Espresso Vivace facts for kids
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Interior of the coffee shop on Capitol Hill, 2014
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| Founded | Seattle, Washington, United States (1988) |
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| Founders | David C. Schomer and Geneva Sullivan |
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Number of locations
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3 |
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Number of employees
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~30 (2016) |
Espresso Vivace is a famous Seattle area coffee shop and roaster. It's well-known for its amazing coffee and special ways of roasting coffee beans. The owner, David Schomer, is famous for creating and making latte art popular in the United States.
The Story of Espresso Vivace
Espresso Vivace started in 1988. It was founded by David C. Schomer and Geneva Sullivan. David used to be an engineer at Boeing. Geneva was a technician for large computers.
Their very first coffee shop was a small cart. It was located at 5th and Union in Seattle. They mostly served people who worked in finance. David Schomer noticed these customers did not always care much about coffee quality.
Growing the Coffee Business
Later, David and Geneva opened a second coffee stand. It was covered and faced the street. This stand was near the Broadway Market QFC grocery store. After that, they opened a bigger cafe. This new cafe also had a place to roast coffee beans. Both of these spots were in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Customers in Capitol Hill started to notice their coffee more. Many students from Seattle Central Community College visited. David felt these students might not have known better coffee. This was because there were not many other gourmet coffee shops nearby.
Finding the Perfect Spot
Eventually, they had to move their main cafe. This was because of the new Capitol Hill light rail station. They chose a new spot five blocks north. This area had many "high-end housing" buildings.
Here, Espresso Vivace found customers who really loved great coffee. David Schomer said these customers saw coffee as an art form. They often became very loyal to their favorite coffee shops. David and Geneva continued to work together on their business.
