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Andrew and Christine Houghtaling discuss their journey and success in the coffee industry with Kissing Rock Coffee.

Andrew and Christine Houghtaling are the duo behind Kissing Rock Coffee. The roasting company located in Gold Beach, OR near the iconic Kissing Rock rising up next to the ocean joined our podcast in the Roastar packaging booth at World of Coffee San Diego earlier this spring to chat, just a bit, about their journey into coffee and to competition success. Find Kissing Rock Coffee online: https://kissingrockcoffee.com/ For context subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Coffee People podcast newsletter at: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.coffeepeoplepodcast.com/ BUY: The reliable coffee brewer that sits on our counter from Simply Good Coffee. (Affiliate Link).⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://partners.simplygoodcoffee.com/roas⁠⁠⁠t⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH: https://www.coffeepeoplearesexy.com/ Coffee People is presented by Roastar, Inc., the premier coffee packaging company utilizing digital printing. Roastar enables small-to-gigantic coffee businesses tell a big story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get 10% off with the code: COFFEEPEOPLE10 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks for watching the Coffee People Podcast. Like all small businesses and entrepreneurs, we're still learning, modifying…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Woldt

Guests: Andrew Houghtaling, Christine Houghtaling

Topics covered

• coffee roasting
• entrepreneurship
• competition success
• coffee industry
• business journey

Keywords

• Kissing Rock Coffee
• coffee roasting
• entrepreneurship
• competition
• Gold Beach

Sponsors

Roastar, Inc., Simply Good Coffee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kissing Rock Coffee

Places: Gold Beach, OR

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