Bite Your Tongue is a proud distributor of Community Coffee Company products, and we invite you to enjoy the unique taste of Louisiana’s most distinctive coffee.
It starts with only quality, 100% Arabica beans selected by the Saurage family. Generations of roasting experience produce a full-bodied yet smooth flavor that reflects the extraordinary culinary traditions of Louisiana. Today, Community® coffee is served in the best New Orleans restaurants and is shared in homes across the South. To understand why, simply sit back and enjoy a cup.
For four generations, the Saurage family of Louisiana has owned and operated Community Coffee Company. In 1919, Henry Norman “Cap” Saurage discovered the secret of making this great-tasting coffee in his country store in Dixie, Louisiana, near Baton Rouge. He named his coffee “Community” in honor of his community of friends. In 1924, he closed the store and converted his backyard barn into a coffee mill, using coffee beans purchased from a local roaster. In 1941, Cap’s son H. Norman Saurage Jr. purchased the company’s first coffee roaster, having decided that Community should roast its own coffee to ensure quality at every step. A roasting plant was built in Baton Rouge in 1946.
Over the years, Community Coffee Company would take countless steps to ensure the quality of its product. In 1955, the company began importing green coffee beans directly from coffee plantations in Brazil. In 1970, a new plant was built on the Mississippi River in Port Allen, Louisiana. In 1980, Community introduced the nation’s first vacuum-sealed coffee package.
The first CC’s Community Coffee House opened on the corner of Jefferson and Magazine Street in New Orleans in 1995. Dozens more opened during the 10 years that followed.
It’s been more than 88 years since Cap Saurage founded Community Coffee Company, but our mission has never changed – to share our passion for great coffee with our customers.
Additionally, we use Community Coffee as the base for some delicious specialty coffee drinks: iced coffees, vanilla, hazelnut and more … tastier and fresher than any other coffee house coffee.
Try some with your next Bite Your Tongue cajun meal!