Head Office

CHRIS HOUSTON

Founder and Managing Director, Chris Houston, has unrivalled experience within the group and has been the driving force for its continued growth and development.

Famous (or at least notorious!) for having high standards, Chris is passionate about delivering a top quality product with outstanding service to everyone who visits a Coffee Culture store. He loves getting onto the tools when he gets the chance. Chris is excited to have opened the very first North Island store in the metropolis that is Hamilton. Outside of work, Chris’s kids keep him busy and he manages to slot in the odd game of golf and tennis.

Managing Director
chris@coffeeculture.co.nz

SACHA COBURN

Sacha is the driving force behind the culture of Coffee Culture. As our Chief Operations Officer she oversees the integrity of everything we do to make sure that our guests experience some good old-fashioned magic every time they visit. She also handles all our in-house legal work, runs the franchise team and takes the lead on delivering our strategic plans.

If you have any questions at all about anything to do with Coffee Culture, Sacha is a great place to start. In her spare time, she enjoys tennis, and dance and is actively involved in her local community by supporting families in crisis.

Director & C.O.O.
sacha@coffeeculture.co.nz

+64 27 475 0390

MIKE KING

Mike has spent a heap of time in the coffee industry and has experience in every facet of coffee store ownership (including juggling a couple of stores at the same time!). Mike brings expertise in leasing and project management, and works with all our new franchisees to get their stores humming. If you’re thinking about owning your own Coffee Culture store, give Mike a call.  

Commercial Director 
mike@coffeeculture.co.nz

+64 21 709 234 

MURRAY WALSH

Murray's love of coffee knows no bounds. After years in store serving our famous espresso to guests, Murray has taken it a step further and taken on the challenge of roasting our blend to perfection.

Between that and lending his wealth of knowledge to the teams at The Palms, The Crossing and Rangiora stores, Murray still finds time to keep up with all the news and clock a few km's on his bike.

Business Manager 

+64 3 377 2605

MARK YAGMICH

Mark joins the team with multi-channel experience across prominent New Zealand retail and service brands. He is building his Coffee Culture knowledge from the ground up and we're excited to see where he takes our wholesale & eCommerce channels. Mark lives in North Canterbury with his wife and three sons. During the Summer you can find him with his sons boogie boarding, and during Winter he's in 'Uber-mode' taking his boys to their various sporting and social commitments

General Manager of Coffee Partners Ltd. 
mark@coffeepartners.nz 

+64 27 289 8748

HAMISH BORGFELDT

Best name ever right? Sounds serious and Hamish is super serious about his coffee. After years in the vibrant Melbourne coffee scene, Hamish is back in his native Christchurch and plays an integral part in making sure our coffee is roasted to perfection every time. In addition to his passion for roasting he's also a skilled barista with a ton of knowledge in all facets of coffee production and preparation. When he's not on the roaster or keeping up with his young family you'll likely find him working on his short game at one of the local golf courses. 

Head Roaster

info@coffeepartners.nz
+64 3 377 2024

AMANDA ROBINSON

Amanda is the Head of Marketing at Coffee Culture and spends her days making sure you're in the know about the latest and greatest Coffee Culture happenings. This super mum of two also finds time in her hectic schedule to compete in multi-sport events as well as lead group fitness classes. With that much energy, clearly, this someone never says no to a coffee! 

Head of Marketing - Franchise
amanda@coffeeculture.co.nz
+64 3 377 2605

CLYNTON DRUMM

Clynton has been around the traps for a long time, and Coffee Culture regulars know him from the 'good old days'. A successful store manager and now store owner with his wife Karen, Clynton has walked the talk.

Beautiful coffee is one of his passions as well as graphic design, so he puts both to use as a coffee trainer and visual designer for the group. 

Outside the office, he prides himself on knowing a little bit about a whole lot of unimportant stuff. You've been warned.

Franchise Support - Marketing & Design
clynton@coffeeculture.co.nz

+64 3 377 2605

DAWN BALLAGH

Dawn brings a wealth of experience to our team from her extensive travels, time cheffing, and food distribution. She walks the talk when it comes to menu development, spending time on the floor with the bakery crew to make sure our muffins are magnificent and our bagels are Bellissimo. Outside of the kitchen, Dawn is a lady of the land with a farm of foster animals and paddocks of produce to keep her busy.

Head of Food & Menu Development
dawn@coffeeculture.co.nz

+64 22 300 4677

ZOE BLACK

After years of tutoring and working in the high-pressure graphic design industry, Zoe has brought her artistic talents to our in-house marketing team. For those graphics geeks reading this, she’s an Adobe ace and can conjure up exceptional illustrations in the blink of an eye. Get Zoe talking, and you’ll soon learn she’s a proud parent of two and has an encyclopedic knowledge of music and Simpsons quotes.

Graphic Designer
zoe@coffeeculture.co.nz
+64 3 377 2605

SUSAN ROBERTS

Susan has been Head Office Manager since '04 and is an integral part of the team. She whips everyone into shape and oversees all the administrative aspects of the company's operations, including handling the accounts for all stores. Susan has three great boys, one of whom is her husband Jase, and in her free time she enjoys supporting her sporting family. 

Head Office Manager

susan@coffeeculture.co.nz

+64 3 377 2605

MICHELLE GODFREY-HAWTIN

With over 25 years in the industry, it's safe to say that Michelle leaves no stone unturned when it comes to keeping store accounts up-to-date and running like a well-oiled machine.

Speaking of wheel-oiled machines, in her time out of the office Michelle is an avid cyclist and enjoys the outdoors with her family.

Office Administrator

accounts@coffeeculture.co.nz

+64 3 377 2605

KENDRA BARRATT

Kendra is another of the 'grown in the group' people here at Coffee Culture. After making the move to Christchurch from her native Nelson in '15, Kendra started as a full-timer and worked her way up to be part of the leadership team at the Bush Inn and Riccarton stores. She is now a full-fledged member of our franchise team. Kendra is a proud mother to Archie, a pretty special chocolate labradoodle and excellent barista! 

Franchise Support - Currently on Maternity Leave
kendra@coffeeculture.co.nz

+64 3 377 2605