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Dallis Bros. Inc., founded in 1913, by brothers, Abe and Morris Dallis. Started as a house-to-house coffee business. We purchased roasted coffee from major suppliers, packaged it in bags and ventured by horse through Brooklyn and Queens, door-to-door.

The horse was replaced by a Model T Ford which allowed us to expand the business.

After 13 years, Abe and Morris decided they wanted to have a greater control over their coffees and decided to open their own roasting facility. This allowed the brothers to roast the coffee to their exacting specifications. Along with the expansion of the business came an expansion of the staff.

In 1954, Morris' son, Herb dallis and son-in-law Ray Gerard, take over the business.

First addition to the plant built by Morris and Abe. Plant expands to include new roasting and packaging facilities.

Killer frost in Brazil with earthquake in Guatemala and hurricane damage in Central America changed the complexion of the coffee business raising the retail prices from about $1.00 to $4.00 per lb.

Dallis Bros. expanded by acquiring friendly competitors.

In 1982, Herb's son, David, joined the family business. Under his guidance Dallis Bros., continued to focus on the high quality of its roasts and careful attention to detail.

David Dallis serves as President of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA).

We begin to focus on Estate Grown Coffees. Dallis begins partnerships with Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil.

"Dallis Bros." becomes "Dallis Coffee" as the company rebrands itself and upgrades all packaging materials under the new Dallis Coffee "Cupping" logo. The country's oldest coffee trade publication, Tea & Coffee Journal, names Herb Dallis "Coffee Man of the Year." Dallis Vice President Jim Munson is invited to speak at the National Coffee Association on "How to Market Specialty Coffees" at the National Coffee Association annual meeting in Florida.

2001 --Dallis partners with Bodum, the world's largest manufacturer of French Press brewers, to introduce hand-roasted and hand-brewed coffees to the public. Articles about the business appear in the New York Times, the Dow Jones Newswire, The Daily News, and FOX TV.

Dallis organizes the Coffee Cares September 11 relief effort at Ground Zero following the attacks on the World Trade Center. Over 100,000lbs of green and roasted Specialty Coffee are donated by hundreds of SCAA member roasters and retailers around the United States.

Dallis completes construction and christens its new Managua, Nicaragua roast and pack facility, Republic Coffee. This ongoing operation represents an unprecedented level of involvement by an independent American roaster in a coffee-growing country's production infrastructure.

David Dallis is honored by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) for his "Outstanding Contributions to the Industry" at the annual conference in Boston. David is also re-elected for a third term as Treasurer of the American Institute of Wine & Food (AIWF) in NYC.

At Dallis Coffee, you can learn how to roast. We offer private seminars for your staff to get hands on roasting experience. Using our in-store 50 pound batch roaster you will learn not only theory, but you will have the opportunity to smell the roast, hear the cracks, and watch the beans change from green to various shades of brown. You can even bring your home model roaster to the seminar.