COMMUNITY IN COFFEE

Zen Coffee Company is a Woman Owned, Family Built, Green Certified Business located in the heart of Farnam Hill District in downtown Omaha, NE.

​We strive to bring the community together by sharing the love of high quality coffee beans and delicious espresso beverages, in a warm and welcoming environment.

​We at Zen enjoy creating a unique place that customers can experience, while also providing many drink options so that everyone is included!

ABOUT THE OWNER

Abby was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and loves to support her roots while also introducing new products and methods to the area. She has 2 Great Danes and 4 Children with her husband, Ryan. After many years in the corporate coffee world, Abby went on a mission to create a stronger Community in Coffee with a hard focus on sustainability and building a Zen space with a Green focus in mind. Abby and Ryan completed their SCA training with the assistance of their roastery, Dapper + Wise.  In 2020, they developed a great coffee and pastry program for the store and went into building a fully sustainable and versatile kitchen within their space! They continue to lead and develop Zen's training program, while also overseeing all bakery operations and community events.  Abby spend much of her time working with local organizations and school groups.  She hops that her Mentorship will help many individuals chase after their own business goals. 

ABOUT OUR COFFEE

Our coffee is roasted by Dapper & Wise.  The roastery originated from our brother company,  Insomnia Coffee Company-located in various locations of the Pacific Northwest. Our roasters take  great care in selecting quality sourced beans while working with farmers  to perfect each bean so that each cup is equally as exquisite as the last! 

​By sharing these same values, love for community and interest towards a balanced, sustainable vision in our coffee industry,  Zen has successfully been able to bring delicious, responsibly sourced coffee to the Midwest; while offering our community elaborate coffee education, opportunities to meet it's producers and an ability to learn in a non pretentious and welcoming specialty coffee atmosphere.

GREEN BUSINESS

Zen is able to be 100% Waste Free with the support of Hillside Solutions and the City of Omaha.  We ensure the support of ethical business practices and awareness that starts at the source of our coffee- the farmers, the importers, the roasters... all the way down the chain to our baristas and customers. All of our pastries and baked goods are now made in house to ensure quality, freshness and sustainable practices.  We only serve items with in house tableware and biodegradable cutlery and boxes when taking items "to go."  All of our food, grounds, straws, tea satchets, paper products are composted or recycled in house.  We continue to improve these efforts while encouraging neighboring businesses, schools and neighborhoods to do the same.