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COAST RIVER BUSINESS JOURNAL BUSINESS PROFILE AUGUST 2022 • 9 Diamond Delights Longtime coff ee stand serves community, young job seekers By LUKE WHITTAKER Coast River Business Journal LONG BEACH — A long-standing coff ee stand has changed names and ownership. On June 1, the drive-thru stand formerly known as Diamond Espresso offi cially became Diamond Delights, with Angie Jansma joining co-owner Trina Goulter. “I fi gured, ‘W hy not?’ I love coff ee and I’m here every day going through the drive-thru, so might as well own part of it,” Jansma said . “Trina has been part owner of Diamond Espresso for 22 years, then I bought the other owner out.” Long-standing stand The coff ee stand known as Diamond Espresso existed for more than two decades . “Before it was Cowboy Coff ee. This stand has been here a while, about 30 years,” Goulter said. The stand is in an ideal corner location near the intersection of Sid Snyder and Pacifi c Avenue, leading into downtown Long Beach. “We’ve had a lot of fun. I t’s been a really produc- tive and popular place,” Goulter said. The stand serves approximately 350 drinks daily, with sales surging on weekends, particularly during events and holidays. “It goes up to 600 to 700 on a busy day, like on the Fourth of July,” Goulter said. Customers can also order ahead through an app and automatically earn loyalty bonuses instead of relying on a traditional punchcard. “We went away from the cards during COVID ,” Goulter said. Signature drinks The stand has become known for their signature drinks, particularly the Fluff y Bunny . “Our Fluff y Bunny is our No. 1 drink. It’s got white chocolate, caramel and toasted marshmallow,” Jansma said. The drinks are customized to customer prefer- ence, up to 32 ounces, and with as much caff eine as one could desire. “It can be made into our Atomic Bomb, which is our drink using white and regular coff ee beans. It has 14 shots. It’s insane that we sell so many of them. You can get them blended, iced or hot,” Jansma said. The stand uses beans from Columbia River Coff ee Roaster in Astoria, and is among the few to off er white coff ee in addition to traditional darker roasts. “White coff ee has up to four times the caff eine as dark coff ee, because they roast it less. It gives you a mild-tasting, less-acidic coff ee, but with much more caff eine. The darker the roast, the less caff eine,” Goulter said. Some of the signature drinks include a Mudslide with Irish cream with coff ee and chocolate and a LUKE WHITTAKER On June 1, the drive-thru stand formerly known as Diamond Espresso offi cially be- came Diamond Delights, with Angie Jans- ma joining co-owner Trina Goulter, on right. If You Go LUKE WHITTAKER The menu as seen at Diamond Delights in Long Beach. Diamond Delights Angie Jansma, Trina Goulter, owners 1105 Pacifi c Ave. South, Long Beach Open at 6 a.m. daily Hazlenut turtle with hazlenut and dark chocolate and salted caramel. Boba teas and energy drinks, including the popular plant-based Lotus line, are also available. “I love Lotus. I’m kind of addicted to it,” Jansma joked. Among the recent additions to the menu are break- fast sandwiches, including a plain bagel to a French toast bagel with bacon, sausage, egg and cheese. “They’re from Seattle’s Favorite and they’re phenom- enal,” Jansma said. OUR PROVIDERS ARE READY TO MEET YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS! Employing local youth Despite the small size of the drive-thru business, it employs more than a dozen people, including several local high school and college students. “We always wanted to bring in the younger, high school age kids to give them a chance,” Jansma said. “We joke that we put about 10 or 15 kids through college,” Goulter added. The business currently employs fi ve high school age students, from Naselle and Ilwaco, and a couple of college aged workers. “It’s a good starting place,” Goulter said. Getting involved with the community and giv- ing local youth a fl exible fi rst employment opportu- nity has been among the biggest goals for the busi- ness, Jansma said. “A lot of kids don’t get a chance. My son, when COVID fi rst hit, couldn’t fi nd a job and sports weren’t going,” she said. “We went all over town, but nobody would give him a chance. B ut we’re all about that, giv- ing people a chance.” Dr. Fabiano Internal Medicine Kyle Shafer, PA-C Family Medicine Brianna Ayers, FNP Family Medicine Ted Gavel CRNA Stephanie Robinson, CRNA Family Practice Dr. James Bruce Emergency Director Dr. Weaver General Surgery Steve Bellinger, PA-C Family Practice Nikki Hartley-Jonason ARNP, Family Practice “To provide compassionate patient focused care for our community” Ocean Beach Hospital 360-642-3181 Ocean Beach Medical Clinic 360-642-3747 Naselle Clinic 360-484-7161 Ocean Park Clinic 360-642-6387 www.oceanbeachhospital.com Lori Sharrow, NP-C Family Practice Dr. Laurie Belknap Family Practice Emily Darr, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner
