Coshocton Coffee Connection opens
Coshocton Coffee Connection at 750 S. Second St. recently opened to the public. Pictured from left are three of the coffee shop’s employees Cassidi Bookless, Heather Adkins and Dianna Rivera with manager Donna LaFollette. Josie Sellers | Beacon
COSHOCTON – The smell of freshly ground coffee beans filled the air at Coshocton Coffee Connection as employees filled orders Tuesday afternoon, July 25.
Coshocton’s newest coffee shop opened Monday, July 24 and word is starting to spread about its relaxed, comfy atmosphere and variety of hot and cold beverages that the staff will serve up for you.
The shop, located at 750 S. Second St., has a variety of frozen, over ice and hot coffees, teas, loose teas, hot chocolate and fruit smoothies.
“Our signature drink is the CCC Mocha,” said Donna LaFollette, manager of the Coshocton Coffee Connection. “It has a caramel drizzle and then you put the whipped cream and caramel on top. The frozen one has the caramel drizzles on the side of the cup. You can taste the caramel as you drink them. It also has white chocolate in it.”
She also said they have a few items for people to munch on while they sip their beverages, but will be ramping their menu up. They started with cookies, bagels and muffins, but will be adding cupcakes, cream sticks, donuts, breakfast sandwiches, lunch sandwiches and eventually soups. Their signature food items will be pecan sticky rolls, cinnamon rolls and a chocolate peanut butter cupcake with Reese Cups. They also will have free Wi-Fi and customers will soon see cozy stuffed chairs in the shop’s corner where plans are being made to place a fireplace and television.
“We want this to be a place where people can come with their family and friends and relax,” LaFollette said. “They can come here to sip on drinks, munch on something and use their laptops if they want.”
Work on those laptops can be done on top of unique tables made by Adam Warren, an employee of Frontier Supply. The tops of the tables came from spools that Frontier Power Company’s wires come in on and they are held up by pipes that came from Frontier Supply. Another employee, Melvin McVay, manager of operations for Frontier, was responsible for the beautiful wood wall that accents the coffee shop.
“Frontier Supply knew this empty building was here and we wanted to use it to bring something else to the community,” said Jaime Crawford, manager of office and administrative operations. “I like the challenge of taking on another business too. I worked at a bakery a long time ago and it’s been a dream of mine to have a coffee shop and bakery.”
The property is owned by the Frontier Power Company and the coffee shop is being operated by Frontier Supply. Crawford added that about 12 people are employed by the business.
“We want people who come here to have the best customer experience and best drink they’ve ever had and I think that is what will set us apart from others,” Crawford said.
She also believes their partnership with a coffee company called Crimson Cup will set them apart from others.
“They roast coffee beans at their facility in Columbus and we are using their top grade of beans called select,” Crawford said.
All of their coffee drinks will start with a base of Crimson Cup’s Armando’s Blend, a medium roast made from beans that come from Central America, Indonesia and Africa.
Coshocton Coffee Connection is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The drive-thru opens at 5:30 a.m. during the week, 6 a.m. on Saturday and 7 a.m. on Sunday.
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