Grady's Cold Brew
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| Industry | Food and beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Grady Laird[1] Dave Sands Kyle Buckley |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Cold brew coffee |
| Website | www |
Grady's Cold Brew is an American coffee company known for its New Orleans-style cold brew coffee. Founded in 2011, the company is based in The Bronx, New York.
History
[edit]Grady's Cold Brew was originally started by Grady Laird.[2] He created a New Orleans-style blend while working for GQ Magazine. He was inspired by an article in GQ that taught how to make cold brew coffee concentrate.[3] Laird sold his brew to other magazines in the Condé Nast brand but later quit his job to pursue it full-time. He officially launched the brand in 2011 with the help of Dave Sands and Kyle Buckley.[3]
Grady's was originally sold online and at select retailers in Brooklyn and Manhattan.[4] It gained the attention of Whole Foods while a vendor at Smorgasburg, and began selling at the grocery chain in 2012.[3]
Products
[edit]Grady's Cold Brew is a New Orleans-style coffee made using a cold brew method of steeping ground coffee in cold water. The grounds are filtered out after 20 hours to create the concentrate.[5] The company sells both ready-to-drink and concentrate as well as pre-packaged bean bags.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Jesko, Jackie; Chang, Juju (21 October 2014). "Artisanal Brands Brew America's Third Coffee Revolution". ABC News.
- ^ Curan, Catherine (15 February 2015). "Jobs brewing in Williamsburg". New York Post.
- ^ a b c Stern, Gary M. (21 June 2017). "Grady's Cold Brew has developed a recipe for success in N.Y.C." New York Business Journal.
- ^ Sullivan, Eric (12 August 2011). "The Shameless (But Totally Justified) Plug: Grady's Cold Brew". GQ.
- ^ Pineda, Nina; Meier, Alex; Cohen, Brett (16 April 2019). "Grady's Cold Brew in the Bronx makes cold brew affordable for coffee lovers". ABC7 New York.
- ^ Hoffman, Ellen (15 May 2015). "Brew it yourself: You can make Grady's famous iced coffee at home". Business Insider.