| Verve Coffee Roasters | |
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| Established | 2007 |
| Owner(s) | Colby Barr, Ryan O'Donovan |
| City | Santa Cruz |
| State | California |
| Website | vervecoffee |
Verve Coffee Roasters is a coffee roaster based in Santa Cruz, California, founded by Colby Barr[1] and Ryan O'Donovan.[2] Verve opened in November, 2007[3] in Pleasure Point, California. The company currently operates in several California-based locations,[4] including four in Santa Cruz, four in Los Angeles, one in San Francisco, one in Manhattan Beach, one in Palo Alto, and two in Menlo Park at the campuses of Meta and SLAC.[5] They also have four locations in Japan: one at the Shinjuku, Tokyo train station, one in the Roppongi district of Tokyo, one in Kamakura, and a cafe/roastery in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Verve earned the highest score in the coffee category at the Good Food Awards in 2013[6] and was also named one of the top coffee roasters in the United States by Thrillist,[7] Complex Magazine,[8] and Food Republic [9] In 2018, they won the Best Espresso at the Coffee Spot Awards, and in 2021 be nominated for the cafe in Japan at the World Latitude Caffe Prize.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rising Star Artisan Colby Barr of Verve Coffee Roasters - Biography | StarChefs.com". www.starchefs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Rising Star Artisan Ryan O'Donovan of Verve Coffee Roasters - Biography | StarChefs.com". www.starchefs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Rising Star Artisan Colby Barr of Verve Coffee Roasters - Biography | StarChefs.com". www.starchefs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Verve Locations & Hours
- ^ "The Why and Wherefore of the Amazing Verve Coffee Roasters". Your Coffee Buzz. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ The 2013 Good Food Awards – Winners, Photos, and A Captivating Speech, January 19, 2013
- ^ The top 11 coffee roasters in the nation, as voted by super-serious coffee nerds, October 27, 2013
- ^ The Best Coffee Roasters in the U.S. Right Now, September 6, 2013
- ^ Food Republic Coffee Power Rankings, January 24, 2013
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