Coffee offerings at Minneapolis-based Caribou are standard and unusual. One unusual example is the sustainably sourced Burundi Yandaro single origin offering, featuring coffee from the Yandaro washing station in the Kayanza Province of Burundi, with soft tangerine red apple acidity, milky body and light herbaceous sweetness.
Other offerings include a S’Mores Flavored Coffee and Daybreak Blend. Represented coffee regions include Brazil Cerrado, Colombia Huila and Sumatra Lintong.
Caribou offers handcrafted beverages, small-batch roasted coffee beans, limited-time offers and all-day breakfast—and strives to balance speed and experiential dining.
John and Kim Puckett, the founders, opened the first Caribou Coffee in 1992 in Minnesota with a vision to build personal connection into the coffeehouse experience. The company says its growth is fueled by creating day-making experiences that spark a chain reaction of good for its team, customers and community.
Caribou has a robust online presence as well, with coffee offerings, apparel and drinkware.
Customer comment: “Funny story: I was at work and one of my co-worker daughter’s gave her a cup of coffee; [it] smelled so good, I asked her, ‘If I pay for one, can you grab me one?’ and since then, I been in love with them.”