Coffee Crate’s 2014 was quick, but packed, it’s hard to believe we’ve only been around for a couple months! The idea was hatched at the end of September, we started contacting roasters then began building our website the day before Halloween, and officially launched our website for signups just two weeks later. Thanks to some blind luck, Cratejoy featured our box along with 5 other great subscription box brands on Fox and Friends just a month after that! We’ve also since been highlighted on this great article about coffee roasters in the Our State magazine, as well as in this humorous video for last-minute, NC-based gift ideas from the folks at ExitEvent.
While all of that was going on, Page and Amber had their baby the day we shipped our first boxes, and the next week my wife and I closed on our first house around downtown Raleigh. Needless to say it has been one of the busiest, yet most exciting couple months of our lives, but we’ve truly loved every minute of it. Talking to roasters, getting plugged into the coffee community, and getting to know some of you has been an incredible experience so far. We can only imagine what 2015 will bring for us!
For you all, we are exploring options for a nicer box design, re-design the website, start e-commerce, participate in giving coffee-education, producing beautiful content about our roasters, and even having a few surprises! Follow along on this blog or our email newsletter to get updates as we go. We love you guys, here’s to a great 2015.