Death Wish Coffee Founder Wins Entrepreneur of the Year for Emerging Business
New York, NY , June 25, 2017 (Newswire.com) - Michael Brown, Owner, and Founder of Death Wish Coffee wins EY's Entrepreneur of the Year in the Emerging Business Category. In 2012, Michael founded Death Wish in his small coffee shop in Saratoga Springs, NY. After seeing a need for a stronger coffee to serve his groggy he created what is now known as the 'World's Strongest Coffee.'
"Just to be featured alongside so many other incredible businesses is an honor in and of itself," Michael says of the win. "Being named Entrepreneur of the Year in the Emerging Business category is an amazing achievement for both me and my team."
"Just to be featured alongside so many other incredible businesses is an honor in and of itself," Michael says of the win. "Being named Entrepreneur of the Year in the Emerging Business category is an amazing achievement for both me and my team."
Michael Brown, Owner
Death Wish Coffee is a digital-first coffee brand that distributes online worldwide through deathwishcoffee.com and Amazon.com. It can also be found in grocery stores like Price Chopper, Hannaford, and Safeway nationwide.
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In New York, sponsors also include Empire Valuation, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Pine Hill Group, SolomonEdwardsGroup and DLA Piper.
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