Passeros Coffee Roasters Interview for Small Business Saturday

Passeros Coffee Roasters has been waking up Philadelphia since 1990, when owner Jeff saw the need for a premium coffee shop in the city (before that other brand you may know of). Since then, he’s been focusing on giving back to the community, and more importantly, to the communities that produce the products he uses.

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• 1987 – AN IDEA SPARKS
  Jeff Lincoln notices a small coffee bar while working in San Fransisco & falls in love with the idea.
• 1988 – A LOVE STORY
  Jeff meets Linda Passero, falls in love, and begins writing his coffee shop business plan.
• 1990 – THE BIG MOVE
  Jeff finishes his MBA, moves to Philly, and opens his very first shop in the historic Suburban Station.
• 1995 – NEWS SPREADS
  Passero’s wins Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best of Philly” in their blind tasting championship.
• 2006 – A NEW FOCUS
  Jeff sells his five Passero’s shops to Juan Valdez Cafe.
• 2009 – NEXT MOVES
  Jeff takes back two of his former locations re-entering the coffee business full-time.
• 2013 – ROASTING BEGINS
  Jeff and Frank, our Master Roaster, open a roasting facility in North Philadelphia.
• 2014 – GRAND OPENING
  Passero’s Chestnut Street location opens it’s doors to Philly for the first time.
• 2018 – MOVING UP
  Passero’s is selected as one of the top three Passeros Coffee Roasters in Philadelphia.