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Mr Tinto Trailer set on fire
Regrettably, our trailer was set on fire on Saturday 21st December 2019 by two middle age males, who luckily are in custody and are being questioned. Although the fire brigade arrived early and stopped the blaze all of our equipment has been burned and destroyed. 30k worth of equipment, trailer, machinery and stock.
Since we shared this sad news with our clients and followers the support has been overwhelming and we have had brilliant ideas, this fundraiser being one of them to help us get back on our feet as Christmas is only a few days and our profits for this month spread out between wages, bonuses and running costs it may take a couple of weeks, months before we do so.
Unfortunately, this will impact not only our business but families, as we are a family run business and our staff depend greatly on their wages, which they will be out of until this is fixed.
If you can donate anything, it will make a difference to us. We know it’s the festive period and funds may be very limited (we can definitely relate!) BUT even sharing this with your friends and family will also be of great help to us!
We hope to be there with you in the new year, continuing to supply you with good coffee. But right now, we ask for your support in any way.
We want to also take this time to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2020 and of course thank you in advance!
For some of you who don't know who we are here is a quick history about Mr Tinto.
What or who is Mr Tinto?
In Colombia we call black filter coffee 'Tinto', and whoever sells coffee is ‘el señor de los tintos’ it translate in English to 'Mr Tinto' When I started the business that is exactly what I was, a man with a bicycle outside the back entrance to East Croydon Station selling coffee.
Where and when did we come from?
It feels like a long time ego but an always close memory, like a picture on the wall that first cold wet Monday morning on the 16th January 2017 a dark morning that felt like still was night at around 6:30am. My first customer was a young woman who asked me for a black American, I was so nervous but so excited at the same time. Since then it has been a wonderful adventure, an adventure which has seen that man an a bicycle grow to the community we are today.
What is our ideology?
My ethos has always been to make good coffee available to the everyday person. How have we achieved that? By cutting the middle man and sourcing our own coffee directly from the farms, in this way we pay fair prices to the farmers, but also it allows us to pass on the savings to you.
Regrettably, our trailer was set on fire on Saturday 21st December 2019 by two middle age males, who luckily are in custody and are being questioned. Although the fire brigade arrived early and stopped the blaze all of our equipment has been burned and destroyed. 30k worth of equipment, trailer, machinery and stock.
Since we shared this sad news with our clients and followers the support has been overwhelming and we have had brilliant ideas, this fundraiser being one of them to help us get back on our feet as Christmas is only a few days and our profits for this month spread out between wages, bonuses and running costs it may take a couple of weeks, months before we do so.
Unfortunately, this will impact not only our business but families, as we are a family run business and our staff depend greatly on their wages, which they will be out of until this is fixed.
If you can donate anything, it will make a difference to us. We know it’s the festive period and funds may be very limited (we can definitely relate!) BUT even sharing this with your friends and family will also be of great help to us!
We hope to be there with you in the new year, continuing to supply you with good coffee. But right now, we ask for your support in any way.
We want to also take this time to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2020 and of course thank you in advance!
For some of you who don't know who we are here is a quick history about Mr Tinto.
What or who is Mr Tinto?
In Colombia we call black filter coffee 'Tinto', and whoever sells coffee is ‘el señor de los tintos’ it translate in English to 'Mr Tinto' When I started the business that is exactly what I was, a man with a bicycle outside the back entrance to East Croydon Station selling coffee.
Where and when did we come from?
It feels like a long time ego but an always close memory, like a picture on the wall that first cold wet Monday morning on the 16th January 2017 a dark morning that felt like still was night at around 6:30am. My first customer was a young woman who asked me for a black American, I was so nervous but so excited at the same time. Since then it has been a wonderful adventure, an adventure which has seen that man an a bicycle grow to the community we are today.
What is our ideology?
My ethos has always been to make good coffee available to the everyday person. How have we achieved that? By cutting the middle man and sourcing our own coffee directly from the farms, in this way we pay fair prices to the farmers, but also it allows us to pass on the savings to you.
Fundraising team: Mr Tinto Team (3)
Franco Pacho
Organizer
England
Beatrice Rivero
Team member
Camilo Curcio
Team member
