Sells matcha tea and runs matcha stores in Cape Town
Food & drink · Cape Town
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Ceremony Brand is a matcha business that has just opened its second branch in Cape Town. Pippa Hudson introduced an earlier interview with its founder, covering how matcha is sourced, prepared and sweetened.
“we talked to the founder of the Ceremony Brand, which has just opened its second branch in Cape Town, bringing matcha to Cape Town diners”
Ceremony is a local matcha brand with two outlets, one on Bree Street and the original in Seapoint on the main road facing the promenade. It sells matcha drinks and smoothies, with matcha sourced from a single estate in Kagoshima, Japan. Founder Michaela McClain was interviewed in studio on Lunch with Pippa Hudson.
“They now have two outlets.”
Ceremony is a local matcha brand based in Cape Town, run by founder Michaela McClain. It has just opened a second branch, and its stores let customers explore and experience matcha.
“They've just opened a second branch, and she's here to chat to us about how to explore and experience matcha, and of course, to talk about their stores.”
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