| 词条 | The Freaky Bean Coffee Company |
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| name = The Freaky Bean Coffee Company | logo = Freakybeancoffeecompany.png | type = Privately held company | genre = | foundation = October 2005 by Andrew Kessler and Jonathan Stratton | founder = | defunct = March 2009 | location_city = Westbrook, Maine | location_country = U.S. | location = | locations = | area_served = Southern Maine | key_people = Jonathan Stratton, President Andrew Kessler, V.P. Marketing & E-commerce Gary Woodworth, V.P. Logistics | industry = Restaurants Retail Coffee and Tea Retail Beverages Entertainment | products = Whole Bean Coffee Boxed Tea Made-to-order beverages Bottled beverages Baked Goods Merchandise | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | caption = | homepage = Freakybean.com | footnotes = | intl = }} The Freaky Bean Coffee Company was an independent, Maine-based specialty coffee house and roaster, which had retail locations, a roasting division, and wholesale accounts. The company was founded in 2005, and at its peak had six locations. After a series of store closures, the remaining two stores were shut down in March 2009.[1] HistoryThe company was founded by Andrew Kessler and Jon Stratton, a former member of the US Navy. They started the company in 2005 using $10,000 in microfinancing from Accion USA.[2] The original Freaky Bean shop opened in June 2006 at the Willowdale Place business complex on Route 1 in Scarborough.[3] The company's name was whittled down from about 400 names. Other names considered included Dirigo Coffee, Sublime Coffee, and Waxing Poetic. The folk tale that has been spread about the origin of company's name states that it was created when Jon Stratton's wife had an epiphany while taking a shower. She leaned out of the shower and yelled, "Call it the Freaky Bean!" to Jon. The company experienced rapid growth in 2007 and 2008, followed by a series of store closures:
LogoThe Freaky Bean's round logo is based upon a statue found at the Mayan temples in Central America. Designed by Arielle Walrath, a local Maine designer and illustrator,[12] the stone statue's design was illustrated to show the Mayan character juggling a coffee cup, a coffee bean, and a muffin. A second logo was created for use in smaller spaces: it consists of the company's name, with a coffee cup in the middle with steam emanating from it. Both logos were used interchangeably within the company's stores, literature and branding. ProductsThe Freaky Bean served a variety of coffee-based drinks as well as hot chocolate and organic teas, along with their version of a blended iced coffee drink, the Freakazoid. References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.southportlander.com/index.php/article/freakys_sopo_locale_closes/ |title=Freaky's SoPo Locale Closes |accessdate=2009-03-19 |last=Hersey |first=Linda |coauthors= |date=2009-03-19 |work=The South Portlander |publisher=}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Freaky Bean Coffee Company, The}}2. ^ACCION USA, Meet "Microentrepreneurs from the USA: Jonathan Stratton, Scarborough, Maine {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221173952/http://www.accion.org/Page.aspx?pid=690 |date=December 21, 2010 }} 3. ^Untitled Document {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402023107/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/news/Print.cfm?StoryID=44299 |date=April 2, 2008 }} 4. ^MaineBusiness.com | Maine News Direct {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401095849/http://mainebusiness.mainetoday.com/newsdirect/release.html?id=4082 |date=April 1, 2008 }} 5. ^Mainebiz - Maine's business news source, in print, online and every business day {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414185753/http://www.mainebiz.biz/daily_stories.html?id=309 |date=April 14, 2008 }} 6. ^MaineBusiness.com | Maine News Direct {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401095853/http://mainebusiness.mainetoday.com/newsdirect/release.html?id=4940 |date=April 1, 2008 }} 7. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.accionusa.org/site/c.lvKVL9MUIsG/b.3509141/k.6A7E/Coffee_house_stays_grounded_in_rapid_expansion.htm |title=Coffee house stays grounded in rapid expansion - Accion USA |access-date=2008-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331185850/http://www.accionusa.org/site/c.lvKVL9MUIsG/b.3509141/k.6A7E/Coffee_house_stays_grounded_in_rapid_expansion.htm |archive-date=2008-03-31 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 8. ^{{cite news |first=Peggy |last=Roberts |title=Grounds for change |work=The Forecaster (Southern Edition) |page=4 |date=5 December 2008 |accessdate=5 December 2008|quote= |url=http://www.theforecaster.net/story.php?storyid=17266 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 9. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.thebollard.com/bollard/?p=5489 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208032811/http://www.thebollard.com/bollard/?p=5489 |archive-date=2011-02-08 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 10. ^{{cite news |first=Leslie |last=Bridgers |title=Coffee company shuts two shops |work=American Journal |date=5 March 2009 |accessdate=6 March 2009 |url=http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=63728 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313093851/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=63728 |archivedate=13 March 2009 |df= }} 11. ^1 {{cite news |first=Chris |last=Busby |title=Freaky Bankruptcy |work=The Bollard |date=5 March 2009 |accessdate=6 March 2009 |url=http://www.thebollard.com/bollard/?p=5489 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208032811/http://www.thebollard.com/bollard/?p=5489 |archive-date=8 February 2011 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 12. ^arielle walrath: freelance design & illustration: portfolio of work 9 : Coffee houses of the United States|American companies established in 2005|Defunct companies based in Maine|Companies disestablished in 2009|Privately held companies based in Maine|Companies based in Cumberland County, Maine|Westbrook, Maine|Food and drink companies established in 2005|Coffee brands |
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