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Cold Bru Coffee Co. has taken the art of cold brew — slow-steeped, naturally smooth, never bitter — and packed it into a concentrated format that fits into your life like it was made for it. Because it was.
Whether you're a coffee-obsessed bru who needs that morning hit, a café owner looking for a premium ready-to-use base, or someone who just wants their iced coffee to actually taste lekker — we've got you sorted.
South Africa is a country of coffee lovers. We queue for it, we debate it, we plan our mornings around it. But for a long time, getting consistently great cold brew meant either hunting down a specialty café — or settling for something watered-down and overpriced.
Cold Bru Coffee Co. was born from that frustration. We wanted to bring premium cold brew off the café shelf and into the home — without the compromise. South Africa's first premium cold brew concentrate, brewed here, for us.
The name? Bru is what we call our people. It's warmth, it's familiarity, it's the kind of greeting that already has a coffee in hand. It felt right — because that's exactly what this brand is built on.
Here's the thing about cold brew that most people don't know: the method isn't just a trend. It's a fundamentally different way to make coffee — and it produces a fundamentally different result.
When coffee is brewed with heat, high temperatures extract certain acids and bitter compounds from the grounds. That's what gives regular coffee that sharp, sometimes harsh edge — especially as it cools down. Cold brew removes heat from the equation entirely.
No heat. No bitterness. Just coffee the way it's supposed to taste.
Instead of hot water, we steep our grounds slowly in cold water over an extended period. The result is a concentrate that's:
It's not a shortcut. It's a better process.
Every bottle of Cold Bru starts with premium full-roast coffee beans, steeped low and slow in cold water. No shortcuts. No heat. No compromise.
The result is a rich, bold concentrate — dense with flavour and naturally smooth from start to finish. We bottle it fresh at 500ml, ready to be diluted at a 1:3 ratio (one part concentrate to three parts water or milk) for the perfect serve every time.
From bean to bottle, the process is designed to give you a café-quality coffee experience in seconds — not an approximation of one.
Your Cold Bru stays fresh for up to two weeks in the fridge. Two weeks of lekker coffee, on your schedule.
The word bru carries something real in South African culture. It's not just slang — it's a term of belonging. It's what you call someone you trust, someone you'd share a cup with. Cold Bru Coffee Co. was built around that same spirit.
We're a proudly South African brand, rooted in the richness of African coffee culture and the warmth of the people who make up this country. Our logo draws from African symbolism — the coffee bean as seed, as story, as something that brings people together. Our colour palette is warm and earthy; the tones of this continent.
Every bottle we produce is made with that identity in mind. This isn't just coffee. It's a product that belongs here.
Coffee lovers at home — Skip the café queue. Cold Bru gives you consistent, high-quality iced coffee whenever you want it, at a fraction of the cost.
Cafés and restaurants — Our concentrate is a premium ready-to-use base for your cold brew menu. Consistent, versatile, and fast to serve — great cold brew without the lead time.
Events and catering — Corporate functions, markets, or private events — Cold Bru is the easy, crowd-pleasing coffee solution that still feels premium.
Our signature full-roast cold brew concentrate. Bold, smooth, and unapologetically coffee-forward. Built for purists and everyday drinkers alike.
The Original Bru meets smooth vanilla flavour for an easy-drinking, café-style experience that's seriously hard to put down.
Rich, roasted hazelnut blended with our cold brew concentrate for a warm, nutty finish that still lets the coffee shine.
Cold Bru Coffee Co. is still on its way up — and we're building this with the people who believe in it first. If you're a retailer, a café owner, a distributor, or just someone who wants their iced coffee to taste properly lekker, we want to hear from you.