NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jittery Joe's Coffee has opened its first cafe in New York City. The college-friendly coffeehouse is located at LIM College's newly-expanded Maxwell Hall (216 East 45th St. - Manhattan). The cafe is open to the public in addition to serving the College's community of more than 1,500 students, faculty and staff.
Jittery Joe's Coffee is an Athens, Georgia-based micro-roaster and coffeehouse. With this opening, the Company will now have thirteen cafes, several of which are located on college campuses. Jittery Joe's has gained a national following through both their cafes and wholesale business, making their coffee available through Whole Foods Markets as well as bike shops throughout the U.S.
"Over the past 15 years, we have established a reputation of serving great tasting coffee, roasted daily in Athens using some of the finest coffee beans in the world," says Michael Ripps, President of Jittery Joe's Coffee. "We are excited about this partnership with LIM College and the opportunity to share our micro-roasted coffee with the students and faculty at LIM College, as well as the people of New York City."
"LIM College is very pleased to welcome Jittery Joe's Coffee to our campus," says LIM College President Elizabeth S. Marcuse. "The addition of Jittery Joe's is a significant milestone as we increase our range of campus facilities and student services. As most everyone who has ever been a college student would probably agree, it's great to have good coffee readily available while you're studying or just relaxing on campus."
Jittery Joe's Coffee opened its first location in 1994 in downtown Athens. Their Wholesale Division also provides coffee to restaurants, hotels and other retailers across the U.S. Jittery Joe's separates itself from other roasters by selecting only the top one percent of coffee beans in the world and micro-roasting each batch. They also offer custom blends and varietals that include organic Fair Trade and Direct Trade options.
LIM College -- Where Business Meets Fashion -- is the nation's only college focused exclusively on the study of business and fashion. Housed in four buildings in midtown Manhattan, the College provides a well-rounded education through the combination of in-class instruction and required fashion industry internships and offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program with concentrations in Fashion Management and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees in Fashion Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, and Management, as well as Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees in Fashion Merchandising. LIM College was founded in 1939 and has been witness to every significant change in the retail and fashion industry for seven decades. Alumni have gone on to excel at top companies, including Coach, Jones Apparel, Kenneth Cole Productions, Liz Claiborne, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. www.limcollege.edu