Twelve years after taking a risk by quitting as a Qantas mechanical engineer, he is still staying ahead of the coffee competition. In 2009 Dancing Bean opened a coffee roasting facility in Banyo. It's doors are open to the public, selling coffee beans at factory prices Monday to Saturday.

��There�s nothing better than having control over the blend and the coffee roasting process,�� Mr. Mergard said. ��Like anything else in life, if you love it, you will do a better job than the other guy who is simply doing it for a living.��