Monday, August 11, 2014

She Keeps Cafes Buzzing. The Puget Sound Business Journal Profiles Laura Sommers of Bonavita and Espresso Supply Inc.




Thank you to Rachel Lerman for the terrific article on Bonavita's Sommers. The story offers "Sound Strategies" and "Lessons Learned" for fast growing companies.  "Coffee? How Big Could THAT Get?" writes Lerman.  Ballard-Based Espresso Supply Inc. whose "Bonavita line of small kitchen appliances is carried by more than 350 retailers," got its start in 1993. "It was a big move for (them) to add consumer products, but sales of (Bonavita) brewers have grown 26% in the last year and kettles are up 70%."  To read the full story, click here.  Photos by Marcus Donner, PSBJ.