Right place. Right time. Scooped the answer to the question, “Guess What” when I was at ShareWell Coffee Co. & Roastery’s 2nd Anniversary celebration in Flat Rock yesterday.
The story begins two years ago when Zach and Candice Pritz welcomed Sharewell’s very first customer, Mei-Ling Varnell. Mei-Ling went on to open Hidden Trails Coffee House in Horse Shoe Gap Village. They all became good friends and continuously supported each other’s businesses.
Now the story takes an interesting turn. After a more than successful run, Mei-Ling is retiring to spend more time with family and Sharewell’s taking over the Hidden Trails Coffee House as a second location. It’s right on the Ecusta Trail and will have easy access.
That’s not the end of the story for Sharewell. They’re moving their roasting equipment and everything related to it out of the Flat Rock shop to a dedicated location where they’ll have more space for roasting, bagging, shipping, etc., and be able to accommodate more people in classes.
Once the roaster and other equipment are moved out of the Flat Rock shop, they’ll be sprucing up that space and expanding seating.
I also learned that like other area coffee shops, Candice and Zach were having a hard time finding a good bakery that sold wholesale. So, they brought baking in-house. I had a delicious muffin, but next time I’m going to get one of their hand pies. They looked terrific coming out of the kitchen.
Congratulations to Zach and Candice on the success of the business you’ve poured your heart and soul into.
