In 2009, Caffè Vita began collaborating with Woodland Park Zoo's Tree Kangaroo Project to develop the first-ever coffee from Papua New Guinea's Yopno Uruwa Som region made commercially available in the U.S., purchased directly from growers. The chain has served numerous Organic, Farm Direct, and Rainforest Alliance Certified coffees. Three barrel-aged coffees have been released to date - with bourbon, rum, and gin.Ĭaffe Vita is a pioneer of the Farm Direct movement, meticulously sourcing coffee while developing long-term relationships with growers in more than 11 countries. In 2017, all Washington State Ferries began serving Caffè Vita coffee, and in 2019 the company began barrel-aging its coffee in partnership with Batch 206 Distillery. The store's founder, Matt Vaughan, was Caffè Vita's first wholesale customer in 1995. Under leadership of new owner Deming Maclise, Caffe Vita started a line of Coffees for a Cause, donating $2 from every bag sold to non-profits like Seattle Foundation, Lambert House, FareStart, and more.Ĭaffè Vita partners with Easy Street Records, after whom it named its Easy Street Indo 30 coffee blend. Įvery year, Caffè Vita hosts a holiday fundraising drive for organizations like Community Passageways and Trans Lifeline in all Caffe Vita cafes, with donations matched dollar for dollar. In 2009, Caffè Vita underwrote and organized "GIVE Seattle": a 36-track compilation record, featuring artists such as Ben Gibbard and Fleet Foxes to benefit four local food banks and arts organizations. They also sponsor FareStart's annual Guest Chef Night and Volunteer Server Night, which annually bring together Seattle chefs and winemakers to raise money for FareStart.Ĭaffe Vita sponsors several local events, including Timber Music Fest, by Artist Home, Thing Festival and Capitol Hill Block Party. Ĭaffè Vita currently supports FareStart's youth barista training program, which trains homeless youth and provides barista jobs at their coffee stands in T-Mobile Field. Caffè Vita provides equipment, coffee beans, milk, and training that allow the school to take homeless youth through an 8-week program that give them the necessary skills and experience to get a job as a barista. In 2009, Caffè Vita partnered with Portland's p:ear, a homeless youth mentoring program, to create the p:ear Barista School. Community involvement Training and opportunity programs There are a total of 10 locations nationwide Caffè Vita also supplies coffee to other cafes, restaurants, and hotels. The company expanded its New York presence in 2015 with the opening of a roastery and cafe in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In March 2012 Caffè Vita opened a cafe in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The company operates seven other cafes around the city there is another roastery in Phoenix, Arizona. Locations Ĭaffè Vita's location at 1005 East Pike Street in Seattle houses their flagship cafe, roastery, and company offices. On January 1, 2020, local restaurateur Deming Maclise took over ownership at Caffe Vita. McConnell was an early proponent of developing direct relationships with coffee farmers and bypassing the fair trade of coffee, thus pioneering the Farm Direct movement. Part of the third wave of coffee movement, it has been named one of 10 places offering "the best coffee in America." Ĭaffè Vita was founded in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood in 1995 by Mike McConnell. Caffè Vita Coffee Roasting Company, commonly known as Caffè Vita, is an American coffee roasting company based in Seattle, Washington.
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