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• Where
Saint Louis, MO
• Founders
Howard Lerner and Suzanne Langlois
• The Story
Kaldi's began in 1994 when Suzanne couldn't find a good cup of
coffee. She took matters into her own hand by quiting her job as
a journalist and opening a coffeehouse in the historical DeMun neighborhood
of Clayton in St. Louis.
The goal was to offer their customers the best coffee and espresso
possible. They sampled coffees from local roasters, but found their
"gourmet" coffee was just a variation on the canned and
preground stuff they supplied to the masses. So, they bought our
own roaster and started roasting their own. Soon they were producing
the great coffee, and lots of local cafes, restaurants and grocery
stores agreed.
They still hand-roast and blend all our coffees in small batches.
When you open a bag of Kaldi's coffee, you'll immediately notice
the subtle color differences in each blend - that's custom roasting
at work. They don't use computers, spectrometers or fancy charts
to make their roasts - just our natural sense and experience.
Kaldi's is now owned by the Zimmer family along with Howard Lerner
and Suzanne Langlois.
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• Locations
Roasting Facility and 6 Cafes in MO
• Passions
Travels to origin and buying direct
Roasting in small batches
Freshness
• Awards
In 2008, Kaldi’s Coffee had 5 of the top 15 baristas place
in the Midwest Regional Barista Competition and had 2 baristas place
in the top 25 baristas in the country in the United States Barista
Competition.
In February 2009, Kaldi’s Coffee had 4 of the top 7 baristas
at the Midwest Regional Barista Competition.
Top reviews on CoffeeReview.com
• Trivia
Kaldi's is a certified Kosher roaster
• Web Site
www.kaldiscoffee.com
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