BOYD COFFEE COMPANY SELECTED AS NUMBER 3 MOST ADMIRED COMPANY
Boyds earns award in the Agriculture and Forest Products Category, as selected by Oregon CEOs.
December 11, 2009
Portland, Ore. - Boyd Coffee Company, a family owned and operated purveyor of fine coffee, tea and foodservice equipment nationwide, ranked Number Three among the Most Admired Companies in the Agriculture and Forest Products Category, as selected by Oregon CEOs and surveyed by the Portland Business Journal. Dick Boyd and David Boyd, Co-CEOs and Presidents of Boyd Coffee Company, accepted the award at a luncheon held on Fri., Dec. 11, 2009.
"I think it's fantastic," said David Boyd, Co-CEO and President of Boyd Coffee Company. "To have the business community recognize our company as a whole, it means everybody who works here and who has worked here is a part of our credo: contributing to a better community. And everyone at Boyd Company is honored with this award."
Dick Boyd, Co-CEO and President, agreed, and added, "Two years ago, we were number nine on this list, which was quite an honor at that time. This year, to be number 3 out of 106 companies in that category, behind Alpenrose Dairy and Reser's Fine Foods, is a great honor, let alone being selected in the first place. It tells me we are providing a consistently excellent experience with our products and services. We're pleased we were chosen; we have a lot to be proud of at Boyds."
To generate the rankings for Oregon's Most Admired Companies, the Portland Business Journal contacted some 1,800 CEOs and top-level managers in Oregon and Southwest Washington, and asked them to select three companies they most admired in eight industries: technology, health care, nonprofits, financial services, professional services, commercial real estate, traditional manufacturing and agriculture and forest products. Then, within each category, companies the CEOs named received points depending on whether they were listed as first, second or third. The points were then tabulated.
In addition to receiving an award plaque, the Portland Business Journal profiled Boyd Coffee Company in its "Most Admired Companies" supplement.
About Boyd Coffee Company:
Boyd Coffee Company has served its customers with vision and innovation for more than 100 years and four generations of family management. The company's commitment to be the purveyor of choice inspires their high touch personal service, including a direct store distribution system covering 22 states, industry-leading equipment innovations, specialty and rare estate coffees, teas and extensive line of food products. Boyds set the standard by being one of the first certified organic roasters in North America. The company sources much of its coffee from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms to ensure that the coffee is grown to sustainable standards that protect the environment and the rights and welfare of workers, their families and communities.
Boyds® innovative spirit led to key inventions including the airpot brewing system and now the Coffee Profiler® - the only brewing system certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America to brew each cup to the highest standard in the industry - the Golden Cup Award standard. Boyds is headquartered on a 30-acre site in Portland, Oregon. Portland retail stores are located in the Pearl District at 404 NW 11th Ave., in the Cultural District at 1229 SW 10th Ave. and in the Roastery at 19730 NE Sandy Blvd. To learn more or to buy products, visit www.boyds.com.
