Caribou Coffee Locations Locator Map and Directory

Background

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Caribou Coffee Company, Inc., founded in 1992 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the second largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in the United States based on the number of coffeehouses. As of October 1, 2006, Caribou Coffee had 432 coffeehouses, including sixteen licensed locations. Caribou Coffee's company-owned coffeehouses are located in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Caribou Coffee offers its customers high-quality gourmet coffee and espresso-based beverages, as well as specialty teas, baked goods, whole bean coffee, branded merchandise and related products. In addition, Caribou Coffee sells products to club stores, grocery stores, mass merchandisers, office coffee providers, airlines, hotels, sports and entertainment venues, college campuses and other commercial customers. In addition, Caribou Coffee licenses third parties to use the Caribou Coffee brand on quality food and merchandise items. Caribou Coffee focuses on creating a unique experience for customers through a combination of high-quality products, a comfortable and welcoming coffeehouse environment and customer service.

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Caribou Coffee is the United State�s second-largest specialty coffee retailer. Caribou concentrates on selling gourmet coffees, teas, and bakery goods in over 432 coffeehouses in 17 states.

History

In 1990, on a trip to Denali National Park in Alaska, Caribou Coffee was imagined by newlyweds John and Kim Puckett . The couple raised money to start the first Caribou Coffee shop in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, in 1992. Following several years of mixed performance, the Pucketts sold their controlling interest in the company to Atlanta-based Crescent Capital, which has since changed its name to Arcapita.

Since opening, the chain has expanded to 432 locations in 17 states and the District of Columbia, making it the second largest operator of non-franchised coffeehouses in the United States, after Starbucks Corporation. This includes sixteen licensed locations in the US and two overseas markets. Caribou maintains its headquarters and coffee roasting facility in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. In 2005, Caribou Coffee's majority stakeholder Arcapita completed an IPO of Caribou. (NASDAQ: CBOU). On September 28, 2005 Caribou Coffee became a publicly traded company. As Arcapita still owns a majority of Caribou stock, it continues to follow Sharia, or Islamic law, in its business dealings. Caribou Coffee also restricts it's business dealings with alcohol, gambling, pornography, and pork products.