Slinging shots for your producer

On a Saturday morning, me and my Bestfriend drove down south of Kona to the bakery, and realized... damn we were early! There was a cafe open across the street, so I thought, we could give it a try.

As we walked in the coffee shop, it has that modern vibe, accentuated with wood. They used a La Marzocco machine, and the whole cafe was simplistic, yet well thought of. It's very seldom that I see these types of coffee shop in Kona.

I fell in line, and there was a guy who commented on me being in awe and taking photos, saying "later on, it will be on Instagram", and I just praised how it really looked!

He explained that some wood were taken out from benches from other schools, and the process of remodeling the building.

Then, he called out his friend at the back of the line, asking if he wants to order with him. He commented as he walked up front about the remodeling. And then, one way or another, I mentioned I worked in a coffee farm, and I love how they reuse stuff. And then, he mentioned "oh nice. I own the coffee farm that sells the beans that they use".

With that, I realize what a cool coincidence that the producer is buying coffee from the cafe he supplies his coffee to. In my thoughts, well it's nice for this guy to have a shop that can best represent his work, and that he supports, even.

The coffee chain is brought closer that way, and I just realize that the shop has given justice with the producer's product. That's a goal I want to achieve.

I honestly love seeing the coffee chain work closely & supporting each other. There is immediate feedback, less carbon footprint, the teamwork is there, and there's no closest way to this than having the producer as your customer. If I were the barista though, I’d brag about about slinging that espresso shot for the producer.