GoodBean Expands Brand Presence!
Michael and Mary Kell of Jacksonville’s GoodBean Coffee Company are expanding the reach of their brand and will soon be selling bags of beans in Safeway stores in Southern Oregon. “It’s a shot in the arm to make headway in a rip-tide economy, especially for a small business. Coffee is a staple, so as producers we see the effects of people spending less and taking fewer risks,” Michael says.
With restaurants, hotels, hospitals and country clubs all feeling the economic pinch, opening these markets is a testament to the quality of GoodBean products. “Last quarter,” Michael notes, “in the largest volume independent grocer in the entire Pacific Northwest, GoodBean out-sold all other national and local coffee brands 2 to 1 in packaged coffee. We believe people will flock to quality when the value is there.”
There’s more good news on the bean front – in August The GoodBean Coffee Cafe in East Medford will open at 3240 Hillcrest Park Drive – it’s a joint-venture with a premier Medford developer who wanted Oregon’s best coffee in their high-end retail and commercial area. “Mary and I just couldn’t say no to working with such quality partners…we have our wonderful friends and customers to thank and are thrilled with the eastside coffee house.”