The owners of Ground Control Coffee Roasters are very aware that coffee is more than just a pick-me-up for lots of people.
They love coffee as much as anyone else, so they want to make it right.
“It’s an important ritual for a lot of people, ourselves included,” James McLaughlan, one of the shop’s three owners, said. “It’s not just a consumable product, it’s an integral part of a lot of people’s daily experience. It’s really enjoyable that people are here for that experience and we get to be part of it.”
Ground Control opened its doors Sept. 7 at 33319 Grand River Avenue in downtown Farmington, right next to the Beyond Juicery + Eatery.
For McLaughlan and co-owners Trent Chapman and Brandon Sharp, going into business together to make craft coffee drinks has been a dream realized.
Though Ground Control and Apothecary Espresso and Coffee, another new coffee house, call downtown…