Woods Coffee was established in 2002 by the Herman family of Lynden, Washington. With a dream of starting a chain of coffee shops, the Hermans pooled their talents and resources to create the first Woods Coffee shop in Lynden.

Woods Coffee has become a Whatcom County favorite since its first stores opened in 2002. Today the homegrown brand owned by Wes Herman and his family is showing no signs of slowing down.

Wes has been an entrepreneur from age 21 when he bought his first business. Since then he has started or purchased 7 businesses. He is the founder and CEO of Woods Coffee (www.woodscoffee.com), a business he started in 2002 with his wife and four kids as a homeschool project.

When Wes and Diane Herman began to bat around business ideas in 2001, they landed on a unique way to kick-start what would become The Woods Coffee: make it a family affair alongside their four children, who then ranged in age from 13 to 19.