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April 21, 2009 12:08 PM

Haggen closes TerraVida coffee shops, tests self-serve kiosks for Bellingham-roasted coffee

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Self-service kiosks are being tested in Redmond, Federal Way and Kent.

The Bellingham-based grocery chain Haggen closed its three TerraVida locations this month, but continues to sell TerraVida coffee from its grocery shelves and is testing a self-service kiosk called TerraVida Coffee Express at three of its stores.

Because of strong customer demand, Haggen will keep selling TerraVida coffee through its grocery stores and is testing self-service kiosks at Top Food & Drug stores in Redmond, Federal Way and Kent, spokeswoman Becky Skaggs. Concordia Coffee made the kiosks, which were installed last fall.

TerraVida coffee is roasted to Haggen's specifications by Tony's Coffees & Teas, a Bellingham roaster that started in 1971 and is the old-timer in Whatcom County's burgeoning coffee scene.

Other Bellingham coffee names include Hammerhead Coffee Roasters, a chain of 24-hour drive-through shops called Cruisin Coffee, Woods Coffee in Bellingham's popular Boulevard Park on the waterfront and Moka Joe Coffee, which roasts only beans that meet an ethical coffee triumvirate: organic, Fair Trade and sustainably grown.

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