About Us
About FoJo
Dan Foust
Dan Joseph
FoJo Beans is a veteran-owned, LGBTQ Certified, small-batch coffee roasting company in Central New York. Our roaster / café / restaurant is in downtown Hamilton, NY.
FoJo Beans’ mission is to demonstrate a continued commitment to the local food movement and the local community, to sustainable farming methods, and to ethical relationships with growers. We purchase specialty-grade coffees from importers with firsthand knowledge that their farmers and small co-ops use growing and processing methods that are free of artificial chemicals, fairly traded, and earth-friendly.
Come visit us for mouth-watering food and delicious coffees.
Meet Dan Foust
Former US Marine
Dad and “PawPaw”
Financial Analyst / Contracts Negotiator
Square dancer
Lover of classic country music
Meet Dan Joseph
Former Preschool teacher
LOVES ham; talks too much
Media researcher
Tap dancer
Lover of musical theatre
Good Coffee
Good For The Earth
Education and oversight promote environmental sustainability at origin – where coffee is grown. Therefore, we are committed to buying beans that are “relationship coffees” or come with one or more of the following certifications:
Our Story
How did FoJo Beans come about?
1980
Dan’s coffee life begins in college with cream, sugar, and the bottomless cup.
1983
Dan begins his coffee journey in the USMC Quantico Marine Band. The “coffee mess” was in the Instrument Shop and Dan’s cup wasn’t washed his entire 4-year enlistment. If it was black liquid and they called it coffee, he drank it.
1984
Now in Manhattan (NYC, not Kansas), Dan abandons the cream & sugar (and flavored syrups) and discovers a local roaster. An insulated French Press and whole beans ground just before brewing is all the impetus needed to begin his quest for the perfect cup.
1987
Gone are the glory days of Marine shop coffee with metal shavings and jeweler’s rouge, and welcome to mediocre grocery store brands.
2007
2007
Dan moves to Thornton, Co. and proclaims “Honey, finding a good, local coffee roaster IS more important than finding a job or a doctor!”
2008
Dan privately admits to caring about the quality of his coffee. Publicly he maintains his assertion that “coffee is coffee.”
2009
The Dans are living in Central New York. Coffee time and coffee talk begins in earnest. A half hour every morning is devoted to the coffee experience (more on weekends). Over the years, they toy with the idea of opening a local coffee roasting business.
2009
Accused of drinking “kindergarten coffee,” Dan trades up to more complex beans.
2010
Dan declares Ethiopian Yergachiffe as his current favorite coffee type.
2012
The Dans begin formal roaster training, and with the support of our local community, FoJo Beans is born.
2012
“It’s All About The Blend”
2013
FoJo Beans is named 2013 Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chenango County (NY) Chamber of Commerce
Thank you for supporting FoJo Beans!
Awards
FoJo Beans is named 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chenango County (NY) Chamber of Commerce
Learn about FoJo Beans’ coffees, sourcing philosophy, and mission in this presentation video.
