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Meet Our ChocolaTEAM

Polly 
Owner

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Polly is our fearless leader! A former nurse, she has owned ChocolaTea for more than 15 years and also owns The Pantry on Tap. Polly is a proud mom and grandmother who loves a great cuppa tea!

Allison
Manager

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Allison is a lightning fast barista and a super reliable TEAm member. She is a graduate of WMU. Her favorite drink is the All That Jazz Tea Latte! 

Marissa
Manager

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Marissa graduated from WMU with a major in speech pathology. She loves cooking, gardening, and snuggling with her dogs. Her favorite drink is the Bhakti chai!

Anna
Barista

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Anna is a Secondary English Education major. She loves 70's and 80's rock bands, literature, and coffee. Her favorite drinks are the Indian Summer and the iced white chocolate mocha. 

Taylor
Barista

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Taylor is a Physical Environmental and Climate major at Michigan State. She is passionate about nature, music, and literature. Her favorite drink is an iced All That Jazz tea latte.​

Katelyn
Barista

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​Katelyn is a WMU graduate with a degree in Japanese. She is pursuing a second degree in AAMT at Kalamazoo Valley. Her favorite tea latte is a Cloud Nine.

Trentin
Barista

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​Trentin is a plant loving nerd who is always looking for someone to ask him about tea. A future in plants and way too long of hair.

Emily
Barista

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​Emily is an aspiring pastry chef. She loves reading and traveling. Her favorite drink is the Dalgona Coffee.

Erin
Barista

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​Erin loves walking in the woods and playing music with her family and friends. She is passionate about writing and art. Her favorite drink is an iced mocha. 

Caitlin
Owner of MI Boba

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Caitlin has been with ChocolaTea since the beginning! She is a huge tea advocate and dessert addict. She recently opened MI Boba. Check out their website @ https://www.mi-boba.com

EmmaGrace
Manager

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EmmaGrace graduated with a degree in Education and Human Development. Next step, PT school.  She's super sweet and wicked fast! Her favorite drink is an iced matcha with white chocolate. 

Sophia 
Barista

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Sophia graduated with an art education major. She loves art, nature, music and fashion. All  of our teas lattes are her favorite drinks, but she is especially fond of the Indian Summer!

Nico
Barista

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Nico is pursuing a degree in dental hygiene at KVCC. He loves music, movies, cats, and video games. His favorite drink is a salted maple latte. 

Josie
Barista

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​Josie is an outgoing individual currently pursing a degree at WMU. She loves socializing, traveling, and music!

Kyra
Barista

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​Kyra is a music therapy major at WMU. She loves movies, traveling, and her cat. She is always interested in learning something new. 

Makena
Barista

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​Makena is an Environmental Sustainability, Spanish, and Leadership and Business Strategy major at WMU. They love nature and adventure in all forms, especially backpacking. Their favorite drinks are a combination of loose leaf teas, like green coconut and cucumber melon. 

Cianna
Barista

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Cianna is a hard worker and always ready to help. She enjoys most herbal teas, especially those with medicinal properties, like elderberry echinacea and cold comfort. ​

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Future Baristas

The Grand-babies 

Emma, Parker, Elliot, Kenzie, Lyla, Mark, and Colson are sure to be top notch baristas! You may see them running around the store helping their Guppy and Grandpa.

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Contact

(269) 903-2447

Address

7642 S Westnedge Ave,
Portage, MI 49002, USA

Hours

Mon.-Sat.  8am to 9pm

Sunday   9am to 7pm

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