I Tried Every Panera Coffee & the Best Was Rich and Well-Balanced
“This will mark our 22nd anniversary.
We want to go out celebrating.
However, the co-founders had already been in the coffee business for decades by that time.
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They opened their first Portland shopthe Coffee Man, later renamed to the Coffee Peoplein 1976.
The campaign never reached its goal, but did end up raising $40,000.
Customers, unsurprisingly, were heartbroken to hear that the decades-old local chain was closing its doors.
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You have been a gem in our family for generations.
All our love on your next new adventure,” another wrote.
It’s been wonderful.
You have taken care of us through it all.
Thank you for everything," they wrote in the Facebook post.
