Riding gourmet coffee wave

Business blooms at Watertown's Berres Brothers Coffee
By TIM CIGELSKE

Peter Berres hated his job.

Delivering coffee and convenience foods to businesses meant, among other things, driving around the state to dislodge a jam every time a quarter got stuck in the coin slot of a snack machine.

Frustrated with his job and searching for career inspiration, Berres flew to Seattle for a coffee sellers' convention in spring 1991.

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