truly fantastic news and hopefully we can...
The Cost of Coffee
Those involved in the coffee trade over the past 2 years and have seen gyrations to the coffee price that were previously inconceivable. The worldwide supply of coffee has reduced due to damage from late frosts in Brazil in May 2020 combined with the covid...
Getting your coffee just right
Whether you are a home coffee enthusiast or operate in a busy café, ensuring you get the best from your coffee and coffee equipment demands vigilance. In no particular order; the top tips to help you get the most of your coffee and your espresso machine are: 1 Make...