We had the good fortune of connecting with Ricardo Garcia and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ricardo, how did you come up with the idea for your business?
Our story is very simple.

Just like most of you, we drink coffee every morning and are left with a dirty coffee filter containing wet coffee grounds that need to be discarded and washed away, many times creating a nice smelling mess.

Just like disposable coffee paper cups, these coffee grounds end up in a landfill, where they take months to decompose.

As an experiment, we started accumulating this “waste“ daily in our home and reached 4 pounds of coffee grounds in one month.

We couldn’t stop thinking about all the coffee grounds thrown away in coffee shops and asked ourselves: “What if this waste is not really meant to be waste?”

What should our readers know about your business?
What sets apart Coffee Kreis from others, is how passionate we all are on what we do. We transform discarded coffee grounds into sustainable and reusable everyday consumer products, such as coffee cups. We’re on a mission to make an impact in society and change the way how waste is seen and treated, making sure everyone understands that great things can be made out of “waste”.

We’re excited about the journey, we’re just getting started and we know we will have many bumps along the way but we enjoy every small or big milestone we accomplish as this helps us grow as professionals and human beings. It has never been easy, and we’ve worked very hard to keep growing and learning, and that feels rewarding.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
We love the Miami/Ft Lauderdale area as there are a bunch of great spots to visit.

Day One: Explore Miami Design District
Day Two: Visit Miami Beach, walk through Lincoln Road and enjoy great drinks and food.
Day Three: Key Biscayne and Wynwood
Day Four: Explore Vizcaya Museum and Garden / Perez Art Museum
Day Five: Visit Ft Lauderdale – Las Olas.

Recommended places to eat/drink:
Mandolin
Boia De
Mister O1
Macchialina
Motek Cafe
Takato
Boatyard

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would like to dedicate the shoutout to my family and to my co-founder and wife, Daniela Insignares, for her continued support, hard work and perseverance.

Website: www.coffeekreis.com

Instagram: @coffeekreis

Linkedin: @coffeekreis

Twitter: @coffeekreis

Facebook: @coffeekreis

Youtube: @coffeekreis

Image Credits
Credits to: Coffee Kreis

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