Trading was so good for a coffee business in Dunedin's Northeast Valley, its owners have decided to shut up shop for good.
Grid Coffee Roasters co-owners Nick van der Jagt and Gavin Mockford opened their artisan coffee-roasting business in Flax Cafe in Caversham in 2012. Co-owner van der Jagt said a "wee baby roaster" in the cafe produced about 40kg of coffee a week.
The business then moved into its own premises in North Rd, Northeast Valley in 2015.
The plan was for the premises to be a space for the roastery and a workshop for technician Brian Johnston to repair coffee machines, while also serving some coffees.
But due to its proximity to tourist hotspot Baldwin St, the business became more focused on the cafe side of the operation than the owners had expected, she said.