The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to recognize Dynamite Roasting Company as Small Business of the Month.
Read on for our interview with co-owner Andy Gibbon...
Tell
us a little of the company’s history: How did the company come about? How many
employees do you have? etc.
First conceived as an idea between two Asheville musicians
and band mates after a late night gig, Andy and Josh set out to create the kind
of product the wished they could find produced locally: fresh-roasted organic
coffee. Andy, a brewer at a local microbrewery, and Josh, a graphic designer,
put their talents together to form Dynamite Roasting Company in 2008. First
roasting for just their Black Mountain cafe and a handful of local restaurants,
Dynamite now employs 7 people and is available in over 100 restaurants, cafes,
and grocery stores in Western North Carolina.
Dynamite Roasting specializes in roasting highest quality
Certified Organic and Fair Trade coffees. Because of perishable nature of
coffee, it is a product where local really matters. We are also the area's only
Certified Organic and Fair Trade coffee roaster. These third-party
certifications help ensure sustainability in the lives of both the farmer and
the customer.
Any company highlights you’d like to
share? What are you most proud of?
We are very proud of the connections we have made in the community. Through community-outreach programs such as our WNCW Mountain Morning Blend and Greenways, Please! Blend, and Java For Justice Blend we have been able to raise thousands of dollars for great local non-profits, schools, parks, arts organizations, and other initiatives that make Asheville such a wonderful and unique place to live.
Chamber board member Carol Rovello and board chair Linda Brandt with Dynamite Roasting Company founders Andy Gibbon & Josh Gibbs |
In Feb. 2013, we opened our new roasting facility in Black Mountain down the road from our original cafe and roastery, allowing us the capacity to quadruple our production over the next few years. We will also making efforts this year to directly source coffee from small farmers in growing countries. In March, we will be in Honduras tasting coffees and visiting farms to roast over the coming year.
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