Looking Ahead
Thank you for a great Holiday Season
We will be taking a break from online sales until Saturday January 16th.
 After multiple family health issues over the past few years, surviving a fire, and a gas leak that resulted in the loss of our Christmas business in 2019, we were hopeful 2020 would be an easier more hopeful year. Little did we know that the struggles of the past was preparing us for the uncertain and chaotic year of 2020.  As many of you know we are a small family business, it is just the four us Laura, Chris, Patrick and Joseph creating our coffee and tea products from start to finish. Chris has also been dividing his time as a guide in Yellowstone for additional income. Through the years it has been the loyal support of you, our online customers, along with our wholesale/commercial customers that has allowed us to grow our brand, while providing great tasting coffees, teas, and unique gifts. We look forward to continuing our mission of celebrating Yellowstone, Montana and world heritage with our products in 2021. 
Our wish for the New Year is for people to think outside of themselves to make the world a safer more equitable place for all.
Stay Safe ~ Think of Others ~ Wear a Mask
Peace, and see you soon!
Laura, Chris, Patrick, Joseph

June 15th marks our fifteenth anniversary of year round business in West Yellowstone, Montana. ​

Patrick hard at work

The last few years at Morning Glory Coffee have been full of ups and downs. Family health issues, a fire that stopped our ability to produce coffee for eight weeks, and then a gas leak in our facility that shut us down for another month this November. For a small family operated business the challenges at times were overwhelming. We have been steadily working our way back to a normal routine over the last few months, never losing sight of our mission to provide the best tasting, freshly roasted coffees to our customers. 
One thing that does not change in a food manufacturing operation, regardless of challenges, is regulation and inspections. We are regulated and inspected by the State of Montana, Gallatin County Health Department and finally by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We recently were surprised by our friendly FDA inspector, and we are happy to say that we passed our inspection with flying colors. 

What does FDA Inspected Mean?

The FDA inspects facilities to insure they meet safety regulations outlined for their facility, industry, or products. In the case of Morning Glory, this is imported, roasted and packaged coffee. The FDA pre-approval inspections, routine inspections, and “for cause” inspections of food processing facilities, dairy farms, and animal feed processors are designed to ensure the products produced are safe to eat, contain no harmful substances, are produced under sanitary conditions, and are truthfully labeled.

We take pride in the products we produce, and although it can make for a stressful day, we welcome inspections and the reassurance that come with them. Now it's time to make more coffee!
​Be sure to shop with us at www.morningglorycoffee.net 

We have been having a busy season here in Yellowstone Country, but that has not stopped us from keeping everything fresh, from our factory outlet gift store, to our new website design, and of course our selection of freshly roasted, great tasting coffees. This past July we introduced a new coffee of the month sale. We are offering $2.00 dollars off a monthly selection of 12oz coffee. Be sure to check our website front page along with our social media channels for our coffee of the month announcements so you can save!

Morning Glory is also excited to pass on real savings to you on our 12oz, 2lb and 5lb coffees with new lower pricing! All your favorite regular and flavored 12oz and 5lb selections have been lowered by $1.00 per bag and 2lb selections have been lowered by $3.00. We truly appreciate your business so we are passing on savings from lower raw coffee prices, so you can enjoy the same great quality for less.

As always, we encourage all our customers to share and like us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin. It is the relationships that we build with you via social media that allow us to share our positive message of great coffee, the great state of Montana and our incredible backyard, Yellowstone National Park. It is your support and purchases of the products we produce, as a small family business, that will keep us roasting great for years to come.

Thanks!
Chris, Laura, Patrick and Jo

When we moved back to Montana sixteen years ago from Kauai, HI, we could not have further removed ourselves from the coffee industry. The move from management at the largest coffee farm in the United States to an isolated mountain town on the edge of Yellowstone National Park took me away from the ability to remain closely connected with the industry that I worked in for ten years, up to that point. It quickly became apparent after moving back to Montana that not only was I out of the loop with the industry but also, the availability of  high quality coffee was all but non existent. It was at this point in 2004 that my wife Laura and I decided to begin the process of using my coffee industry experience to start a coffee roasting business in West Yellowstone, MT. We opened our doors in 2005 and began the long journey of a small "Mom & Pop" startup. 
There have been many changes to the coffee industry and our business along the way. The increase in roasters and green coffee brokers over the last ten years has brought new innovations and products, but it has also brought with it new fads, major outside investments and acquisitions, and sometimes questionable practices from the farm level on up.   The challenge to find quality raw product and materials at fair and consistent and ethical prices has only gotten harder. 
Operating a small coffee roasting business in one of the most isolated communities  in the lower 48 states, far away from industry centers, trade shows and events is not without it's challenges but, there are times because of our location next to Yellowstone National Park  when those from within the industry happen upon us while visiting. Over the years we have had visitors to our store from across the coffee world. Roasters and coffee brokers from across the country, executives and national sales associates from Starbucks have all visited our store. Innovators in coffee products, coffee farmers and organizations such as Cup of Excellence have all walked through our doors. Old friends from my national sales days as well new  acquaintances and, those who I have met only via social media have all found there way to Yellowstone. 
The most recent serendipitous meeting occurred this winter. Because of some economic and health challenges over the past few years, as well as a love for Yellowstone National Park, I chose to take a position guiding snowcoaches into the park. It has been an incredible experience sharing Yellowstone with people from around the world. I have had the opportunity to meet and guide a diverse group of people including a surprise meeting with yet another coffee industry professional that loves Yellowstone.
It was a cold, blustery and snowy morning  when I loaded a photo tour onto my coach. As we began our day I introduced myself to the photo guide and told him a little about myself. After mentioning the coffee industry, he mentioned that one of the people on board was also in the coffee industry. At our first stop of the day, I approached the man, who looked more than familiar, only to find out that we knew each via social media. 
During my time with Kauai Coffee Company I had the opportunity to attend and work at events put on by the National Coffee Association. Because of this past experience I have always followed and shared the associations content on various social media platforms, because the information they share is of value to my customers. A few years back when the NCA hired a new CEO, I immediately connected on Linkedin with him. I kept up with his blogging and continued to share NCA information. Little did he know his love of photography would land him randomly on my snowcoach in the middle of Yellowstone. 
I had the pleasure of spending the day with William "Bill" Murray, CEO of the National Coffee Association chasing wildlife in a snow storm. The coffee industry once again came to visit me and, further reinforced the fact that the world is indeed a small place. 
At Morning Glory, coffee is our product. Coffee is what we have to offer the world, but for me it is more than the product, it's the inspired people working to make the coffee industry better every day that keep me doing what I do. Even with the challenges ahead for the coffee industry and for our little business I am hopeful to continue along the path of creating great coffee. I hope to continue experiencing those random moments that keep me connected with the great big world of coffee just outside my little mountain town, on the edge of Yellowstone National Park.

For more information about everything coffee checkout the National Coffee Association at www.ncausa.org

For a great cup of coffee check us out at www.morningglorycoffee.net