Past Features from Chattanooga Business Owners

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Best first readChattanooga Whiskey for the civic/legal origin story; Hutton & Smith or Velo for operator craft.
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If you want the biggest civic backstory Start with Chattanooga Whiskey: a startup, a 100-year-old state law, and a local brand that turned legal change into a distillery. Read Chattanooga Whiskey → If you want an operator story Start with Hutton & Smith: two geologists, a precise brewing point of view, taproom culture, and the daily work behind a local favorite. Read Hutton & Smith → If you want a founder-in-the-neighborhood story Start with Velo Coffee: bicycle deliveries, single-origin coffee, and how a Southside roaster became part of Chattanooga's routine. Read Velo Coffee →

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Chattanooga WhiskeyManufacturing · Food & Drink
How legal constraint became brand momentum, then a real downtown production business. Best for civic startup lessons · 5 min →
Hutton & Smith Brewing Co.Manufacturing · Taproom
How founders turned technical taste, community ritual, and consistency into a neighborhood brewery. Best for operator craft · 5 min →
Velo Coffee RoastersRetail · Roasting
How a tiny delivery habit grew into a durable specialty coffee brand with a loyal local routine. Best for local brand building · 4 min →
Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery
Manufacturing · Food & Drink

Chattanooga Whiskey

How a startup fought to change a 100-year-old state law — and then built an award-winning distillery. 2026 Craft Producer of the Year.

Founded 2012 · Downtown Chattanooga
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Hutton & Smith Brewing taproom
Manufacturing · Food & Drink

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co.

Two geologists walk into a brewery — and never leave. GABF medal winners, brewery cats, and gneiss beer on MLK.

Founded 2015 · MLK Boulevard
Owner profileRead Q&A →
Velo Coffee Roasters
Retail · Manufacturing

Velo Coffee Roasters

Started with a bicycle and a coffee roaster. Sixteen years later, they're the standard for specialty coffee in Chattanooga.

Founded 2010 · Southside
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