Barrington Coffee Roasting Company Relocates To New Facility

Barrington Coffee Roasting Company (BCRC), has unveiled a new, state of the art, roasting and distribution facility at 165 Quarry Hill Road in Lee, Massachusetts. Located just 10 miles from the original space, the new facility was constructed in response to BCRC's growing customer demand. Barrington Coffee has been growing steadily since it was founded in 1993 as coffee connoisseurs around the US have discovered their unique quality and freshness.

BCRC's new facility allows for improved efficiency, increased capacity and simpler means of delivery and distribution with two new loading docks and added space for storage and production. Simple and industrial, this space speaks to the good taste of the team with stained concrete floors, glass doors, corrugated steel cielings and black granite counters. Co-owner Gregg Charbonneau declares "many customers have commented that the new space does a much better job in reflecting the quality of our product and the whole Barrington Coffee experience."

Barth Anderson, co-owner, and Gregg worked with Associated Builders (South Hadley, MA) to custom design the space for their specific needs. This space will undoubtedly fuel the commitment and coffee obsession of each of the employees. This is a space designed by and for the entire company, each member of the BCRC team was consulted during design. Not a generic, cookie cutter industrial plant but a home for each and every one of its employees.

Each activity now has its own appropriate space, Barth and Gregg even have their own offices, moving from a community office in the original space. The addition of a new, larger roaster to its existing two allows BCRC to increase production without compromising quality, as well as still maintain flexibility with their smaller roasters. The customer reception area is welcoming yet appropriately separate from production. The moment customers walk in the door, they feel part of the process and are offered a glimpse into the BCRC world. Large windows between the reception area and the roasters allow customers to view the activity of production without feeling they are in the way.

Barth and Gregg are not just coffee experts but fanatics and it shows in the space. The facility features a fully equipped "cupping room" where they can not only perform their precise analysis but offer training and workshops. This is a space where they will teach customers to recognize the "hint of lemon peel" in an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe or the "elegant balance" of a fine Guatemalan. Barth and Gregg stress the importance of training, from employees to customers. They know it isn't enough to just search out and roast the best coffee, proper training ensures that the beans are ground and brewed properly after they leave the roastery. Their new facility allows the perfect platform for this training.
Barth and Gregg founded Barrington Coffee Roasting Company in 1993. Their business began as a response to a local need and has expanded to a national presence through their retail, wholesale and mail-order/internet operations. BCRC offers the finest and most exciting coffees in the world roasted to perfection and delivered to the customer at the peak of freshness.



To download high resolution images of the new facility appropriate for print and web use, visit the online photo gallery at http://www.studiotwo.com/gallery/BCRC