Erin Dimick, co-owner of Kingdom Coffee Roasters (KCR) loves coffee…like REALLY loves coffee. The self-described “picky” coffee drinker used to be the big chain customer who would spring the six bucks for special reserve coffee over the daily brew any day.
It may be because of those Saturdays at the bagel shop as a teen; Saturdays spent working with her two friends at the bagel / coffee shop owned by her friend’s father.
They’d wrap up their busy day, splitting the duties of cleaning and cap it all off with making themselves a nice lunch to go, complete with a cookie and a Snapple. They’d take their packed lunches and head down to the reservoir to hang out after a hard (or shall we say fun?) day’s work. It’s where she found her second family, met her best friend who’s still her best friend today, and discovered a love for coffee.
Still, Erin never dreamt of owning her own coffee shop. She grew up, went to college, entered a corporate career, got married and started a family. But, after she and her family moved back to her husband, Jesse’s home state of VT, roasting coffee sort of fell on her lap.