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Dillanos Coffee Roasters is a company that specializes in coffee roasting, located in Sumner, Washington. The company offers a range of specialty coffee blends and single-origin coffees, including direct trade coffees marketed under the One Harvest Project label.[1] The company distributes its coffee around the United States.[2]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Coffee |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founders | David Morris, and Howard Heyer |
| Headquarters | Sumner, Washington |
| Owners | David Morris and Chris Heyer |
Number of employees | 100+ |
| Website | www.dillanos.com |
History edit
David Morris opened Dillanos in 1992 with the help of his stepfather, Howard Heyer.[3] Named after Morris's son Dillon, the business originally consisted of one espresso cart in front of Heyer's convenience store in Buckley, Washington. Morris and Heyer opened two additional retail outlets the following year.[citation needed]
Chris Heyer, Howard's son and Morris' half-brother, joined the operation shortly after it opened and started roasting with a 20-pound coffee roaster. In 2004, Dillanos moved its roasting operation to Sumner, Washington, just east of Tacoma.[citation needed]
In 2011, the company was named Roast Magazine’s Macro Roaster of the Year.[2] Dillanos roasts specialty coffee brands with more than 1,600 wholesale locations serving their coffee nationwide. Dillanos Coffee Roasters owns Barista 22,[4] a brand of syrup/sauces and powdered drink ingredients used by specialty coffee retailers, and Avalanche Baking Company (ABC), a bakery.
Dillanos Coffee Roasters acquired Avalanche Distributing in Zillah, WA, in 2022.[5] Through this acquisition, Dillanos reaches a wider direct delivery area in their home state, previously done through UPS and FedEx.[6] Dillanos Coffee Roasters also acquired Dominic’s Coffee.[7]
As of 2012, the company employed nearly 70 people in a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) roasting facility.[2]
References edit
- ^ Richman, Alan, "How Roasters Stay Hot!" Specialty Coffee Retailer, April 2011
- ^ a b c "2011 Macro Roaster of the Year" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Q&A: A Candid Conversation with David Morris, CEO of Dillanos Coffee Roasters" Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Business Examiner, August 31, 2009
- ^ "US Barista Champion Samantha Spillman: The Sprudge Interview | Sprudge Coffee". sprudge.com. 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Dillanos Coffee Roasters acquires eastern Washington based avalanche distributing". comunicaffe.com.
- ^ "Dillanos Coffee Roasters Acquires Eastern Washington Based Avalanche Distributing". AP News. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Dillanos Coffee Roasters acquires Dominic's Coffee. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.