National coffee brand chooses Tampa Bay for first Florida locations

Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee signs an agreement with local franchisee Wake Up 727.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:40 p.m. April 19, 2022
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Caribou Coffee, based in Minnesota, is expanding to Florida and will open at least one location in the Tampa Bay region by the end of the year. (Courtesy photo)
Caribou Coffee, based in Minnesota, is expanding to Florida and will open at least one location in the Tampa Bay region by the end of the year. (Courtesy photo)
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Caribou Coffee, a national premium coffee chain owned by Panera Brands, has inked a deal that will bring its coffeehouses to Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa.

Based in Minnesota, Caribou Coffee was founded in 1992 and has expanded across the country, with 721 locations, mostly in the Midwest. Its new stores in the Tampa Bay region will mark the brand’s first foray into Florida, according to a news release.

 

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