We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Betty Enríquez a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Betty, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission the drives your brand?
Our mission is to mix cafe con cultura. I am a proud Mexican Houstonian! I grew up taking trips to mexico. Some of my earliest memories involve being in my grandmothers kitchen, drinking coffee.
Today when I drink coffee, I am reminded of all the good times my family spent with traditional drinks such as cafe de olla, chocolate and many more.
While there are many coffee shops I love, I noticed they lacked the representation of my roots. Cafe MX was born to bring specialty coffee from Mexico only!! And we created Mexican theme drinks!
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
Of course.
My name is Betty Enriquez, I was born in Mexico and came to Houston at the age of 3. My husband David was born and raised in Houston. Mexico has always held a special place in our heart, During conversations and trips to Mexico we often though we should have this in Houston, why isn’t there a place that does this. So the idea was born Everyone loves Mexican food, they would also love Mexican coffee.
We both agreed and said : Let’s bring our roots to Houston. That is how we came up with our hashtag #frommx2theh. From Mexico to The H!
We are partnered with an amazing group of people in Oaxaca, who grow our coffee beans. Freshly roasted we sell them to the Houston area as whole coffee beans and we use them in our Mexican theme drinks! We have amazing specialty Mexican coffee beans! Our drinks and secret recipes set us apart from anyone else! We make our own
Cajeta Brew
Mazapan latte
Gansito Latte
Guava Brew
Café de olla
We’d love to hear about you met your business partner.
My business partner is my husband. We both come from a finance background, in fact I was his boss at a financial institution.
He is my best friend and working him has been so fun. We both have a passion in our hearts for Cafe MX and I hope our clients can taste it in each cup of cafecito.
Where do you think you get most of your clients from?
Social media has given us a platform where we can reach so many different people! I love how our hashtags are giving us the ability to reach new followers all over the country!
Contact Info:
- Website: Cafemx.us
- Instagram: Cafe_mx