Java Depot in Lincoln City celebrates 20 year anniversary this month

Owners of Java Depot & Culinary Center, Gretchen and Paul Callaghan, are marikng 20 years in business this month. What started as a small expresso bar with a few food products has grown into a unique shop carrying a large inventory of local and imported fine foods, European bath items, kitchenware, Aquiesse and Root candles and gift items. (Photo by Larry Coonrod)

Business grew from expresso to purveyor of fine foods, gifts and kitchenware

Gretchen and Paul Callaghan started Java Depot & Culinary Center in 1992 with an espresso machine, a small table with a few local products and a big vision.

“I knew what I wanted it to grow into. I wanted us to be able to bring wonderful gourmet foods and cheeses that weren’t here,” says Gretchen. “But I didn’t imagine it getting this big.”

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