Dutch Bros secured its first cart location in Grants Pass for $150/month
Travis Boersma · Dutch Bros. Coffee: Travis Boersma · Jun 26, 2023 · at 28:13
Travis Boersma, co-founder of Dutch Bros Coffee, explains how he and his brother Dane secured their first coffee cart spot in downtown Grants Pass after an application to Fred Meyer stalled.
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“So, we showed him what we'd give to Fred Meyer, and he looked at it, and he said, I'm completely down. If you guys want to put it here, it's a 150 bucks a month.”
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