PORTLAND, OR, Might 15, 2026 – Keia & Martyn’s, native espresso roasters and tea purveyors, have gained a Good Meals Award for his or her Ethiopia Guji Shakiso Pure espresso. Homeowners, Keia Booker and Martyn Leaper, of Keia & Martyn’s in Lloyd Middle Mall and tiny little cuppa (TLC) in downtown Portland, have introduced their distinctive, analog model of expertise and high quality blended with creativity to a world stage. They are going to be introduced their award June twenty eighth on the Summer season Fancy Meals Present in New York Metropolis.
After over 30 years of expertise within the espresso and beverage business and slightly below 7 years of their tiny little enterprise, Keia & Martyn’s Espresso have gained some of the prestigious meals and beverage awards within the nation. With the James Beard of the packaged meals and beverage commerce, the Good Meals Awards had over 1100 entries from throughout the nation and their espresso stood out amongst many. The Good Meals Basis has panels of business consultants, cooks, consumers, and critics style samples with none info on the producers, farmers, or the place the merchandise come from. After judging solely on style, they then vet every high scoring product for sustainability practices. After rising to the highest in taste, Keia & Martyn’s Espresso soared to a win with their fairness and sustainability requirements, bringing a win for espresso residence to the Rose Metropolis.
Keia and Martyn are a pair with an origin story in espresso and a dedication not solely to one another however to their prospects, the setting, and neighborhood. After changing into one of many first and solely Black girl roasters within the Pacific Northwest, Keia Booker has develop into a roaster to observe. In 5 quick years, she has realized roasting from her husband whereas additionally absorbing the data of engaged on 4 various kinds of roaster. They’ve their eyes set on persevering with to supply award-level espresso, however are broadening their focus to their Road Chai line, Magic Mud on the spot coffees, tea blends, new accessible drinks, and even a meals line.
With their Good Meals honor and the wind at their again, they’re planning their subsequent journey; shifting their cafe and manufacturing facility out of Lloyd Middle Mall (after it formally closes on August eighth) and into new digs the place they are going to be capable of not solely share new meals and beverage merchandise made in-house however help different native, BIPOC, girls, and/or queer owned manufacturers and farmers. You should purchase their merchandise on their web site, at Lloyd Middle Mall, their fifth Avenue location downtown referred to as tiny little cuppa or TLC, Peoples’ Coop, Market of Selection, and out on the many markets and avenue gala’s they do 12 months spherical.
They imagine everybody deserves goodness and apparently the Good Meals Awards agree with the goodness they’re placing into each cup.
“Everyone deserves goodness and we create merchandise and areas which might be thoughtfully curated for any and everybody that values high quality over pretense to take pleasure in,” states Keia Booker, Co-owner and Roaster.
Help this native Black owned enterprise by becoming a member of their subscription membership, signing up for his or her e-newsletter, following them on Instagram (@keia_and_martyns_coffee), or by stopping by their areas at Lloyd Middle and in downtown Portland.
About Keia & Martyn’s Espresso
Keia & Martyn’s is a value-centered espresso roasting and beverage firm with over 30 years of expertise within the Portland beverage and culinary business. They put their values and creativity into every part they do whether or not it’s their hands-on, sweat fairness method to branding, cafe buildout, or crafting new merchandise or methods of working with different native purveyors.
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