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105 Years In Business

A Century of Highlights

-1913-

Stationed In Chicago. Our Great Grandpa, William A. Stewart,

formulated our signature Private Blend Coffee. 

 

-1927-

President Coolidge approached Stewarts Coffee to be an

official coffee supplier for the Chicago & Western Railway. 

 

-1933 to 1934-
Hosted by the City of Chicago, Stewarts Coffee was selected

to represent the city as the "Official World's Fair Coffee"

at the Century of Progress World's Fair. This is one of our

greatest accomplishments.

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                                         -1945-

                                        Stewarts Coffee was approached by the United States Government 

                                        under private contract, to provide U.S. Military Forces with a new

                                        privately developed blend of coffee to assist Air Force pilots to stay

                                        awake and alert for long periods of time.  We have roasted and

                                        perfected the blend and is now available as our Red Eye blend!

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                                        -1950's & 60's-

                                        William and son Donald R. Stewart I provided our Private Blend coffee

                                        to some of Chicago's elite establishments like the famous Drake Hotel

                                        and the Marshall Fields Building.

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                                        -1970's to 1990's-

                                        Stewarts Coffee started to gain serious traction in spreading our coffees.

                                        Stewarts excelled in providing coffee, machines and services to restaurants

                                        and retail stores around the Chicago land area.

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                                                                                -2000's-

                                                                                With goals to gain publicity, Stewarts Coffee fabricated our very                                                                                    own mobile serving truck. Capabilities to serve thousands,                                                                                             we have been actively supporting events around the City of                                                                                          Chicago. We are seen at events hosted by the American Cancer                                                                                    Society like the Relay for life. You also may have seen us at the                                                                                      L.A.T.E Ride, Ron Santo Run for Diabetes, or the Elvis is Alive 5k.                                                                                    We are also seen at Fleet Feet Sports sponsored events like 3k's,                                                                                    5k's, 10k's, Half-Marathons, and last but not least the Chicago                                                                                      Marathon.

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                                                                                -2017 to Present-

                                                                                The City of Chicago approached Stewarts Coffee to enter a                                                                                          partnership for their all new CityKey program. Cardholders are                                                                                      entitled to discounts with Stewarts Coffee! More about the                                                                                              program on our Community Services page!

Meet the Family

 

                   Meet the Family

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105 years later and Stewarts Coffee remains family owned through four generations! Since the beginning we have had the pleasure of naming Chicago our home. It all started with the man himself, our founding Great Grandfather, William A. Stewart. To provide the best role model for his staff members, our great grandfather personally portrayed the impeccable attitude and allegiance he wanted his employees to emit to future clients and customers. Donald R. Stewart I, the first in our second generation, made it his life goal to carry on his fathers legacy through his years guiding Stewarts Coffee. 

     

The third generation belonged to his sons William A Stewart,

Donald R Stewart II, and last but not least, Robert C. Stewart.

Bill Stewart had the same vision as his father; to share the great

hidden treasures of coffee with the world. Don took Stewarts

Coffee down a different avenue, implementing flavored coffee                   

and flavored syrups. Stewarts started venturing into large               

scale specialty coffee blends. When Bob Stewart and Dawn

Stewart took the reigns after the passing of Don, they wanted to

move the business to a higher level of excellence. Continuously          William and Donald R. Stewart I               Donald R. Stewart II 

reminding himself of his bloodline and the message his father

used to represent.

 

                                                                                        Recent years have pushed into our fourth generation.                                                                                                  Daughter of Bill Stewart, Dawn has taken a very social                                                                                              approach to her proposals with Stewarts Coffee. With                                                                                                newer generation customers in our future, we need to                                                                                                extend the message of our heart-warming family business                                                                                            and spread the wealth of our great grandfathers greatest                    Dawn Stewart enjoys a cup of Private Blend on Mother's Day                 creation Stewarts Private Blend Coffee.

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In 2014 the company started a new generation of leaders as CEO Joseph Cappuccitti and COO Rose Pawlowicz take the reigns of the business. Starting with a migration to the west suburbs, Joe and Rose both have the same vision for Stewarts Coffee; to continue to aspire as an efficient, productive business that innovates to the consumers wants and needs just as our great grandfather once used to perform. Joe has served Stewarts Coffee for 30+ years as their in house accountant. He has dug down to our great grandfathers roots to bring out the best in our business.

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Our Staff

Our Staff

Meet the current staff for Stewarts Coffee! We understand the importance of family. Over the century of business, we have grown our Stewarts family into something truly special. Employees have come and gone but we continue to seek out individuals who share our passion for spreading the wealth of our premium products!

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