Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Mitch is a playwright and expert in the coffee trade. He relocated to Los Angeles following the success of one of his plays and wound up staying for 23 years. Mitch was the managing partner at Cafecito Organico in LA - a popular coffee roasting/retailing company. In December of 2023 he relocated to Nashville having retired from the coffee business during the pandemic. And fortunately, less than a year later found his way to the Distribution Coordinator position at The Nashville Food Project.