Utah Stories talked to the following 7 coffee shops to get their take on on using local goods and services. There are a lot more great coffee shops along the Wasatch Front and we invite them to reach out and share their use of and promotion of local Utah.

Publik

Quote: “Publik is Dutch for ‘community,’ and we believe that coffee breeds communities and coffeehouses are the anchors that ground them.” – Missy Greis,

Dairy – Rosehill Dairy (Morgan)

Local Goods – All local goods and businesses where they can: Amour Spreads, Red Bicycle Breadworks (Park City) Solstice Chocolate, Honey Jar honey and local eggs, bacon, sausage and produce from Frog Bench Farms.

Coffee – Roast their own with beans at Publik on West Temple, the roastery uses a 65k W Solar array.

Daily Rise

“We’ve been here for 11 years now. It’s a fiercely local coffee community here in Utah. It’s spectacular.” – Beth Furton, owner

Dairy – Mike’s Milk (Salt Lake City)

Products – n/a (they only sell coffee)

Coffee – They roast their own beans locally – certified organic.

Grounds for Coffee

“It’s all about being a community. Most of our employees are local students.” – Tim Ohrenberger, owner

Dairy – Rosehill Dairy (Morgan)

Products – Sweet as Can Bee, a local baker in Fruit Heights makes their baked goods.

Coffee – Starns Roasters, aka Star Mountain Roasters (Salt Lake City)

Greenhouse Effect

“Really strong local coffee scene. Coffee Shops in Utah are also buying local within their shops.” – Jimmy Kosmas, owner

Dairy – Rosehill Dairy (Morgan)

Products – Flour from Lehi Roller Mills and other local products.

Coffee – Roasted at Rimini Coffee

Sugar House Coffee

“We love promoting local since we are a local. We love promoting other local businesses that provide jobs and keep money in Sugar House. It is cool to be a distributor for so many different companies and get their name out there and help provide them with a good chunk of business.” – Cecillee Cummings, manager

Dairy – Rosehill Dairy (Morgan)

Products – Everything local: the eggs are cage free organic from a local egg farm, local hummus. If not made in-house they buy local. Gluten-free vegan products from City Cakes and croissants from Lone Pine bakery.

Coffee –  Rimini Coffee

Coffee Garden 

“I love local going to the farmers markets and I love knowing the person making what we’re talking about. But we live in a global society. I try not to eat apples from another continent but I ate apples in the last month that I honestly don’t know where they were from. I love to keep local, but it is difficult to do.” – Paul Merrell

Dairy – Rosehill Dairy (Morgan)

Products – They use caramel produced in Utah. Pastries are from 2 local bakers and gluten-free products from local bakeries. Local paper source. Local whenever possible.

Coffee – Caffe Ibis

Caffe Ibis 

“Ibis has been in business for 40 years. For a long time it was us and Salt Lake Roasting. We’ve seen the market grow in the last couple of years in a positive, really exciting way. People in Utah are getting to experience different sides of coffee than they ever have before. We are one of the oldest, but not everyone knows we exist, which is unfortunate because we have something great to offer”. – Debbie Simpson Director of Sales and Marketing

Dairy – Rosehill Dairy (Morgan)

Products – They plan seasonally to take advantage of local produce and fruits.

Coffee – Roast green beans in house