ABOUT US

Founded in 2015, Coffee Mentality is a Brisbane-based specialty coffee roaster headquartered in Woolloongabba, operating a network of retail coffee shops and supporting a wholesale social franchise. As a purpose-driven business, it uses coffee as a platform to inspire positive change - building community, creating meaningful social impact locally and across borders. 

Its founder Ian Abadiano was named the 2026 Coffee Industry Hero (Coffee Educator) at the 2026 Melbourne International Coffee Expo for his commitment to mentoring and inclusive leadership. Read more about his mentality below. 

OUR STORY

I can't change the world by myself. But I can make a difference to my own part of the world. Being a little more sustainable, a little more ethical, a little kinder, in everything we do. It all adds up.

That's why we're minimising our impact on the environment, in the way we source our beans, by reducing the carbon footprint of our supply chain, and by setting up urban farms in our own backyard.

That's why we work with coffee growers in the Philippines - where I was born - to help them grow a sustainable future for their families.

That's why I mentor young coffee professionals, so they can get the headstart that I missed out on.

I want to help people everywhere gain fresh perspectives on how coffee is grown, processed, distributed and brewed. So that every step of the way, it's better for people, and better for the world.

All the while, giving our wonderful customers the best coffee they've ever experienced.

It's a different mentality.

- Ian Abadiano, Founder