A Clarksville-based gourmet coffee and tea company is branching out with franchises and a solid Web presence.
Lasaters Coffee & Tea, owned by Mat Lasater, chief executive officer, has some of the most ambitious business plans in all of Clarksville — and throughout Tennessee, for that matter.
Lasaters has the kind of product and branding that is clearly positioning it for a possible head-to-head battle with coffee giant Starbucks in the future.
And it’s all based right here, in Tennessee’s fifth-largest and fastest-growing large city.
“We’re poised for some serious growth this year,” Lasater said. “Coffee is the second-highest-traded commodity in the world, next to oil, and we’re on the cutting edge of it.” More.
