The first batches of Pumpkin Spice coffee are still warm out of the roaster at O'Henry's Coffees roasting facility.  This annual tradition features the smells of Mom's kitchen on a cool, fall Sunday afternoon. Cinnamon and nutmeg with a touch of allspice in a rich and creamy brew fills the senses.

Pumpkin Spice is available at all four locations and on the web now through November. It will be brewed as Flavor of the Day frequently and is also available in 12 oz. foil gift bags and 2 oz. samplers.Make sure you check out the new logo design on these gift bags!

Cool weather, hot coffee and good friends all come together at O'Henry's. More fall favorites are coming soon! Homemade Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing and Homemade Pumpkin Bread will be in stores soon!

 

 

For Immediate Release                             Contact:  Randy Adamy

Date: June 15, 2009                                                   205-945-8970

Birmingham, AL

      O'Henry's Coffees has signed a lease to open a new location on the corner of the new Colonial Brookwood Center adjacent to Brookwood Village. Colonial Brookwood Center is the corporate office of Colonial Properties Trust.  Other tenants include El Paso and Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP.  O'Henry's will join Jos. A. Bank also on the street level. 

The operation will feature specialty coffees, espresso drinks, frozen drinks, fresh baked goods and desserts daily.  In addition, this location will offer a unique lunch menu of soups, salads and sandwiches similar to the O'Henry's in the Regions/Harbert building downtown.  A large, outdoor patio will be part of the plans. 

Birmingham's largest selection of fresh-roasted coffee beans will  come from a wall of custom brass coffee bins. O'Henry's has been roasting premium coffees in Homewood since 1993.  The first O'Henry's opened on 18^th Street South in Homewood where founder Dr. Henry Bright roasted beans right in the store.  The Adamys purchased O'Henry's in 1999.

The local firm of Hendon & Huckestein is being used for architectural design.  Maxus Construction will be the general contractor.

"We are a small, local company", says Randy Adamy.  Adamy and his wife Mary own O'Henry's Coffees and live in Hoover.  "Being part of the surrounding community is key to our success", he continues.  "It's more fun to run a business when you know most of your patrons by name.  This gives us a chance to reach a new group of people."

Some of the décor and architectural components of the coffeehouse will be "reclaimed".  Southern Accents in Cullman is assisting the Adamys in this area.

O'Henry's is a recipient of the TOPS Award from the Specialty Coffee Association of America.  This award recognized O'Henry's as one of the best coffeehouses in the country.

On May 1^st, Red Mountain Coffee Roasters will officially change its name to O’Henry’s Coffee Roasting Company.

Red Mountain Coffee Roasters was formed in 1995 when O’Henry’s Coffees founder, Dr. Henry Bright, moved the “Little Red Roaster” out of the Homewood, Alabama retail location.  It was relocated to west Homewood in a warehouse area.  Red Mountain Coffee Roasters was one of the earliest specialty coffee roasters in the Birmingham area of Alabama.  The store had become too busy for Dr. Bright to roast all the coffee he needed and serve hundreds of guests every day.  Red Mountain Coffee Roasters began to roast coffee for other retailers in Birmingham, Montgomery, Cullman and Florida.  Dr. Bright sold O’Henry’s and RMCR to Mary and Randy Adamy in 1999.  He still assists the Adamys with projects on a regular basis. 

As the demand for specialty coffee grew, so did RMCR.  The company now roasts premium coffees for customers throughout Alabama and the Southeast.  These include other coffeehouses, specialty markets, bakeries and grocery stores. 

O’Henry’s Coffees also expanded and retail locations were added at the Regions/Harbert building downtown, St. Vincent’s East Hospital and the Samford University campus. 

The reason for the name change came from O’Henry’s retail heritage.  “The O’Henry’s Coffees name has 15 years of history in Birmingham.  Our customers know us much more by the O’Henry’s name than the Red Mountain Coffee name.”, says owner Randy Adamy.  “A big part of what we do as a coffee roasting company is helping other people open retail coffee businesses.  Sharing our knowledge and experience can help them get started on the right foot”, Adamy continued.

RMCR moved into a 9000 square foot building on West Oxmoor Road in 2007 to accommodate current demand and support future growth.  This facility serves as the offices for the company and a training center for O’Henry’s employees and the customers the roasting business serves.

The new coffee roasting website will be up and running on May 1^st at http://www.ohenryscoffeeroasting.com/.  The retail site is www.ohenryscoffee.com.

 

          O'Henry's Coffees in the Regions/Harbert building downtown has introduced a new lunch menu.

          Guests can choose from several new items. The Parmesan Crusted Roast Beef sandwich features our own homemade parmesan flatbread and is loaded with roast beef, smoked cheddar cheese and horseradish mayo. Or try the Pimento Cheese sandwich, our homemade recipe from 1993, served on rustic nine grain bread. The Three Cheese Panini with Swiss, smoked cheddar and provolone cheeses and the San Sano, a cold sandwich with prosciutto ham and Genoa salami are also part of our new menu.

          Guests who are fond of the ever popular Smokehouse Grill need not worry. This sandwich with smoked ham and turkey, bacon, melting provolone and BBQ mayo is still on the menu and continues to be our number one selling sandwich.

          Other featured menu items are the Thai Chicken Salad with marinated chicken, romaine lettuce tossed with toasted almonds and ramen, red and green peppers and water chestnuts with ginger-sesame dressing and our homemade Spinach, Mushroom & Artichoke Quiche. O'Henry's Baked Potato Soup is available year round and is our most popular soup.

          Lunch is served only at the O'Henry's in the Regions/Harbert center. Store hours are Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch is served until 2 p.m. Catering and large orders are welcome. For more information on catering please call 323-1198. You can also visit us on-line at http://www.ohenryscoffee.com/.