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'''George Howell''' (born 1945) is an American entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the [[specialty coffee|specialty-coffee]] movement in the United States in the early 1970s. He was the founder of The Coffee Connection, a [[third-wave coffee|high-end coffee]] retailer based in [[Boston Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]], which was acquired by [[Starbucks|Starbucks Corporation]] in 1994 and formed the nexus of their expansion into the Boston area. He is the founder of George Howell Coffee.<ref>[http://www.georgehowellcoffee.com/about/ George Howell Coffee]</ref> |
'''George Howell''' (born 1945) is an American entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the [[specialty coffee|specialty-coffee]] movement in the United States in the early 1970s. He was the founder of The Coffee Connection in 1975,<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview / The remarkable coffee career of George Howell |site=Allegra World Coffee Portal |url=https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/Latest/InsightAnalysis/2023/April/The-remarkable-coffee-career-of-George-Howell |date=April 14, 2023 |access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> a [[third-wave coffee|high-end coffee]] retailer based in [[Boston Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]], which was acquired by [[Starbucks|Starbucks Corporation]] in 1994 and formed the nexus of their expansion into the Boston area. He is the founder of George Howell Coffee.<ref>[http://www.georgehowellcoffee.com/about/ George Howell Coffee]</ref> |
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In 1974, Howell and his wife Laurie moved to [[Boston]]. Of the trip back east, Howell has said "In 1974 we [decided] to leave the West Coast, I already had two kids with another on the way. We decided to move east to Boston. We drove cross-country. I took with me some whole bean coffee and a grinder. We stopped at the various Howard Johnson’s that were on the interstates on our way and I would go into men’s room, grind the coffee there, leaving it smelling a whole lot better than when I walked in, and then I would take out my French press on the counter, ask for hot water for 35 cents and make my French press at the Howard Johnson’s counter. And within minutes I would always have several people around me wondering what that was, and this is before I even had any clue that I would get into a coffee business."<ref>[http://coffeegeek.com/opinions/theinterview/09-02-2005 Interview by Coffee Geek]</ref> |
In 1974, Howell and his wife Laurie moved to [[Boston]]. Of the trip back east, Howell has said "In 1974 we [decided] to leave the West Coast, I already had two kids with another on the way. We decided to move east to Boston. We drove cross-country. I took with me some whole bean coffee and a grinder. We stopped at the various Howard Johnson’s that were on the interstates on our way and I would go into men’s room, grind the coffee there, leaving it smelling a whole lot better than when I walked in, and then I would take out my French press on the counter, ask for hot water for 35 cents and make my French press at the Howard Johnson’s counter. And within minutes I would always have several people around me wondering what that was, and this is before I even had any clue that I would get into a coffee business."<ref>[http://coffeegeek.com/opinions/theinterview/09-02-2005 Interview by Coffee Geek]</ref> |
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George Howell (born 1945) is an American entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the specialty-coffee movement in the United States in the early 1970s. He was the founder of The Coffee Connection in 1975,[1] a high-end coffee retailer based in Boston, Massachusetts, which was acquired by Starbucks Corporation in 1994 and formed the nexus of their expansion into the Boston area. He is the founder of George Howell Coffee.[2]
In 1974, Howell and his wife Laurie moved to Boston. Of the trip back east, Howell has said "In 1974 we [decided] to leave the West Coast, I already had two kids with another on the way. We decided to move east to Boston. We drove cross-country. I took with me some whole bean coffee and a grinder. We stopped at the various Howard Johnson’s that were on the interstates on our way and I would go into men’s room, grind the coffee there, leaving it smelling a whole lot better than when I walked in, and then I would take out my French press on the counter, ask for hot water for 35 cents and make my French press at the Howard Johnson’s counter. And within minutes I would always have several people around me wondering what that was, and this is before I even had any clue that I would get into a coffee business."[3]
References
- ^ "Interview / The remarkable coffee career of George Howell". April 14, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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- ^ Interview by Coffee Geek
External links
- Article Featuring the life of George Howell from Boston Magazine