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BUSINESS
A Decade of Roasting Coffee
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Colter Coffee celebrates 10 years with a new location and bakery
BWy MOLLY PRIDDY of the Beacon
HEN LINDSAY MACDONALD STARTED Colter Coffee Roasting 10 years ago, he had a shop in Evergreen, a roaster capable of han-
dling five pounds of beans, and an old espresso machine. Now, Macdonald has three locations, the one in Ev- ergreen now dedicated solely to roasting and packaging coffee for his two coffee shops in Kalispell, as well as the
wholesale orders that make up half his business.
The company roasts and packages anywhere from 4,000 to 5,000 pounds of coffee each month, Macdonald said, and ships it to sellers in Bozeman, Livingston, Mis-
soula, down the Bitterroot, and Eureka.
The most recent location to open up in Kalispell is at
the Loading Dock on Center Street, which is also home to popular locales such as Brannigan’s Pub, Off Center Salon and Brix Bottleshop.
Having a different coffee shop space attracts more cus- tomers, Macdonald said, but the focus of the new store is on baking.
A gluten-free apple cinnamon muffin from Colter Coffee Roasting. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
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