Meet the team
Lars & Margo is a small, family-run business. Peter and Mandy, the founders, work together to provide a reliable and personal service. They believe in building honest relationships with customers and farmers. If you visit their roastery, you can purchase their outstanding coffee and experience their warm and friendly atmosphere. They love talking about coffee and are always happy to share samples with you.
For 2026 we see the onboarding of their son, Will - read on to learn more!
We present…
PETER
Co-Founder and Roaster, Business Manager. Machine/Technical sourcing and Procurement. Finance, friendly guy on the end of the phone and Post Office Gopher!
Cornish born and bred, discovering 55 yrs later of his Danish heritage and that his original name was Lars. A long story but a wonderful one with an equally pleasing outcome.
Peter frequently speaks of fond memories of his first job at the age of 11yrs when growing up in Looe. He was a paperboy for Mandy’s uncle, Mike Delf. He was also a pub bottle-upper and sweetshop and tobacconist assistant. He served in the RAF (where he visited his first coffee farm whilst stationed in Belize in the 1980’s). This followed with retail procurement.
An OU Historian, the family member you’ll always find looking out to sea and standing on the furthest rock and also a self confessed hoarder of anything sentimental. He’ll be the one strolling at the back when out in a crowd, blissfully taking in the world and all his surroundings.
Currently working elsewhere in procurement (Private Sector) but very much keeping a keen and watchful eye on all ops in the Lars & Margo Roastery HQ.
Ambition - to see Lars & Margo on the shelves of Fortnum & Mason.
MANDY
Co-Founder and Roaster. Innovation Manager, Green Bean Sourcing and Procurement. Admin and Social Media/Marketing. She’s a hugger! Good news or sad, she’ll be there to provide.
To Mandy, life is a book full of chapters; chance encounters and the opening of new doors. Working in various fields, her proudest achievement - as a mother of three - Jack, will and Eliza. Born in Nairobi, the youngest of five children, with a childhood living in Bahrain. Mandy loves the world and the kind people within. She strives to connect with people and likewise connect others.
When ‘spring fever’ arrives Mandy is enthused and inspired. Painfully impatient but desperate to learn from others. She’s longing to meet coffee farmers and producers and likewise artistically document her research.
Mandy has a background in Fine Art, specialising in time-based installations on political ecology themes. She strongly opposes green-washing and is exploring real sustainability. Currently dipping in and out of a master's degree in Sustainable Development with the University of Sussex.
Ambition - still figuring that one out!
Will
Finance Manager and Business Adviser and the one to keep calm waters - as you do when your parents are in business together!! Our official coffee aficionado of the Beall offspring.
Based and representing Lars & Margo in London, an economist by day, skateboarder and video director by night. Quietly passionate about moral grounding, fantastically stylish, creative (give him anything and he’ll model something out of it!) and super nice. He brings it all to the team!
Will — early years tree climber and nature lover. Alongside siblings Jack and Eliza, he spent time with Lego, Playmobil and Warhammer, rarely following instructions and making quirky substitutes. During his A’Levels he announced a plan to build a timber skate ramp - little did we realise how big - and how to fit it in our pocket sized Victorian garden. But he succeeded alongside an incredible set of exam results - a real feat! A degree in Economics followed.
Interested in the ‘interesting’. The person you need when ‘what have I seen them in?’ - a film buff for sure and winner for our ‘Peckham Pasties’ Team - paper aeroplane entry at the Peckham Levels Pub Quiz in 2019!
Ambition - you’ll need to ask him but I feel sure he’d offer a warm smile in return.
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