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dr. coffee

Matt Shay

for a few months we had a physician's assistant helping us out and she roasted coffee like a natural. when a new coffee came in, we'd run it through the...

dr. coffee

Matt Shay

for a few months we had a physician's assistant helping us out and she roasted coffee like a natural. when a new coffee came in, we'd run it through the...

holiday coffees

Matt Shay

we always hold back really special coffees for december and we have some wowzers. a set of four different bourbon varietal colombian coffees. each recognizable as colombian but also recognizable...

holiday coffees

Matt Shay

we always hold back really special coffees for december and we have some wowzers. a set of four different bourbon varietal colombian coffees. each recognizable as colombian but also recognizable...

400,000 orders

Matt Shay

just a moment of wonderment,when order 400,000 printed outwe stared for a minute and then were like,"well he's going to need a pen and some stickers."it's more than 400,000. thefirst...

400,000 orders

Matt Shay

just a moment of wonderment,when order 400,000 printed outwe stared for a minute and then were like,"well he's going to need a pen and some stickers."it's more than 400,000. thefirst...

Winter on Lake Erie

Matt Shay

We are forecasted to get 20 inches of snow overnight. There are 15 of us at Happy Mug these days. 8 are scheduled to come in tomorrow morning. 3 of...

Winter on Lake Erie

Matt Shay

We are forecasted to get 20 inches of snow overnight. There are 15 of us at Happy Mug these days. 8 are scheduled to come in tomorrow morning. 3 of...

Co-Fermentation

Matt Shay

We've been hearing stories of farmers throwing alien objects in with the coffee while it is fermenting. Pineapples. Lemons. Peaches. Chili Peppers. It's an intriguing idea. Do you hate the...

Co-Fermentation

Matt Shay

We've been hearing stories of farmers throwing alien objects in with the coffee while it is fermenting. Pineapples. Lemons. Peaches. Chili Peppers. It's an intriguing idea. Do you hate the...

speculation

Matt Shay

Coffee is traded on the futures market. When we started Happy Mug in 2010, the coffee market was reasonable, we built out a business plan, the numbers made sense, i...

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speculation

Matt Shay

Coffee is traded on the futures market. When we started Happy Mug in 2010, the coffee market was reasonable, we built out a business plan, the numbers made sense, i...

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Expansion

Matt Shay

We officially signed a lease on a new manufacturing and warehouse space today, and now we will begin moving. The website will have to come down on Sunday afternoon and...

Expansion

Matt Shay

We officially signed a lease on a new manufacturing and warehouse space today, and now we will begin moving. The website will have to come down on Sunday afternoon and...

pink bourbon coffee

Matt Shay

pink bourbon could be a whiskey endorsed by machine gun kelly, but it's actually a varietal of coffee shrubs, a hybrid of red bourbon and yellow bourbon. (not pronounced burr-bun...

pink bourbon coffee

Matt Shay

pink bourbon could be a whiskey endorsed by machine gun kelly, but it's actually a varietal of coffee shrubs, a hybrid of red bourbon and yellow bourbon. (not pronounced burr-bun...

Takeaways from the Specialty Coffee Association...

Matt Shay

The annual SCA convention was in Portland Oregon this year. Roughly 500 booths are set up, and tens of thousands of coffee professionals converge for the three day event. My...

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Takeaways from the Specialty Coffee Association...

Matt Shay

The annual SCA convention was in Portland Oregon this year. Roughly 500 booths are set up, and tens of thousands of coffee professionals converge for the three day event. My...

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A Good Day

Matt Shay

today the world shines onyou and everything works out.no stress, no worries,all smiles. may the luck of the irishbe with you today. irish cream coffee

A Good Day

Matt Shay

today the world shines onyou and everything works out.no stress, no worries,all smiles. may the luck of the irishbe with you today. irish cream coffee

secret business truth

Matt Shay

it's a somewhat secret thing to admit, but there are some customers that businesses do not want. customers who take up too much time and cost you money, or are dishonest,...

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secret business truth

Matt Shay

it's a somewhat secret thing to admit, but there are some customers that businesses do not want. customers who take up too much time and cost you money, or are dishonest,...

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milestones

Matt Shay

we shipped out order 333,333 today, and it was fun, we noticed and threw in a free bag of coffee and sticker and pin. we joked about how we are...

milestones

Matt Shay

we shipped out order 333,333 today, and it was fun, we noticed and threw in a free bag of coffee and sticker and pin. we joked about how we are...