History
1948, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Arsenia Umali started selling coffee beans from Lipa, Batangas in a small scale distribution within the area. 1950's, Arsenia Umali fled Lipa Batangas with her only son Alberto Umali Olarte to the highlands of Baguio City. To provide for her son and family, she brought the BARAKO coffee to the cordilleras to make a living. Buying and selling coffee, they stumbled upon the BENGUET coffee locally grown in the cordilleras.
The first store was established in 1953 located in Baguio City Public Market as a family business and became a prominent name as a coffee supplier in cooperation with several farms providing coffee around the region, helping each other for the love of coffee. Using the family name UMALI which also means WELCOME in the cordilleran dialect. Hence. the store was called UMALI COFFEE STORE
By the 1960's to 1970's, UMALI COFFEE STORE remained as the number one source of coffee beans, not only in the city, but of the entire province and most parts of northern Luzon with 2 coffee store branches located at the Baguio public market and Baguio hangar market. And by 1980's, Alberto started venturing to cafeterias located at hangar market, Hilltop Hotel, and 2nd kayang st.
By the 90's most of the stores closed. However, the first store held its ground and survived the turmoil.
The first coffee shop, CAFFEINE ADDICT, was established 2004 in Nevada square in Baguio City under the collaboration of Sendero Luminoso and Umali coffee store, and tried to regain the UMALI name as a dominant coffee provider. Now located in Shangri-la village Baguio City
1948- coffee distributor, Lipa Batangas (Arsenia Umali)
STORE 1: Umali Building Refreshment section BAGUIO CITY
1953- 1st flr Umali coffee, brooms, jams and dry goods (Arsenia Umali)
1983- 1st flr Olarte coffee store (alberto Umali Olarte)
1995- 2nd flr Kape umali Restaurant (Alberto Umali Olarte)
1997- 1st flr Olarte coffee store (Rommel Olarte)
1999- 2nd flr Olarte bar and restaurant (Ronald Olarte)
2008- till present 1st flr RS Olarte General Merchandise (Rondel Olarte)
2010- till present 2nd flr/3rd flr Kape Umali Cafeteria (Rondel Olarte)
STORE 2: Chucheria section Coffee Store BAGUIO CITY
1969- Umali coffee store (Arsenia Umali)
1991- Umali Coffee store (Alberto Umali Olarte)
1997- kape umali coffee store (Rommel Olarte)
2006- Kape Umali Coffee store (GFI)
2010- till present Kape Umali Coffee Co. (Rondel Olarte)
COFFEE SHOP: BAGUIO CITY
2004- caffeine addict bar and coffee shop, Nevada Square (Rondel/Sheila Olarte)
2011- till present Kape Umali Coffee shop, Shangri-la village (Rondel/Sheila Olarte)
OUTLETS:
2012- Baisen cafe- Las Pinas Metro Manila
2013- Bean There cafe- Ermita Metro Manila
2013- Cafe de Angelo- Baguio City
2013- Cakes by Yda cafe- Baguio City
2013- Somewhere cafe- Baguio City
The first store was established in 1953 located in Baguio City Public Market as a family business and became a prominent name as a coffee supplier in cooperation with several farms providing coffee around the region, helping each other for the love of coffee. Using the family name UMALI which also means WELCOME in the cordilleran dialect. Hence. the store was called UMALI COFFEE STORE
By the 1960's to 1970's, UMALI COFFEE STORE remained as the number one source of coffee beans, not only in the city, but of the entire province and most parts of northern Luzon with 2 coffee store branches located at the Baguio public market and Baguio hangar market. And by 1980's, Alberto started venturing to cafeterias located at hangar market, Hilltop Hotel, and 2nd kayang st.
By the 90's most of the stores closed. However, the first store held its ground and survived the turmoil.
The first coffee shop, CAFFEINE ADDICT, was established 2004 in Nevada square in Baguio City under the collaboration of Sendero Luminoso and Umali coffee store, and tried to regain the UMALI name as a dominant coffee provider. Now located in Shangri-la village Baguio City
1948- coffee distributor, Lipa Batangas (Arsenia Umali)
STORE 1: Umali Building Refreshment section BAGUIO CITY
1953- 1st flr Umali coffee, brooms, jams and dry goods (Arsenia Umali)
1983- 1st flr Olarte coffee store (alberto Umali Olarte)
1995- 2nd flr Kape umali Restaurant (Alberto Umali Olarte)
1997- 1st flr Olarte coffee store (Rommel Olarte)
1999- 2nd flr Olarte bar and restaurant (Ronald Olarte)
2008- till present 1st flr RS Olarte General Merchandise (Rondel Olarte)
2010- till present 2nd flr/3rd flr Kape Umali Cafeteria (Rondel Olarte)
STORE 2: Chucheria section Coffee Store BAGUIO CITY
1969- Umali coffee store (Arsenia Umali)
1991- Umali Coffee store (Alberto Umali Olarte)
1997- kape umali coffee store (Rommel Olarte)
2006- Kape Umali Coffee store (GFI)
2010- till present Kape Umali Coffee Co. (Rondel Olarte)
COFFEE SHOP: BAGUIO CITY
2004- caffeine addict bar and coffee shop, Nevada Square (Rondel/Sheila Olarte)
2011- till present Kape Umali Coffee shop, Shangri-la village (Rondel/Sheila Olarte)
OUTLETS:
2012- Baisen cafe- Las Pinas Metro Manila
2013- Bean There cafe- Ermita Metro Manila
2013- Cafe de Angelo- Baguio City
2013- Cakes by Yda cafe- Baguio City
2013- Somewhere cafe- Baguio City
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