Susan Carpenter cut the ribbon with her son Alex during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Espresso! by PNW Cookie Co. in Chehalis on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
The stand is located at at 272 N. Market Blvd. in Chehalis.
While the espresso stand is new, PNW Cookie Co. has been baking gluten-free, soy-free and vegan cookies for seven years — producing about 10,000 cookies each month for clients ranging from Amazon’s corporate office to local coffee stands.
Its new location next to Chehalis City Hall initially opened with a playful twist as a “cookie stand that also serves coffee,” co-owner Alex Carpenter said in a news release.
PNW Cookie Co. is owned and operated by Alex and his sister Callie Carpenter, along with their mother Susan Carpenter.
Callie, who also serves as the mayor of Bucoda, primarily manages the cookie company, while Susan oversees administrative duties and Alex manages operations.
With a combined 22 years of experience at Starbucks, Alex and Callie call themselves “coffee masters,” but their approach is intentionally different. “We focus on health and taste,” Alex said in the news release.
Espresso! by PNW Cookie Co. is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with plans to add Saturday hours in the near future.
