Pablo Lopez is vice president of marketing & technology for Hillcrest Foodservice and co-founder of Mocina Coffee, both in Cleveland.
Pablo Lopez
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Pablo Lopez
- Age: 25.
- Company: Hillcrest Foodservice (vice president of marketing & technology); Mocina Coffee (co-founder).
- Company location: both in Cleveland.
- Year company was founded: Hillcrest: 1973; Mocina: 2018.
- Company explanation: Hillcrest Foodservice is the largest, family owned, independent food distributor in Ohio. Mocina Coffee connects with coffee farmers in the highland regions of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, to source the finest, most reputable local coffee beans, which are roasted by the farmers. Mocina Coffee pays above Fair-Trade prices for its coffee and sells it online and in local grocery stores and coffee houses.
- College: Case Western Reserve University (B.S. Finance, 2018).
- What’s next for your company? Hillcrest is rolling out its Eat Local Ohio app.
