 O Kafés! Coffee Roasters was started in 2005 by Kirk Summers and Erin Isbell in Tuscaloosa with the intention to bring the best coffee on the market to consumers while remaining environmentally and socially conscious. O Kafés! pronounced like "confess" without the "n" simply means "coffee" in Modern Greek. Kirk and Erin chose this name because it represents a simple, hand crafted quality that is still found in traditional European coffee houses today. The logo, a sleeping cat curled around a coffee cup, suggests the paradoxical nature of the coffee experience indicating both its relaxing and invigorating qualities. One of Kirk and Erin’s goals is to produce food locally in order to ensure freshness and reduce their carbon footprint. The two have begun distributing their coffee to shops and grocery stores in the central Alabama area. After a few years of successfully selling coffee at the Pepper Place Farmer's Market in Birmingham, O Kafés! has moved into the nearby Martin Biscuit Building and opened a retail and roasting business. O Kafés! has been featured in the Birmingham News' City Scene as one of twelve "must do" things in Birmingham. O Kafés! Coffee is all 100% Fair Trade and organically grown. Kirk and Isbell obtained the TransFairUSA certification for their coffee which means their product comes with the guarantee that farmers growing the coffee will receive fair wages and benefits for their labor, as well as practice environmentally sound farming techniques. When you visit O Kafés! Coffeehouse, make sure to try one of their signatures lattes, grab a quick bite to eat and even stay for some live music! For more information or to order O Kafés! Coffee, go to www.okafes.com or give them a call at 205-616-8450. For information on other Alabama products, check out the Department of Agriculture’s website at agi.alabama.gov.
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