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For over three decades, passion, rigour and savoir-faire have been the driving force of the work, creation and excellence that is the taste of La Maison du Chocolat, founded in 1977 by Robert Linxe. From Parisian grand artisan to international luxury chocolatier, La Maison du Chocolat carries on the tradition of its grand classics, and each season, crafts new ephemeral chocolate collections, showing that the art of chocolate is ever evolving. Nicolas Cloiseau, Master Chef of La Maison du Chocolat, Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chocolatier 2007, maintains a signature taste throughout his creations, even from the delicate chocolate covering, to the sumptuous ganache, following through to the chocolate pastries. For more than 35 years, La Maison du Chocolat has taken the science of balance and associations to an art form. Perfect harmony on the palate highlights the singularity of these signature creations of unique taste.

Since 1996, we’ve been making the everyday extraordinary through tea. Cup by cup, we’ve reimagined the humble tea leaf - how it’s blended, brewed, served and shared. From our humble beginnings in Fitzroy, Melbourne, we’ve grown into a community of curious tea lovers who believe tea should never be boring. Today, our innovative product development, sustainability progress and industry leading eCommerce experience are supported by our Collingwood support office, Melbourne distribution centre and 60 retail stores across Australia and New Zealand. Our stores are immersive, colourful and full of discovery. Iconic products line the shelves, delicious samples are always brewing, and our teams bring the magic to life every day. As tea experts, they know the flavours, stories and rituals behind every blend — and love helping customers find their perfect cup. In the heart of Collingwood, our support office is where ideas steep. Fuelled by endless pots of tea and inspired by its eclectic neighbourhood, our teams collaborate across brand, e-commerce, wholesale, technology, operations, strategy and more to create the next delicious thing. Our Melbourne distribution centre keeps the tea moving. It’s the operational hub that sends tea, teawares and gifts to our stores and directly to tea lovers’ doors. With a team of 30, it’s a lively, hands-on environment where every parcel helps make someone’s day a little more delicious. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us across our stores, support office and distribution centre. Come make the everyday extraordinary as part of the T2 tea-m.

When it comes to specialty coffee ST. ALi was one of the first, one of the pioneers; the ones who defined specialty coffee in Melbourne; and the ones who continue to push boundaries forward. Found down a back alley you have to know where to go to get to, since inception ST. ALi has been an industry leader in direct relationships with farmers, in-house roasting, expert coffee brewing, with a best-in-category food offering. We’re a stand-alone brand, unique, focused—and hard to replicate. While our spiritual home will forever be our laneway roots in South Melbourne, we also own and run the Sensory Lab brand of stores in the CBD and now at Melbourne International Airport. We’ve partnered with Mercedes-Benz to open their Australia first 'Mercedes Me' concept store in Collins Street, and in 2015 expanded into the international market, opening a sister ST. ALi in Jakarta. As the innovative leader of ST. ALi, disruptive entrepreneur Salvatore Malatesta has established a fresh and visionary focus on branding, accessible customer education, and a world-class coffee offering that is relevant, sincere—and always a little rock and roll.