Starting a brand on maternity leave wasn’t exactly the plan. But in many ways, it became the perfect moment to finally do something with an idea that had been brewing for years…
I’d been making cold brew coffee at home for more than a decade. I loved the smooth, rich flavour and the natural energy it gave me, but whenever I reached for a ready-to-drink cold brew option, I was always a little disappointed. They were often too sweet, packed with ingredients I didn’t recognise, or felt more like a dessert than the coffee I actually wanted to drink.
I kept thinking: why can’t I find a cold brew that’s simple, smooth and genuinely tastes good?
Then came maternity leave… It gave me the push to take that thought a little more seriously and start creating the drink I’d been looking for myself. I began developing and refining my own ready-to-drink cold brew — something simple, considered and made without compromising on flavour. And that’s how Cici’s was born.
The name itself comes from my daughter, which makes the brand and everything we’re building around it even more personal. From the beginning, I knew I wanted Cici’s to be a coffee more people could enjoy. Ingredients, allergens and different dietary needs shouldn’t be an afterthought, which is why our cold brews are vegan and gluten-free, with carefully considered ingredients and no unnecessary extras.
Today, there are three Cici’s flavours — Original, Oat and Caramel — each a little different, but all made with the same approach. Our coffee is brewed low and slow for a bold yet beautifully smooth flavour, creating a refreshing, ready-to-drink cold brew that you can simply grab from the fridge whenever you need it.
It might have started with me looking for a better cold brew, but Cici’s has become something much bigger than that. And to think it all started on maternity leave.
Sarah
Founder & CEO, Cici’s Cold Brew
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