Something smells Rotten in New York City. (From the Editor's Desk).(Gullies Coffee Co. cited)

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, January, 2003

Our Specialties editor and Specialty Coffee white night, Donald Schoenholt's company, Gullies Coffee Co., was recently cited by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for smelling like coffee. Gillies roasts coffee in Brooldyn, New York in an industrial area set among printing plants, auto body shops and a sign making shop.

Last June, a New York City inspector issued him a summons for polluting the air around his plant. The problem: "Offensive coffee odors." The potential fine: $400. Effects within the industry: Mind boggling and unmeasurable.

Don is fighting ...