Coffee has been both a personal and professional passion for IBCA Founder, Patrick O’Malley, for decades.
He began with Espresso Italia, where he roasts his own coffee and provides it wholesale to restaurants, cafes, and other businesses along with tea, brewing equipment, and training on the coffee and tea process. Word spread quickly all over Arizona of Patrick’s mindfully curated and roasted coffee and tea selection, which inspired him to open his own cafe in Tempe, Arizona: Infusion Coffee & Tea.
Read on for more information about these businesses as well as our other coffee ventures…
Espresso Italia
Espresso Italia distributes a variety of products, including our very own roasted coffee and blended teas, for cafes, bars, restaurants, and hotels in Arizona and the surrounding states. We also provide espresso machines from Sanremo, La Cimbali, and La Nuova Era along with Bunn coffee and tea equipment, barista accessories, sauces, syrups, and powders to complete any business’ coffee and tea offerings. Our technicians have over 50 years of combined experience and offer service, install, as well as regular preventative maintenance for espresso, coffee, and tea equipment ranging from brewing equipment to water filtration, cold brew, and nitro setups—all of any make and any model.
Infusion Coffee & Tea Crafters
Infusion Coffee & Tea Crafters was originally founded to sell Patrick’s specialty tea blends, but as the popularity of Espresso Italia grew, so did the public demand for a cafe offering all of Patrick’s creations in one spot. Infusion opened its doors in Tempe, Arizona in 2015 and has grown into a community of specialty coffee enthusiasts. As there are regularly no fewer than 14 single-origin coffees, each available to be brewed several different ways, even a newcomer to the world of specialty coffee quickly picks up on what goes into every cup.
Brewsed Documentary
IBCA Founder, Patrick O’Malley, teamed up with SnakeByte Media to film and produce a documentary to educate more people on the impact of the coffee industry. The film covers everything from coffee festivals and expos to an up-close and personal look at the underpaid and under-recognized farmers carrying the entire industry. Because the coffee industry affects the economic livelihood of 25 million people, the documentary will be aimed at bringing that awareness to consumers who have the purchasing power to influence coffee companies towards more direct trade coffee, resulting in better wages for farmers, more sustainable practices, and higher quality coffee.
3 Coffee Guys - Coffee Voyages
3 Coffee Guys started with just that, three men with a passion for coffee! IBCA Founder, Patrick O’Malley, barista extraordinaire and head trainer of Caffé Vergnano in Turin, Damian Burgess, and expert specialty coffee roaster and owner of Tecnocafé in Bogotá, Ricardo Villegas, bring you coffee education at the source. On a coffee voyage with 3 Coffee Guys, you get to travel the world and learn about the coffee process from seed to cup.
Sanremo World Academy Team
Sanremo World Academy Team, or SWAT for short, is a research and development team made up of a curated group of coffee professionals chosen by Sanremo Coffee Machines. IBCA Founder, Patrick O’Malley, along with five other leading coffee authorities collaborate with Sanremo on ideas, concepts, and designs for espresso machines and grinders. Sanremo Coffee Machines are built using the highest standards and materials, which results in the highest capability and stability in the world. Their commitment to quality is demonstrated in their selection of coffee pros to help direct them and give feedback on future machines.
