Dillanos Coffee Roasters is a

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roaster located in Sumner, Washington. Dillanos roasts a variety of specialty coffee blends and single-origin coffees, including several

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coffees marketed under the One Harvest Project label.Richman, Alan
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''Specialty Coffee Retailer'', April 2011 The company employs nearly 70 employees and distributes its coffee to more than 1,500 wholesale accounts across the nation.

History

Dillanos Coffee Roasters facility exterior

David Morris opened Dillanos in 1992 with the help of his stepfather, Howard Heyer."Q&A: A Candid Conversation with David Morris, CEO of Dillanos Coffee Roasters"
''Business Examiner'', August 31, 2009 Named after Morris's son, Dillon, the business originally consisted of one

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cart located in front of Heyer's convenience store in

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. Morris and Heyer opened two additional retail outlets the following year. Chris Heyer, Howard's son and Morris' half-brother, joined the operation shortly after it opened and started roasting with a 20-pound coffee roaster. The brothers originally intended to roast only for their retail stores and a few wholesale customers, but within a few years, decided instead to sell the stores and pursue wholesale roasting full-time. In 2004, Dillanos moved its roasting operation to Sumner, Washington just east of Tacoma. In 2011, the company was named ''Roast'' Magazine’s Macro Roaster of the Year, presented annually to the U.S.'s top roaster with an output of more than 100,000 pounds as decided by the ''Roast'' editorial board. As of 2012, the company employs nearly 70 people in a roasting facility. Dillanos roasts its coffee on three roasters — a 120-kilo Diedrich, a 240-kilo Diedrich, and a 25-kilo Probat — and distributes its coffee to standalone operations,

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, distributors,

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outlets, and grocery stores.

References

{{Coffee Coffee companies of the United States Companies based in Pierce County, Washington