Weeknote 1
It's been a year already!
Freese Coffee Co. is turning 1 year old! Thank you to everyone who has shared and enjoyed a great cup of coffee with us at our Freesenkatu shop or at any of our event appearances in this past year.
We remain committed to our mission of making great coffee fun and approachable as we continue to grow and evolve as a company. Freese Coffee Co. was born out of a desire to share what we think is the best coffee available with you. It is in this spirit of sharing that we will start posting updates to our blog about what's happening with Freese Coffee Co. and related projects in our new "weeknotes" feature (something cool tech firms like Nordkapp, Helsinki Design Lab and Berg do).
Freese Coffee Academy Vol. 2
We are excited to announce that the application period for Freese Coffee Academy Vol. 2 has been officially opened and will be open until midnight on October 5th.
Kalle is working on securing sponsors and getting more attention for the Academy project through public relations (if you're interested, email Kalle). Vol. 2 of Academy will be focused on the foundation skills that prepare students for work as a barista, as well as recruiting students with a genuine interest in working in the field. On that note, Kalle and I are contacting potential field trip locations and guides so that our students can get a little taste of what Helsinki's coffee professionals are up to behind the scenes.
We have also spoken about a potential scholarship for a promising student that may not otherwise be able to afford the course fee if we can find sponsorship. Additionally in exciting Academy news Kalle is currently in talks with a real estate agent and will hopefully be securing a great class facility for the Academy and other future coffee related courses. Stay tuned for more developments on this and other Academy news!
Freesenkatu 5 - the coffee shop
The team at Freesenkatu 5 has had a busy week already as we streamline and refocus our operations, shop and menu. We'll be introducing a new coffee menu that will limit our coffee rotation and give our staff and customers adequate time to truly get to know the wonderful coffees we have on offer. We will be offering a new roster of coffees every month based upon what is in season and the results of our new weekly staff cuppings.
On our October menu we'll be featuring La Plaza espresso and Gikirima from Workshop Coffee, Roxanita from Square Mile Coffee. Their Head Roaster Sang Ho Park seems to be quite excited about this coffee (oh, and he's coming to give two talks at our shop in October. More about this soon!)
1st Birthday!
To celebrate our 1st birthday on Sunday, September 28th we will be offering specials in shop all week leading up to our awesome anniversary party this Sunday! All of you lovely friends, regulars and other folks are invited.
Slush 2014
We are getting seriously excited to be a part of Slush, where Freese Coffee, our friends and volunteers will be serving great coffee to about 15 000 attendees from around the world. We'll have a staggering seven (7!) coffee bars to run and Kalle is kind of starting to freak out (he's really not).
We have already received an outpouring of support from our confirmed sponsors at Wilfa and Johan & Nyström, as well as many volunteer applications. Our future Academy students will help round out our team for this event!
Thanks again to everyone who has supported Freese Coffee Co. in this exciting and growth-filled past year. We couldn't do it without you. - Julia, Project Manager for Freese Coffee Academy
