MyDorchester Business of the Month

In an effort to support local business, especially those businesses who give to the Dorchester community, MyDorchester features a Business of the Month. Businesses are selected based on three criteria: contribution to the Dorchester community, quality of service/product, and being locally owned in Dorchester.

June's Business of the Month:
Flat Black Coffee Company
Ashmont Cafe 1906 Dorchester Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02124
http://flatblackcoffeecompany.com/

If you like coffee, you’ve probably heard of Flat Black Coffee Company. An enlightening honeymoon trip to Australia inspired David and Jennifer House, natives of Lower Mills, to found Flat Black Coffee Company with their friend Jeff Chatlos in 2002. Flat Black was founded with an emphasis on specialty coffee, fair trade beans, and finely crafted drinks. Flat Black consists of three branches, with two locations in Dorchester (Lower Mills and Peabody Square). The Lower Mills location, their first, was established in 2003 and is where they still roast all of their fair trade coffee beans. The Peabody Square location is their most recent expansion, opened in 2008, and shares its space with Wainwright Bank. Jennifer believes the partnership between Wainwright Bank and Flat Black Coffee Company exhibits their shared business ethic, that of promoting the sustainability of the Dorchester Community. Flat Black recycles and has eco-friendly lightbulbs, and for the future they are looking into using combustible cups. The Peabody Square location was also the home of the White Chrome Throwdown barista competition last October, and they look forward to hosting this successful event again this fall.

If you know a business that would be great as our Business of the Month, please email your recommendation to info@mydorchester.org.

See past Businesses of the Month here.

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