| $1,846,450  In the mid 1900s, Great Grandpa Bill and his brother Teddy began Korbin & Company, a coffee brokerage firm on Wall Street. Their seat on the coffee exchange and business conducted with a firm handshake, earned them a trusted reputation as importers and cuppers for the largest coffee buyers in our country. In 1948, after completing law school, Bill Jr. joined the family firm. He traveled throughout Africa and South America to purchase Estate Coffees. In Ethiopia, Bill Jr. befriended Emperor Haile Sellassie and established scholarships for future generations of coffee growers. For a while, Bill Jr. served as an attorney for the green coffee association, lobbying against the proposed price fixing of this popular commodity.
In 1993, his granddaughter, Ellen Korbin, and great-grandson, Ryan began a Florida company, with the purpose of providing coffee and espresso to the Orange County Convention Center clients in Orlando, which is the second largest convention center in the country. Today they have 5 big carts and 4 small carts in the Convention Center, where after 11 years of serving in this location they have served more than 1 million beverages. They also have 3 funnel cake kiosks in the Central Florida Theme Parks (Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach and Epcot Center), serving over 100,000 cups of coffee and espresso a year. The company is in the process of building their first “Deli Café”. This expansion of their business has a seating capability of 72 people and a Drive Thru. The Café will offer a breakfast menu of freshly prepared food, gourmet espresso based beverages, and a dine-in menu of an upscale deli featuring the finest quality of bagels, meats, homemade soups and salads, and a catering menu with enticing appetizers. http://www.hillofbeanscoffee.com |
