Java Stop

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We are proud to serve a sell Java Brewing Company coffees.

Java Brewing Company was founded in 1998 by Mike and Medora Safai. With much excitement (and nervousness), the first store opened its “window” … a 72 square foot drive-thru kiosk bought from a shoe repair business owner. Customer education about gourmet coffee and quality service took top priority and as customer loyalty grew, so did their sights on expansion.

After a holiday stint in a local mall, the desire for a “real coffee house” brought them to the current location in the Crescent Hill neighborhood. The 2910 Frankfort Ave. building started as a neighborhood grocery store, turned record store, turned drum shop. What started as four white walls, black acoustical ceiling tile, and industrial carpeting was transformed into the “cozy, homey” dream coffee house. Installation of the stone fireplace, marbleized walls, floor to ceiling bookshelves and wood floors with matching stained built-in counters took 5 months to complete. The shop was opened in May of 1999, and as a result of Mike’s passion for coffee, became the home of his first roaster in July of 1999.

Mike’s handcrafted microroast coffee became an instant success. Customer requests initiated wholesale outlets throughout the Louisville area in the Spring of 2000. Spring 2002, the Safai’s moved their roaster into a warehouse on Barrett Ave. as their wholesale business expanded from local grocery stores and independent coffee shops to food establishments.

Java Brewing Company has rounded out their wholesale business by providing consulting and joint-venturing with various providers of quality items such as tea, biscotti’s, syrups, espresso machines and coffee carts.

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