Daily Grind

Background

Established in 1976 the Daily Grind is a family operated bussiness and is the Capital District's oldest and most well known coffee roaster. Our cafes are located at 204 Lark St. in Albany and 46 3rd St in downtown Troy offer homemade soups, sandwiches,( the best rubens in town) and great desserts. Free Wi-Fi. If you can't make it to our stores for our coffees we will be happy to shipped them to you! Visit us on the web at www.dailygrind.com

Keys to Success

We started in 1976 with this mission. Offer our customers the best coffees the world can produce. Offer them as fresh as possible,( our customers can purchase coffees still warm from the roaster)., and never stop learning. From single estates, fair trade, and organic coffees the Daily Grind is coffee nirvana. We never forgot our mission.

Special Events

Our cafe in Troy offers open mic every Thursday starting at 8:00 and music on the week-ends. You can go to our web site (www.dailygrind.com) for specific dates.Local artist exhibiting each month. We also offer our 3000 sf cafe for private meetings and parties. Both cafes have free Wi-Fi.

Target Customers

Anyone who enjoys great coffee and good food and friendly people.

Challenges Faced

With the ubiquitous number of cafes, where in most cities there seems to be a cafe on every block, the Daily Grind has to distinguish itself from the rest of the pack. While some people's dream is to own a cafe they rarely ever learn about coffee. Our passion was to learn about coffee and the world it is produced in. How is it grown and who are the people who grow it. What makes a coffee great, and what can we do it better. We opened our cafes to share with others the love of coffee.

Where We're Headed

To keep learning about the world's second largest commodity and to encourage the production of Fair Trade coffees.