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STEADY GROWTH: Audrey Finocchiaro, co-owner of The Nitro Bar, has taken her coffee business from a simple cart in 2016 to now preparing to open her fourth location in June, in Little Compton. At right is Coffee Director Nick Berry at the Providence shop. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

She’s percolating on a path to nitro-fueled success

Business Women 05/12/2023

The Nitro Bar barista whips up cold brew nitro coffee with the flair of a bartender. He scoops ice into a glass and with...

Ribbon cut at Hope & Main’s new Downtown Makers Marketplace

Economic Activity 01/18/2023

PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., along with congressional, state and local leaders, on Wednesday cut the ribbon for Hope & Main’s new Downtown...

MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY: Alex Inoue is the general manager of Shiru Cafe in Providence. Shiru provides free coffee, tea and juice for college students, and makes its money from companies that advertise recruitment on in-store displays, cups and through staff members. Behind Inoue is a pastry case. / PBN PHOTO/KATE TALERICO

Free java the lure for students

Food & Agriculture 06/15/2018

A new cafe has come to Providence’s College Hill with a no-cost pitch some patrons can’t afford to pass up: free coffee, tea and...

SUCCESSION PLAN: Bob Mastin, owner of Custom House Coffee in Middletown, has slowly been transferring ownership of the company over the past 15 months to employees. His goal is to turn over ownership to “the key people” that want to carry on the company after he steps down. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Custom House Coffee a tenant draw

Entrepreneurship 03/16/2018

Frustrated he could not keep an anchor tenant in his Middletown commercial complex, Bob Mastin opened Custom House Coffee in 2002 to “enhance” the...

FOURTEEN PERCENT of the ownership of Custom Coffee Company in Middletown has been transferred to employees as of Thursday. / COURTESY BOB MASTIN

Middletown coffeehouse sells shares to employees

Economy 01/26/2018

MIDDLETOWN - After one year, 14 percent of the ownership of Middletown-based Custom Coffee Co. has transitioned to 14 of its 21 part-time and...

Local coffee roaster now employee owned

Entrepreneurship 02/10/2017

MIDDLETOWN – Custom House Coffee is now owned by 14 of its employees, the company announced Feb. 6. Founder Robert Mastin began selling shares...

FRESH BREW: Before founding Custom Coffee House, Robert Mastin had a number of other jobs, including serving as a naval officer, author and contractor. Mastin learned to roast coffee at home, and in 2002 founded his company. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Coffee roaster eyes wholesale growth

Entrepreneurship 06/13/2015

Just over a year ago, Custom Coffee House launched Veteran Coffee Roasters, a new local brand featuring six different varieties that returns $1 for...

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