Select Estates — World Traveled. World Tasted.

Introducing a new line of coffees, featuring pure, 100% Arabica coffees, discerningly sourced by our team from single estates around the globe. Like a fine wine, our Select Estates coffees are crafted by our master roasters to be swirled, sipped and savored. Each Select Estate coffee embraces the goût de terroir, or “taste of the earth”, from their extraordinary origins. Brew a cup and join us as we explore the distinctive tastes from around the world.


Colombian Estates Blend

 Colombian Estates Blend, now available in single-cup and fraction pack.

Available now in single-cup and fraction pack.
Available now in single-cup and fraction pack.
Colombian coffee is known for its quality. Only beans that meet high expectations of perfection are authorized for export, with several checks along the way from the farm, to the mill, to the port, and finally to the Parks Coffee roaster. We sent our team on a trek to South America with a mission to find a farm with the most exquisite Colombian beans for our new line of Select Estates coffees. After many tastings and tests our team succeeded in their quest with two farms (or fincas) boasting beautiful beans: Finca de Los Alpes and Finca Casa Vieja. We have combined the fruits of these fincas to create Colombian Estates Blend; a coffee with brilliance and balance.

Finca los Alpes resides near the town of Ciudad Bolivar, in a very fertile region of southwest Antioquia. The farm is cradled by the Farallones mountains, which separate Antioquia from the dense Choco rainforest, creating a microclimate that is beautifully suited to growing Arabica coffees.

With annual rainfall of 130 inches, Finca de los Alpes produces lush foliage and bright, sweet coffee cherries. The finished bean from these cherries produces a full-bodied balanced brew with notes of vanilla and hazelnuts.

South of Los Alpes, in the Quindio region, you’ll find the farm of Casa Vieja. Alvarro the owner is extremely passionate about his life’s work, and believes coffee should be grown in the shade of a variety of trees and plantlife to ensure a rich mixture of fauna and micro- organisms.

This fertile volcanic soil gives a coffees from this area a unique spark, with bright notes of citrus. Much like Alvarro and his farm, this brew is lively and pleasant, with dazzling tropical characteristics.

 

Parks Coffee: Providing Great Customer Service Leads to Innovation

Office coffee service company develops new system of sanitization and service

Carrollton, TX – New innovations in the office coffee service industry are typically born to overcome challenges in the field. Parks Coffee wanted to find a way to ensure that each pot of coffee was brewed into the best conditions, for optimal taste and quality. The Dallas-West Branch Manager, Larry Cox explains, “When route-men are out in the accounts, and they’re trying to clean [coffee pots] in the sink; they’re making noise, they’re splashing water. They can break the pots.” Faced with the obstacle of quickly providing cleaner pots to their customers, without risk of creating more mess or breakage on location, led the Parks Coffee team to brainstorm new solutions.

The answer came in the form of a new cleaning process, called the Fresh Pot Program (FPP).  This unique method calls for route-men to return each air-pot and glasspot/carafe to the Parks Coffee headquarters for a restaurant-style cleaning and sanitization cycle.  Once the pots have been thoroughly cleaned and air-dried, each is hermetically-sealed in a heated oven to protect against dust and germs, and ready to be sent back into the field. “It’s something that’s unique to the industry. We are the first company to accomplish that,” says President Randy Parks.

In a new video released today, Parks Coffee showcases their unique methods of servicing and satisfying clients’ needs and wants. This video, entitled “The Parks Coffee Difference” was created to highlight new ways the Parks Coffee company has created to ensure each client receives the “White Glove Service” standard of care. “We’ve been obsessed with customer service since we’ve started,” Randy says. “It’s a continual journey, as we get better and better with our customer service.”

Parks Coffee (Parks & Co / ProStar Services) is a market leader in the coffee service industry, Parks Coffee provides brand name products such as Starbucks Seattle’s Best, FLAVIA, and Keurig. The company has won such awards as National Automatic Merchandising Association’s (NAMA) Coffee Service of the Year award, and Parks Coffee Owner/President Randy Parks has been named National Coffee Service Association’s (NCSA) Operator of the Year award and the FLAVIA Outstanding Distributor Award.

Media Contact: Beth Seeber, 8008897827, bseeber[at]prostarservices.com

Family-Owned Parks Coffee Tells Origin Story in New Video Release

Office coffee service company shares company history from humble beginnings to industry leading business

Dallas, Texas — Parks Coffee (Parks & Co / ProStar Services), a family-owned and -operated office coffee service business, is proud to share its history in a new promotional video, available for viewing on its website blog and official Youtube channel.

sales_familycar_smallIn its new three minute video entitled “It’s All in the Family”, company founder Randy Parks and his wife Debbie tell how Parks Coffee began in 1986 out of the family garage in Carrollton, Texas. Randy worked as sales and route delivery man, servicing and stocking customer accounts, while Debbie handled the paperwork and ran a home daycare service.

“We grew one account at a time. We went along and had a small warehouse north of where our properties are now,” explains Randy. “We grew into another, and grew into another and then we were fortunate enough to be able to buy a building or two and here we go.” In 2011, Randy and Debbie’s oldest son Clay Parks has joined on as the company Branding Manager, helping to guide and shape the company in all aspects.

Today, after 27 years of hard work, the Parks Coffee family has grown to 400 employees in six branches, serving businesses in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Phoenix and Oklahoma City areas. But even after so much growth, one thing that serves in the forefront is keeping the family atmosphere alive. Corporate Trainer Shayne Dillion says, “When you look at Parks & Co. we’re the family, we’re the company. It’s all of us together.”

 

 Parks Coffee (Parks & Co / ProStar Services) is a market leader in the coffee service industry, Parks Coffee provides brand name products such as Starbucks Seattle’s Best, FLAVIA, and Keurig. The company has won such awards as National Automatic Merchandising Association’s (NAMA) Coffee Service of the Year award, and Parks Coffee Owner/President Randy Parks has been named National Coffee Service Association’s (NCSA) Operator of the Year award and the FLAVIA Outstanding Distributor Award.

Media Contact: Beth Seeber, (800) 889-7827, bseeber@prostarservices.com