{"id":1626,"date":"2023-11-03T08:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2024-09-10T19:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T00:39:15","slug":"allen-leibowitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/interviews\/allen-leibowitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen Leibowitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:center top;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.3%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J4n7wZNu8yg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one h3 uppercase\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Allen Leibowitz<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 h6\"><p>Founder &amp; CEO, Pit Crew Coffee Service<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three h6 font-supreme\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 number-circle\"><p>1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Industry veteran Allen Leibowitz says his mantra is \u201cThere are no absolutes in coffee,\u201d which means great coffee comes from curiosity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 number-circle\"><p>2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Allen says that the more knowledge you gain about \u201cthe rules,\u201d the freer it leaves you to experiment and push boundaries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 number-circle\"><p>3<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Today, Allen supports coffee professionals through his business, Pit Crew Coffee Service, which focuses on sales and service for high-end espresso machines, and gives back to the community by helping new coffee entrepreneurs navigate the intense startup costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><strong>Expertise:<\/strong> roasting, education, safety, equipment sales and repair, Q grading<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffee insight:<\/strong> The two biggest factors that cause equipment failure are ignoring preventative maintenance (which should be done every six months) and brewing with low-quality water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun fact:<\/strong> Equipment doesn\u2019t have to be a barrier to coffee! Allen\u2019s brother doesn\u2019t own a coffeemaker, so when Allen visits, he uses a blender and a scale to get the right ratio of beans to water!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"279\" alt=\"Allen Leibowitz&#039;s Top 3: 1.) Chemex 2.) Espresso, and 3.) 2+ cups a day\" title=\"231102_U3 Top 3 Layouts_Allen Leibowitz\" src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Allen-Leibowitz.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Allen-Leibowitz.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1635\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20279%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Allen-Leibowitz-200x62.png 200w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Allen-Leibowitz-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Allen-Leibowitz-600x186.png 600w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Allen-Leibowitz-800x248.png 800w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Allen-Leibowitz.png 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Allen\u2019s Coffee Origin Story<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>Allen was working in the tech industry in the early days of the internet when a colleague offered him an espresso (with beans from the original Peet\u2019s coffee in Oakland). \u201cIt was, like, \u2018Sure, I want an espresso, whatever that is,\u2019\u201d he jokes. After that Allen found himself experimenting with home roasting and eventually left the tech industry altogether to found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zingermanscoffee.com\/\">Zingerman\u2019s Coffee Company<\/a> in 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Allen\u2019s Current Role<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>Today Allen supports other industry professionals through his company, Pit Crew Coffee, which works with businesses from small mom-and-pop shops all the way up to national chains. But Allen also leverages his skills, knowledge, and connections to support and invest in up-and-coming coffee professionals, helping small, bootstrapping coffeeshop startups by providing free labor and at-cost equipment and support. \u201cWe just do that as kind of a service to the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Fuels Allen\u2019s Work<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>Allen is helping other coffee entrepreneurs create successful sustainable businesses by sharing the best equipment and supporting them in making sure those high-investment items are working at their best for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor whatever reason,\u201d he explains, \u201cpeople tend to just run the machine till it dies. You could have a $30,000 machine, that could be as much as a car. And you don\u2019t just run it till it dies because you didn\u2019t change the oil ever.\u201d So Pit Crew Coffee works with coffee entrepreneurs to set up everything from water-filtering systems to preventative maintenance schedules to make sure their critical high-end equipment lasts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Allen Wants Coffee Drinkers to Know<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p>Even having worked with the highest-grade equipment in the industry, Allen says to keep in mind that it\u2019s always about finding a flavor profile that suits your tastes.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s he\u2019s learned, he says, is that there is no single way to make an incredible cup of coffee. According to Allen, \u201cThere\u2019s no one best coffee. There\u2019s no one best prep method. There\u2019s no one best coffee machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while, according to Allen, there are no absolutes in coffee, he does believe the one thing coffee consumers should make their baseline is the perfect ratio of water to coffee: 16 to 1. From there, anything goes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">How Allen Cultivates Community through Coffee<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p>Allen goes above and beyond to help ensure that the next wave of caf\u00e9 owners have the foundation they need to be successful. Allen says, \u201cWe tend to do work with people, usually for the first year or two as they get started, when we just know it\u2019s something they need and something they can\u2019t afford.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That support can range from helping bootstrapping caf\u00e9 owners purchase equipment at cost to setting up a water filtration system to providing time and labor to help them with technical aspects of their new equipment. \u201cWe do that as kind of service to the industry,\u201d Allen explains.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three h5\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Where You Can Find Allen<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><p><strong>Pit Crew Coffee Service:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pitcrew.coffee\/\">pitcrew.coffee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a 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