Time & Tide Coffee (Biddeford, ME)

Time & Tide Coffee believes that everyone deserves to drink the best. There are very few things in the world that everyone has access to the best in the world version of – but coffee is one of those things.

They believe that providing better coffee for everyone starts with making great coffee accessible and approachable.

In their roaster: They are passionate about sourcing the best coffee and thoughtfully roasting it to bring out its flavor. They work hard to keep prices accessible to consumers and wholesale partners, all the while sourcing from importers and distributors who work to take care of the coffee farmers.

In their cafe: They know that people can sometimes feel overwhelmed or out of place in a specialty or third-wave coffee shop, so they work to demystify specialty coffee – people understand what they are getting and feel comfortable ordering it.

And for Time and Tide, better extends beyond the coffee they roast and serve.

Better means building community.
They founded their business in Biddeford, Maine, a former mill town located between the banks of the Saco River and the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. The people joke that the city is undergoing a "Biddaissance" – and there is a renaissance happening, in the old mills and on the high street, being led by small business and the thriving arts community, with support from City Hall.

Briana and Jon live and work in Biddeford and wanted to create a space where people from all walks of life can experience their coffee, whether enjoying an espresso drink in the cafe, buying a bag of whole beans to take home and brew, or attending cupping classes.

Better means fostering deep relationships.
A lot of hands touch your coffee at every stage of its journey to your cup – and at every step it needs to be handled with care. By purchasing green coffee from farmers and exporters with whom they have deep relationships, they are able to ensure that the coffee served to you meets their exacting standards.

They believe that better coffee in your cup starts with developing long term relationships with the people on the ground. They work with the same coffee farms and exporters year after year. Buying from the same farmers every year means that the farmers they buy from can rely on them to be supportive partners. This provides consistency for you and stability in the supply chain.

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