Cafe Buunni New York, NY Sarina & Elias worked closely with Bellissimo Coffee Advisors in the planning and development stages and assisted in the menu, design and layout, equipment, and other areas to bring Cafe Buunni to fruition. Elias attended the American Barista & Coffee Workshops as well, and we are very excited for them […]
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Even Keel Coffee Company Portland, OR I had no idea my love for coffee would translate to owning my own coffee bar. Being an architect for the last 20 years, married and raising two young boys in Portland, I began looking for my next chapter in late summer 2016. I grew up around small business,
Cold Smoke Coffee Bozeman, MT In July of 2011 we sat out to open a coffeehouse that defied the “normalities” of what can be accomplished in the coffee industry. One of our biggest challenges was the fact that we actually knew nothing about coffee….cue the American Barista & Coffee Workshops. We decided to invest time
Terra Negra Trade Company Guatamala Looking back now to when I took the class and seeing what we are doing today, I feel the American Barista & Coffee Workshops were a turning point and an insightful experience in our business idea and dream. What I experienced and learned not only gave me the instruments to
Espresso à la Carte Jacksonville, FL As a young Floridian bride of a native Oregonian (my late husband Chris grew up in the East Moreland area of Portland), we visited Portland often and enjoyed the coffee culture immensely. We had a desire to introduce the cutting edge coffee “vibe” to Northeast Florida via a specialty
Lionheart Coffee Company Portland, OR Created to be used as a space using coffee as the catalyst to bring our community together, Lionheart Coffee Company opened in May 2015. I had been in the coffee industry for over 10 years mainly working through management at several Starbucks cafes throughout the Pacific Northwest. When developing the