Local Spotlight: Larry’s Coffee

We are proud to serve exclusively Larry’s Coffee in our dining halls! Larry’s Coffee is located 24 miles from UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus in Raleigh, NC. Larry Larson founded his coffee company with the mission of coffee excellence and business as a force for good. 100% of Larry’s Coffee is Organic, Fair, Shade Grown, and Kosher. As a certified B-corporation, Larry’s Coffee is passionate about social and environmental responsibility, from their farmers to their roastery. They are a founding member of Cooperative Coffees, an organization and partnership between fair-trade coffee roasters and small-farm cooperatives from 16 countries across the globe! 

Larry’s dedication to sustainability is seen in their roastery’s infrastructure. The company occupies three buildings that use energy-saving strategies, such as natural lighting, reflective flooring, zone heating, and climate-flexible insulation. Larry’s also collects solar energy on site to heat their floors. In addition to sustainable energy practices, Larry’s composts food waste and collects rainwater to be used in their bathrooms and garden.  

At CDS, we are thrilled to partner with Larry’s Coffee, so we can bring only the best coffee to our Tarheels.