Christopher Bean Coffee, Lowe’s Foods sign distribution agreement

12/09/05 Christopher Bean Coffee Company has announced that it has reached an agreement with Lowe’s Foods, based in Winston-Salem, NC to distribute their gourmet specialty coffees in over 100 upscale supermarkets in North and South Carolina. This brings the company’s total distribution network to over 1450 Locations Nationwide.

Lowe’s Foods Is introducing 6 delicious varieties of Christopher Bean Ground Coffee in the coming weeks.

Christopher Bean Coffee is one of the fastest growing specialty coffee companies in America. They produce superior gourmet blends and flavored coffees from carefully selected 100% Arabica beans from the finest crop offerings in the world. These beans are then hand roasted in small batches to guarantee full control over the roasting process.

Headquartered in Daytona Beach Florida, The Company was founded in 1996 when owner Christopher W. Brown began hand-roasting unique blends and flavors for discriminating coffee drinkers. In 1998, the company began roasting gourmet coffee for hotels, offices and restaurants. Retail distribution started in 2001 when Marshal Fields Department Stores and Publix Supermarkets introduced Christopher Bean Coffee in limited distribution. The following year Publix increased distribution to all 850 stores as a warehouse item and the company also began sales in 4 Florida Wal-Mart Super Centers. In 2003 Christopher Bean Coffee expanded mail order capabilities to include the convenience of online shopping at www.christopherbean.com and was introduced in over 300 Kroger stores in the Southeast.

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