Ambassadors for Kona Coffee
Kona Coffee and Tea has just begun to network with the mainland! Our focus: Seattle, Washington, the hub of specialty coffee and professional beverage artisans.
It was late last May when Malia Bolton, our Director of Operations, visited the Seattle area to make connections. Her visits to coffee companies such as Zimmerman, The Green House, and Starbucks proved mutually beneficial.
Of course the Seattle coffee companies have heard of Kona coffee and its outstanding reputation. Few, however, actually had a personal connection with a Kona coffee farmer. Malia’s visits provided them not only with green bean samples (for them to roast and taste themselves, according to etiquette) and an inside access to a Kona farm, but also a friendly face to associate Kona coffee with.
As for Malia, her knowledge of the wholesale and roasting industry was greatly developed. Only this summer did she decide to expand Kona Coffee and Tea’s wholesale branch. Her meetings with major coffee retailers, within seasoned companies, stores, and warehouses inspired goals for her to follow within Kona Coffee and Tea.
Kona Coffee and Tea: Cultivating Community and witnessing Kona Coffee to the world, one coffee company at a time.
