Coffee With A Story: Chick-Fil-A
One benefit of this blog is that, thanks to all y’all, we get asked to do the occasional review. One such partner that we have worked with multiple times is Chick-Fil-A. Chick-Fil-A is of course widely known for their amazing customer service and commitment to Christian values- which is probably a large reason I always want Chick-Fil-A on a Sunday. When they are closed. Anyways….
Chick-Fil-A has recently made the commitment to also only serve specialty grade coffee. Ok cool, but what does that mean? As I learned, nearly 90% of coffee consumers drink commercial grade coffee. As opposed to 10% which drink specialty grade. For an intense coffee devotee such as myself, this is startling.
This also means Chick-Fil-A is now buying directly from the farmers, as Bass Road Macon, Georgia owner ___ said ” If I talk to my daughter she cares about where a product comes from. Telling [peopple] that this comes from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras and that the farmers are getting more of a profit from a farmer direct than a commodities exchange means a lot.” Chick-Fil-A recognizes that responsible consumerism is important to many of us today, and it’s also doing the right thing for the farmers involved.
You can go to Coffee With A Story to learn more, but in the mean time- what about the coffee itself?
As I said before, I’m an intense coffee drinker. I will drink espresso straight if it’s good quality. My at-home coffee generally needs creamer and sugar (I blame this on others in my home wanting the cheap stuff). So, what about Chick-Fil-A’s coffee?
They have a special machine which allows them to grind the beans and brew each cup individually. This makes a difference because each cup is fresh on its own, and not brewed in a large quantity and left sitting in a carafe. (Note: I was told if a large bus group comes through they can still make a carafe of coffee to get that group served quickly.) And as you can see below, it doesn’t take long to make:
Alright, so now you know about the coffee. But how does it taste? I, personally, really enjoyed it. Of course, everyone has different tastes and preferences, but I didn’t even feel the need to add sugar. Just two of their regular little liquid creamer things and I was good to go. But they do have flavored creamer if you like that stuff as well as sugar.
And as a side note, I really like that they took the time to go and get the stories of the individual farmers- as well as their photos- to use on the coffee sleeves.
If you’re a coffee drinker, I think you will agree.
Love to all y’all,
Molly
