- Dutch Bros. Coffee
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Dutch Bros. Coffee Type Privately held Industry Drive-thru restaurants Founded 1992 Headquarters Grants Pass, Oregon, USA Number of locations 154 Area served Western United States Products Specialty coffee and other beverages Website www.dutchbros.com Dutch Bros. Coffee is a privately-held drive-through coffee chain headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, United States, with company-owned and franchise locations throughout the western United States.
History
Company stand in Hillsboro, Oregon
Dutch Bros. was founded on February 12, 1992, by brothers Travis and Dane Boersma, former dairy farmers from Grants Pass. Their first coffee stand was a temporary structure(push cart) in downtown Grants Pass. Over the next few years, permanent kiosks opened in other parts of the city, including a coffeehouse a few blocks from the original stand.
In 2009 the company claims to have served 23 million cups of coffee, with gross sales of $46 million. Dutch Bros. is believed to be the largest privately-held drive-thru coffee company in the U.S.[by whom?] The drive-thru and walk up structures are approximately 400 square feet (37 m2) on a half acre site. Some can also be found in shopping center parking lots.
In addition to fundraiser days for non-profit organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the American Cancer Society, the company reinvests one percent of annual gross sales back into the community, donating nearly $1,000,000 in 2009 to nonprofit organizations.
As of August 2011, there are 162 locations in seven states: Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona and Colorado.
References
- Portland Business Journal Honors 40 Under 40, The Portlander, February 18, 2010
- Dutch Bros.' Sales Increase in 2009; 10 New Stores Projected for 2010, press release via Business Wire
- Dutch Bros. coffee gives back with Buck for Kids Day, Eureka Times-Standard, December 9, 2009
- Dutch Bros. Coffee Injects Some "Dutch Luv" Into the Traditional French Press, a November 10, 2008 press release via marketwire.com
- "Grants Pass, Ore.-Based Coffee Firm Expands at its Own Pace" Medford Mail Tribune, November 30, 2005.
- Notice of Type II Decision Site Development Review (SDR) 2007-00001, from the official website of the City of Tigard, Oregon
- Dutch Bros. from Lane PR, Dutch Bros. public relations firm
Categories:- Coffee houses of the United States
- Kiosks
- Companies based in Oregon
- Grants Pass, Oregon
- Retail companies established in 1992
- Privately held companies based in Oregon
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