Roasting Coffee in a Barn
When Mark and Lisa Verrochi lost their “three Boston coffee stand leases to large corporate landlords,” they decided to start over — in a small, red, rent-free barn in their back yard.
Out of that barn in Hopkinton, Mass., Red Barn Coffee Roasters was born.
The company soon grew to include 7 locations.
It’s still in the process of expansion, but faces stiff competition:
Red Barn sits in a state flooded with chain coffee stores. Dunkin’ Donuts has 900 stand-alone Massachusetts stores along with 83 combination Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins outlets, while Starbucks has 151 stores and Honey Dew Donuts has 110 locations.
To help this local business stay afloat, visit one of Red Barn’s Cafes in Westboro, Southboro, Hopkinton, Milford or Boston.
Source: Milford Daily News