A story in 3 parts, about Summit Coffee and Hurricane Helene and community resilience. This could be a story of grief and heaviness, but instead we're telling one of hope. I. 2 weeks ago, we learned via text that Summit's cafe in Asheville's River Arts Disrict "is gone." The flood of shock and trauma and just plain sadness that hit me was a feeling I won't soon forget. My wife and I designed that RAD cafe together in 2017 -- it was our first effort outside of Davidson, and in so many ways pushed us to see what Summit "could be" if we were willing to take some chances. II. Almost immediately, Summit went into problem-solving mode. Through some random weekend Slack messages, we decided to donate 100% of proceeds from our e-commerce sales to the Asheville baristas. Support the people who lost so much, first, and figure out the business implications next. We're SO fortunate, in a way, that Summit is big enough to lean on each other in markets like Charlotte, Atlanta, and Charleston. Some of our friends in AVL aren't as lucky. But the response was extraordinary. In 7 days time, Summit sold more than 2,100 online orders. Our 4-person roastery production crew worked around the clock, pretty literally, and the entire Summit management team stood shoulder-to-shoulder and filled bags of coffee for the last 12 days. III. This last photo is the final day of our production push, the final small stack of coffee orders after 2 weeks of head down roasting coffee, printing labels, eating pizza, filling bags. What have I learned? That we have a remarkably people-oriented team who is entirely willing to shelve all work for a day, or for two weeks, to band together when something else comes up. And also that we have a community of friends, customers, businesses that will show up when we need them to. We sold more coffee online in 7 days that we had in the previous 9 months, and yet on Friday afternoon we were singing to Footloose and tossing bags across the warehouse floor. When all seems lost, Summit does quite well to swim upstream and convince others they can help us, too. I am so proud of our team the past 2 weeks, and so grateful for all of you out there who helped.
Summit Coffee
食品和饮料服务
Davidson，North Carolina 1,022 位关注者
A North Carolina-based coffee roasting + retail company, expanding our national presence through franchising + wholesale
关于我们
Summit Coffee Co. is a café retailer and roasting company based in North Carolina. We have three company-owned stores, in addition to a roasting headquarters and coffee lab, and we distribute our whole bean coffee across the U.S. Since 1998, Summit has been steadfast in our pursuit of great coffee. We source from small-lot farmers all around the world, making multiple origin trips a year to work alongside our producing partners. After carefully selecting the best coffees from the best producers, and ensuring that we're responsible stewards in the supply chain, we import everything to our award-winning coffee HQs in Cornelius, NC. From here, we roast everything to order in our Certified Organic warehouse. In 2020, Summit is expanding its brand into the franchise business, setting others up for entrepreneurial success by helping them operate their own Summit Coffee locations. Our mission is to approach coffee, community, and collaboration with remarkable hospitality and a commitment to excellence. We're committed to living that, every day, in each aspect of our business. Find Your Summit.
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https://summitcoffee.com
Summit Coffee的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 食品和饮料服务
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 总部
- Davidson，North Carolina
- 类型
- 合营企业
- 创立
- 1998
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Cannot wait to welcome y'all starting in 2026!
Proud, excited, and humbled by the future HQ of Summit Coffee coming into clear vision. This place is going to change the game for us, all under one roof, and as a destination to share the joy of Summit with many others!
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You heard it here first - we're hiring a Manager for our Long Point Cafe! Check out more on our careers page. ?? https://lnkd.in/eDmrNqWH
WOW. It's already time to hire our first manager for Summit Coffee's expansion into Charleston, South Carolina. Are you, or is someone you know, a relentlessly positive and curious person who wants to jump at the opportunity of helping to lead Summit's growth? If so, hit me up! I'm looking for someone excited to relocate to CHS (unless you happen to already live there!), who is unreasonably hospitable, and who wakes up excited to create moments of joy via coffee and the Summit brand. Let's talk!
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We bought an ice cream business, and are reopening in April as part of the Summit Coffee family of businesses. Why? There’s not much we love more (other than coffee, ofc) than good ice cream. In fact, we love the ice cream being made in this hidden gem in Davidson SO MUCH that we both screamed (for ice cream), and bought it! As Summit continues to lean into our purpose, Creating Moments of Joy, we're eyes wide open for opportunities to bring smiles and great food and beverage into the world. Can't wait to grab ice cream with some of you!
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