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DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Coffee Company celebrated five years Monday as a brick-and-mortar business on East Superior Street. The small business started out of a garage and even sold coffee out of the back of a pick-up truck. But that has since dramatically changed from a three kilogram roaster to a 12 kilogram roaster now. And on top of that, a new 72 kilogram roaster will be added to the production in the coming weeks to meet the growing wholesale demand.   See full article (with video).

The face of Duluth Coffee Company is a 22-year-old Costa Rican farmer named Diego Abarca. "We've been texting back and forth," said Eric Faust, showing a picture on his cellphone of a verdant Tarrazu hillside before swiping to a shot of a dozen young coffee trees. "He's planting varietals that we told him we'll buy in three years." Standing inside his company's ambitious expansion that has added beer and cocktails, a training lab and soon a giant new roaster, this is who Faust wants to talk about. "We're a roastery first, and we believe in education and highlighting the people...

“This year, we implemented paid time off for our whole staff. Our employees are taking advantage of it and see it as a big benefit. We respect each other, and respect that people need to enjoy their lives to enjoy their jobs. I am happy Duluth is considering a citywide ordinance on earned sick and safe time, and the state should too.” – Owner Eric Faust The Duluth Coffee Company is committed to roasting good coffee and getting it in the hands of good people. The goal and vision of the Duluth Coffee Company is not to revolutionize the industry or to...

By Christa Lawler, Duluth News TribuneVideo & Photos by Michelle Truax What do you drink with a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup? Frangelico, obviously. It’s an old bit of coffee shop wisdom that has stuck with Heiko Edwardson as he’s shifted from barista to bartender at the Red Herring Lounge. Frangelico is a hazelnut liqueur and hazelnut makes everything better. Including a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. The News Tribune and Duluth.com asked local bartenders and baristas for a trick inspired by a treat. Each one blindly — for the most part — drew a mystery traditional Halloween candy from an orange...