Toby Smith, founder of Toby’s Estate, is a passionate Roaster, Barista and Coffee Artisan. Over 15 years ago Toby traded in a lucrative career as a lawyer to follow his heart and venture to some of the world’s most remote regions to discover all there was to know about his first love - coffee. While living within the communities, Toby experienced firsthand how these families had dedicated their lives, and a lot of hard manual labour to growing exquisite coffee. Inspired by his new purpose, and the deep respect for the people that took him in, Toby returned home and got to work perfecting the art and science of roasting coffee from his mum's garage.

He spent the next 12 years sharing what he had learnt with a team of passionate coffee enthusiasts, opened several signatures cafes, and built a loyal network of over 600 independent cafes who serve Toby’s Estate coffee exclusively.

S.E.E (Social, Ethical and Environmental) is a philosophy that Toby’s Estate endeavour to apply to all their trade practices. That ensures that they strive to engage with ethical growers, producers and local exporters. Their sustainable relationships are built on trust and traceability in finding the best quality coffee, tea and chocolate at a fair price for both parties. You can find more information on the Toby's Estate website.