If you’ve visited the Park City Visitor Center in Kimball Junction in the last two years, you’re sure to have found more than Park City information. You can’t miss the awesomely inviting and friendly vibe of Hugo Coffee Shop which just celebrated its two year anniversary. Owner Claudia McMullin’s has recently expanded her business (and her hair color to purple) by opening Hugo Coffee Roasters, a small-batch coffee roasting company offering unique blends and single origin roasts for direct sale to consumers and wholesale sales to retailers, restaurants and hotels. They’re changing the game, producing delicious coffee that you can become addicted to. It is important to remember that if you are a coffee drinker, don’t go overboard no matter how nice it tastes as it can have a negative impact on your teeth. You can always visit this Dentist Bay Harbor Islands for regular check ups, to make sure you’re not developing any issues as a result of your habit.
“Two years ago when I opened Hugo Coffee, I was a novice to the coffee business, but I have had so much fun meeting all the customers and coffee people, and I have found the whole coffee culture to be such a good fit for me. It’s like having a dinner party every day. I’m excited to jump further in the coffee business to not only serve great coffee, but to roast it ourselves as well for sale to other coffee shops and restaurants,” said McMullin.
Hugo Coffee Roasters’ roasting facility is currently up and running in one of the light industrial warehouse spaces at the Silver Creek Business Commons off Highway 40. The location is not open to the public but tastings are available by appointment. Though thousands of pounds of coffee have already been roasted at the location, most of the surrounding businesses haven’t realized that Hugo Coffee Roasters is there because of the absence of any coffee roasting aroma – a typical phenomenon around coffee roasting plants.
“I invested in a state of the art commercial coffee roaster with an Afterburner/Oxidizer, a type of pollution abatement device eliminates smoke and odor from the coffee roasting process to reduce the emissions released in the surrounding atmosphere.” This process is not only more pleasant for the neighbors but also more environmentally-friendly to the local biosphere. “I’m currently on the Summit County Council passing laws encouraging businesses to go the extra mile to reduce their impacts on our community environment. I couldn’t very well not walk the walk with my own new enterprise,” said McMullin.
Which came first – the purple hair or the purple Diedrich commercial roaster?
Hugo Coffee Roasters has a brand new Diedrich commercial roaster, made in Ponderay, Idaho. McMullin ordered it in purple to match her hair. “Two years in the coffee business, and I now have purple hair, I wear an apron on my mid-day bike rides, and I’m smiling all the time. I love my job.”
The key to success in coffee roasting is often the person actually doing the roasting, and McMullin hit a home run with the talented and seasoned John Lynn, Hugo’s Header Roaster with six years of professional roasting experience. Anybody can start making their own coffee through a bulk coffee wholesale, but it takes real dedication and care to make others want to purchase the coffee you are producing. For Lynn, coffee is a 24-7-365 passion. When he’s not drinking it, he’s talking about it with his friends and associates throughout the coffee industry scene. “John’s an artist,” said McMullin. “I’m giving him the tools and resources, and then I get out of the way. He picks the beans. He manages the roast. He curates the blends. He is doing an amazing job.”
McMullin and Lynn found that they shared not only a love of coffee, but also a desire for a new spin on coffee culture. “We both think coffee should be friendly, welcoming and inclusive. We want to share knowledge with people, and celebrate the experience together. We want to Hugo Coffee to be a brand the combines the highest quality with the friendliest vibe,” said McMullin.
Hugo Coffee Roasters is launching with four coffees, available whole bean or ground in 12 ounce and 5 pound sizes.
The four new dogs in town.
In addition to the four blends which will be always available, Hugo Coffee Roasters will also offer a rotating selection of high-end single origin coffees based on topical choices, bean availability and roaster’s whim. The first single origin offering is a Guatemalan Women’s Lot.
Hugo Coffee Roasters products are available for purchase as brewed coffee and espresso drinks as well as packaged coffees at the Hugo Coffee Shop located at 1794 Olympic Parkway in the Kimball Junction area. The shop is open Monday through Friday 7:00am to 6:00pm and weekends from 8am to 6pm. In addition to coffee and espresso drinks, Hugo Coffee Shop offers baked goods, juices, sandwiches and breakfast and lunch fare (more to come on the eats!).
For Hugo Coffee Roasters wholesale inquiries and tasting appointment, please contact Claudia McMullin at 435-901-2123 or Claudia@hugo.coffee.
