Caribou Coffee, chain that began as single Edina shop, celebrates 30 anniversary Wednesday
Wednesday, hundreds of coffee houses across the U.S. will celebrate three decades of a business that began in Edina.
The first Caribou Coffee shop, founded by John and Kim Puckett, opened its doors on Dec. 14, 1992.
30 years later, the chain boasts 325 company-owned U.S. locations, 142 “non-traditional” U.S. locations, and 282 stores in nine additional countries.
“As we look ahead to the next 30 years, we are excited to build upon our shared vision of living life to the fullest and providing guests with the inspiring coffeehouse experience they know and love,” said current Caribou Coffee CEO John Butcher.
On Monday, Caribou locations rolled out a Birthday Cake Latte that will be available for the remainder of the company’s birthday week. The drink is made of espresso, steamed milk, cupcake flavoring, whipped cream and “festive sugar.”
Caribou is inviting people to share their memories of its coffee shops throughout the last 30 years with the hashtag #30YearsOfCaribou on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or LinkedIn.
In other free coffee news, the brand has recently partnered with the Minnesota Vikings’ 2022 nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, Adam Thielen, to give away cups of hot coffee.
Caribou Coffee and Thielen have launched a promotion to give perks members free small cups of hot coffee for the Vikings‘ remaining home games. Click here to find out more.
Thielen worked as a barista on Monday at the Caribou drive-thru window in Eagan in honor of the brand’s 30th birthday, and in return, Caribou matched the location’s proceeds for a donation to the Thielen Foundation. See photos below courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings.
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