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Introducing Our New President, David W. Mendez

In our 109th year in business, we are proud to announce CEO David M. Mendez has promoted our Vice President David W. Mendez to President. David is the Great Grandson of our founder Walter Law, and has been Sales Director for the past 14 years. David is a graduate of the @University of Delaware –View post →

5 Ways to Beat the Mid-Day Slump

We’ve all had those moments at work where suddenly we hit a wall. Our productivity drops off, our energy level decreases, and it becomes difficult to focus. It’s safe to say this makes it impossible to get anything done. And unfortunately, you’ve probably found yourself in this very predicament more often than you’d like toView post →

BEYOND A SIMPLE CUP OF COFFEE

Looking to add some pizazz to that cup o’ joe? Maybe a coffee smoothie? Or perhaps you’re in dire need of a coffee cocktail. Check out our coffee recipes below for a little somethin’ sweet! LAW’S VANILLA SWEET CREAM COLD BREW Ingredients: Law’s Cold Brew Coffee (recipes above) 1 vanilla bean 1 c. sugar 1View post →

COFFEE COFFEE EVERYWHERE!

Coffee Recipes to get you through every meal! If you’re like us, you’re coffee obsessed! So, if you need an excuse to incorporate coffee in your recipes, we salute you and are happy to provide some delicious coffee-inspired recipes for you to try. Just make sure you send us an invitation to join you inView post →

HOW TO MAKE COFFEE… IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE!

If you want to liven up your daily coffee ritual, then step away from the drip or single serve brewer for a day. Give one of these alternate coffee routes a try; they will have your coffee-lovin’ taste buds giving you a pat on the back! 1) French Press Coffee Bring water to a boil.View post →

JAVA ON ITS JOURNEY (THE CONCLUSION)

SPECIALTY IS BREWING Around the same time as the Beatniks, a Dutch-born gentleman named Alfred Peet moved to the United States. His family owned a coffee roasting company back in Holland. He moved to San Francisco where he struggled to find a stable career. His coffee background allowed him to see an opportunity to goView post →

JAVA ON ITS JOURNEY: PART 4

THE DARK TIMES “The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.”(Brooks in The Shawshank Redemption, 1994, Darabont, Frank) This is a perfect quote to summarize the U.S. during the 1900’s, especially post WW2. The post-war economic boom was referred to as the Golden Age of Capitalism. $200 billion in war bonds matured,View post →

JAVA ON ITS JOURNEY: PART 3

JAVA: UPDATED The early 20th century brought advances of electricity and gas utilities revolutionizing the coffee industry. Natural gas could now be piped into large commercial coffee roasters, doing away with roasters powered by coal and wood. My grandfather told me stories about how his father had wanted to convert his roaster to gas, fightingView post →

JAVA ON ITS JOURNEY: PART 2

BREWING OFF THE GRID Now, if you’ve had the opportunity to travel deep into coffee growing regions, or even simply to go camping, you will have encountered conditions where electric and running water are not readily accessible. To roast green coffee and brew a cup is no simple task; For Colonists however, that was everydayView post →

JAVA ON ITS JOURNEY: A History of Coffee in the U.S.

Our own David W. Mendez, Vice President and 5th Generation Coffee Professional, provides a deep dive into coffee…from where it began, all along its journey to where it is today. America’s favorite hot beverage, coffee was discovered in the 8th or 9th century by an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi and his “dancing goats.” His attentionView post →

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