As timeless as the play of Romeo & Juliet, a coffee house exists in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen, built on sustainable relationships with Colombian farmers and New Yorkers over the past two decades.

The recent economic tensions and environmental issues have put this bond to the test and resulted in price hike and supply shock in the coffee supply chain.

Romeo & Juliet, run by Carlos Ramirez, has been serving New Yorkers with specialty Colombian coffee since 2012. As a young boy, Ramirez grew up on his family’s coffee farm in Colombia and moved to the US to continue his family business 25 years ago. Ramirez drinks 7-8 cups of coffee a day and “I don’t drink any other beverages,” said the cafe owner.

Ramirez imports 1 ton of green coffee beans every month from the coffee axis in Colombia.

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