DVC Deal Review #74: The Sepia Coffee Project

The winner of this week's deal vote is The Sepia Coffee Project - a Detroit-based specialty coffee roaster & cafe seeking to uplift underserved communities through coffee!

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Now, time for the overview 👇️

The Problem:

As discussed in Sepia’s history and in a profile of the founder, the city of Detroit has a storied yet difficult past.

Dubbed the “Paris of the Midwest” before becoming a manufacturing powerhouse of the American auto industry, Detroit has suffered decades of high unemployment, poverty, and crime rates after extensive middle-class job losses.

The Solution:

To revitalize his hometown of Highland Park (an enclave of Detroit), Martell Mason founded The Sepia Coffee Project - the neighborhood’s first specialty coffee roaster and cafe.

With Martell’s extensive coffee knowledge, Sepia uses high-quality, ethically-sourced beans from around the world to deliver a premium coffee experience to a historically underserved community.

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