I’m not a coffee connoisseur. I’m not really a wine connoisseur; I just took a course to get certified at Level 1 because I thought it would be a cool hobby. We make most of our coffee at home, and so while there are a few varieties of beans I like, the truth is that in a blind taste test, I would not be able to tell Starbucks from Dunkin’ Donuts or Maxwell House. As I understand it, Dutch Bros is particularly beloved among those who are devoted to the mystical ways of java.
The fine people of Oregon, and particularly the residents of Grants Pass, are singing the bean blues this week over the fact that Dutch Bros is moving its headquarters to Arizona. Last year, the company began the process of relocating much of its workforce there at a cost of millions of dollars, and the announcement that the corporate office was officially hitting the road was made this week. So the whole kit and caboodle (or is that beans and basket?) is decamping from the northwest, which leaves Nike as Oregon’s heavy-hitter.
As the wise philosopher Gomer Pyle once said, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!”
The Portland Business Journal had the company’s official…
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