Australia’s Grinders Coffee appoints new General Manager

Steve Bean, General Manager at Grinders Coffee | Photo credit: Grinders Coffee

Melbourne-based coffee roaster Grinders Coffee has appointed former Coca-Cola and Mondelez executive Steve Bean as its new General Manager. 
 

Grinders Coffee said Bean brings over two decades of transferable expertise from the beverage and chocolate industries to the leadership position. He has over 10 years' experience working for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, most recently as General Manager for Retail Operations, as well as senior leadership experience from Mondelēz International, where he served as Director of Revenue Growth Management for Asia, the Middle East and Africa. 

In a Q&A published on the Grinders Coffee website, Bean said the coffee roaster was a brand ‘built on passion, authenticity, and craftsmanship’ and that he will amplify its strong position in the Australian coffee industry and hone the company’s focus on customer service.    

Bean has set a goal of making Grinders Coffee the second largest coffee roaster in Australia within the next 10 years. 

“I’m thrilled to have taken on this exciting role at Grinders Coffee. The team at Grinders is so passionate about the coffee industry, and their enthusiasm is contagious. I’ve spent years working in categories that are pivotal to retailer success and highly connected to consumer emotion and pleasure. The coffee industry feels like it has those same elements, if not more so, which is exciting for me,” he said. 

Founded in 1962, Grinders Coffee operates a roastery and training academy in Melbourne, where it roasts off of 120kg and 300kg Brambati roasters.