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Co-owner Paul Nahrgang at Wayfarer sneak peek at National Donut Day event in June 2014.
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Steel top, welded steel tubes, and two fold-in, wooden "wings" to hold necessities like cups/lids/condiments and the POS system.
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Wooden panels (held in place by magnets) cleverly conceal retail shelving when it's not wanted or needed.
To accompany the rising popularity of food trucks, farms on wheels, and bike delivery men comes a new mobile endeavor that gets us especially hyped up…on caffeine.
A nomadic venture by Tim Drescher of Kuva Coffee, and barista extraordinaire Paul Nahrgang, Wayfarer Coffee Co. seeks to “bring that coffee shop experience to any restaurant, brewery, gallery, or abandoned building” that will have them. The custom-made, rolling sideboard houses everything they need for a pop-up appearance, from the grinder to the water pump and the cups to the filtration system.
The idea stemmed from both Drescher and Nahrgang’s desire to open up some sort of retail shop, but the buildings, trucks, kiosks and bikes they looked at didn’t stand out. So Paul reverted back to his band days and modeled the cabinet after the all-inclusive roadie cases. “I thought it would be so cool to apply that same idea to a coffee shop. One that folds up into a few boxes with little to no effort,” Nahrgang says.
The set-up may look effortless, but the brewing isn’t. They’ll do some syphon brewing, pour overs, and cold brew contraptions like the Kyoto or the full immersion brewer, using proprietary Wayfarer brand coffee.
So far Wayfarer has worked weddings and farmers markets, but they plan to expand their reach to places like tattoo parlors, bars, eateries and festivals.
“We hope to attract people who are interested in experiencing a familiar place in a different way,” says Nahrgang. “I mean, how cool would it be to turn your favorite pub into a coffee shop for a day?”
How cool, indeed.
Wayfarer Coffee Co. is slated to officially launch in mid- to late August. Keep an eye out for their upcoming tour dates…
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