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8Williamsport Sun-Gazette, October 2011
FEATURE MEMBER
Tulpehocken expands into coffee business
By ALYSSA MURPHY
amurphy@sungazette.com
Not every coffee goes with every water, so finding
a good cup of coffee takes some trial and error.
ALYSSA MURPHY/Sun-Gazette
The Airpot Coffee Unit shown here does not use
a burner beneath the coffee pot, which are usually
seen. Instead, the coffee pot acts like a thermos
and keeps the coffee inside of it warm up
to 4 1/2 hours.
Debra Rozyckie,
sales representative
for Mountainside
Coffee and Water
Services, 750 Point
Township Road,
Northumberland,
brews several types
of coffee for the different
offices and
restaurants she visits
to promote the business.
“I don’t just go in
and say ‘Here’s your
coffee and here’s
your equipment,’”
Rozyckie said. “I
want to find them a
good cup of coffee.”
Mountainside is a
division of
Tulpehocken
Mountain Spring
Water, which is one
of the oldest privately
owned bottled water
distributors in
Pennsylvania,
Tulpehocken
President Joe Malloy
said.
Rozyckie wanted
to create a collaboration
so offices could
receive both coffee
and water services
through the same
place.
“Coffee and water
need each other,” she
said. “They go hand-in-hand like a good marriage.”
For Rozyckie, contacting Malloy made sense
because of his experience.
“(Malloy) has been in the water business forever,”
Rozyckie said. “I called him up and he brought me
in. We’re a good mix.”
The collaboration worked because they were similarly
driven, Malloy said.
“She’s goal-oriented,” he said. “She’s also very
persistent.”
The opportunity is a rewarding one for Rozyckie.
ALYSSA MURPHY/Sun-Gazette
Debra Rozyckie, sales representative for Mountainside Coffee and Water
Services, a division of Tulpehocken Mountain Spring Water, brews different
types of coffee so people can decide which blend they prefer.
“It’s so exciting for me because it’s almost like I
own my own company and he takes care of all of the
responsibilities,” she said. “All I have to do is sell.”
The coffee service offers a variety of regular coffees,
decaf coffees, gourmet coffees, creamers, hot
chocolate, teas, flavored teas, spring water and soups.
Cups, lids, stirrers, plates, cutlery and paper products
are also available.
The type of equipment depends on the usage for
(See TULPEHOCKEN , Page 9)