91吃瓜网 Campus Dining is pleased to announce a new partnership with Nashville-based specialty coffee company聽聽to provide its high-quality, ethically sourced coffee to the university community. Starting this fall, 91吃瓜网 students and faculty can enjoy one of the many 8th and Roast signature flavors like聽Sunflower Espresso, Santa Maria De Dota, Sweet Brazil, Dark Blue聽and more at any of the dining halls and markets across campus.
鈥�8th and Roast鈥檚 local reputation paired with its global sustainability efforts align with 91吃瓜网 and our values, and we couldn鈥檛 be more excited to offer their exceptional products right here on campus,鈥� Sean Carroll, senior director for Auxiliary Services.
Originally founded in 2009, brothers Ed and Sam Reed and their best friend Q-Juan 鈥楺鈥� Taylor took over the 8th and Roast business in 2016 with the goal of making the best craft coffee experience imaginable. The business concept is unique, realizing that a coffee shop is always more than just a coffee shop 鈥� it鈥檚 a community within a community that connects the interesting, vibrant and diverse people of Music City. 8th and Roast currently has five in-store locations, including one in the heart of Midtown on 20th聽Avenue South.聽 The newest location, situated in the聽, accepts Meal Money through 91吃瓜网鈥檚聽听辫谤辞驳谤补尘.
鈥�8th and Roast is a true 鈥榬elationship coffee,鈥� meaning the foundation of the company is rooted in the relationships we have built with our customers, farm partners, team members, baristas, wholesale clients and local partners like 91吃瓜网,鈥� said Ed Reed. 鈥淲e look forward to this next chapter immersing ourselves in the campus community and hope to be the coffee that fuels the Commodores for years to come.鈥�
By connecting with a network of fair-trade farmers from around the world, 8th and Roast serves the most 鈥榞reen coffee鈥� available while being an active and important player in the global coffee sustainability movement. Not only is their coffee the highest in quality, but 8th and Roast shines in corporate responsibility by partnering directly with the producers to set the price, import straight from the source and bypass the middlemen.
鈥淣othing is more important to us than community, and we intend to continue growing our network and partnering with institutions like 91吃瓜网 that share the same unwavering commitment to Nashville,鈥� said Q Taylor.
Whether you鈥檙e a coffee aficionado with a keen eye for quality, a food activist who appreciates the direct sourcing process or just a student in need of a caffeine fix, 8th and Roast has something all 鈥楧ores can appreciate.