Jackie Harris started Jackie's Java while finishing her Business degree at Colorado State University. Jackie loved coffee at a young age and attended college in hopes of learning the business strategies needed to open a coffee shop. While in school, she emptied her bank account to buy a small roaster off eBay and began roasting in her (then) boyfriend's garage. After a year of trial and error, she finally had a few good coffees and took her beans to a local farmers market to sell them. That very first market day, a woman bought a bag of coffee- not telling Jackie who she was. The woman returned the next week and admitted that she was the owner of a very prominent cafe in downtown Fort Collins and that she would like to switch coffee providers and have Jackie's Java roast exclusively for the cafe. Jackie was thrilled. She had originally purchased the roaster to learn the art of roasting coffee just to become more educated in coffee before opening her own cafe; but with this opportunity literally knocking at her door to follow a slightly different path in the coffee world, she jumped at it and began Jackie's Java Roastery (instead of a coffee shop)

Jackie spent her senior year of college working hard to get more coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, and offices to switch over to her beans. By the time she graduated, Jackie's Java had become a full time job. 17 years later, Jackie's Java has hundreds of wholesale accounts and regular customers, and 6 full time employees. The Roastery has expanded into a 4500 sq foot warehouse housing coffees that Jackie sourced herself; a retail shop where customers can stop in and buy fresh roasted coffee beans; a cupping room for new coffee shop clients to take classes on brewing and using their equipment; and even an in-house commercial label printer to print custom labels.

In September of 2020, Jackie sold her company to a local Fort Collins couple named Chris and Stefanie Mecklenburg. The Mecklenburg's have been working closely with Jackie over the last year to learn the ins and outs of the business to ensure the quality and flavor stays exactly the same. Jackie has moved on to her next stage in life, and Chris and Stefanie are fully committed to continuing her legacy of making the most delicious coffee, and making this company better than it's ever been.

Chris and Stefanie have been business partners since meeting in 2009, and successfully owned and operated a local liquor store for 10 years before taking over Jackie's Java. We are passionate about small business and it was always our dream to make a product everyone can enjoy. Chris is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and served our country overseas for many years before he transitioned into the civilian world and small business. Stefanie comes from a family of small business owners and literally grew up working in the businesses her parents owned during her childhood. This is our dream job, and we're here for the long haul. We have big plans for the Roastery space, and for Jackie's in general so keep your eyes on our social medias (@JackiesJavaCo on Instagram and Jackie's Java on Facebook) for updates on our upcoming remodel and new products launching in 2021!

What makes Jackie's Java better?
The coffee you are receiving from us was JUST roasted in the past few days. This is our niche - unbelievably fresh coffee. That means you can use less when brewing because it is more flavorful, it is never bitter because the oils in the beans have not been exposed to air for long and thus not gone rancid, many of our beans our sourced directly from small farmers of which Jackie personally met and spent time on the farm, (Yes that is truly what Fair Trade and Directly Trade IS)! We are a small roaster who cares about the environment as well as the people in it. Our K Cup packaging is state of the art and award winning for it's eco-friendliness, and our coffee is award winning too! A few years ago the Google Corporate Headquarters in Boulder Colorado invited every Colorado coffee roaster to come down for a blind taste test with their employees. Jackie nervously went- competing against the biggest roasters in the entire state and she won! Not only that, but Jackie's Java won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and was brought in to serve as Google's exclusive coffee. Jackie's has continued to win the Google taste test every year that they have offered it and we continue to supply the employees at the Boulder Google campus. We also supply our local UC Health hospitals, Poudre Fire Authority, Poudre River Power Authority, New Belgium Brewing, Ball Aerospace, and Martin Marietta. Once you taste our coffee, you'll understand why...It really is THAT good!