![]() ![]() Pekoe’s Cattin said he has noticed a similar trend with specialty teas - customers still seem to be affording themselves the little indulgences. I think there’s some resiliency built into it.” “It’s a low-ticket item and it’s a way for people to get out and be social. “Overall, I think the coffee business is a good business to be in, in these times,” Hilliker said. The company opened two coffee shops - one in Longmont off Airport Road and the other in the former McDonald’s off Table Mesa in Boulder - within the past couple months. While Vic’s lost one location, like Pekoe, it has been expanding despite a down economy. CU decided not to renew Vic’s lease, said Mike Hilliker, a Vic’s co-owner. Pekoe will be located in the café formerly run by coffee shop company Vic’s, which had operated in the ATLAS building since its inception in 2006. “We had a lot of students and faculty that wanted not only the espresso kind of drinks, but good coffee and good tea.” 1 factor so slow, quality growth, versus just expanding… “The original vision was that we would be a multi-store concept,” he said. ![]() ![]() Cattin - fresh off running the Tea Train in Longmont - wanted to create a relaxing, laid-back environment for people to enjoy loose-leaf teas, tea-based blended drinks, coffee made via a French press and espresso-based drinks that have their beans ground fresh per order.ĭuring the next couple of years, as Pekoe solidified its concept, it subsequently gained a following, Cattin said, and the time became right recently to grow. In 2003, Cattin opened the first Pekoe at 1225 Alpine Ave. “We’ve just been experiencing some awesome opportunities that are coming up,” owner Paul Cattin said. The homegrown tea shop opened a second location in Denver last year bought Joe’s Espresso off 30th Street in Boulder in April and expects to open a fourth location at the University of Colorado’s ATLAS building next week. Steeping at the Ideal Shops on North Broadway in Boulder for the past six years, Pekoe Sip House has quietly spread its wings during the past 12 months. ![]()
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