Downtown Credo’s coffee shop closed
Cafe in the College Park area won’t reopen after the pandemic.
The Downtown Credo coffee shop in Orlando’s College Park neighborhood won’t reopen after the coronavirus pandemic.
Business at the 706 W. Smith St. store where customers named their price had been trending down before the virus, owner Ben Hoyer said in a phone interview. He said he was also anticipating a rent increase and the shop had been shuttered for about a month because of the pandemic, which worsened the situation.
“The time for that location has kind of come to an end,” Hoyer said.
Credo will continue serving at its two other Orlando spots at 885 N. Orange Ave. and 550 E. Rollins St. at the AdventHealth campus.
The College Park store was Credo’s first shop when it opened in 2010.
“The competition and the market is just different than it was then,” Hoyer said. “The time for what it was had just passed.”
Customers deciding how much they pay for coffee allows Credo to have conversations about its coffee growers and “how every dollar makes a difference locally and abroad,” a news release said.
Publix confirms 3 coronavirus cases
Publix has confirmed that workers at three more Orlandoarea stores have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total for the region to seven.
A staffer at the store at 10615 Narcoossee Road and another at 14185 Lake Nona Blvd. in Orlando have tested positive, along with an associate who works at 29 Blake Blvd. in Celebration, spokeswoman Maria Brous said.
The Lakeland-based company has also confirmed cases at 2873 S. Orange Ave. south of downtown Orlando, 16825 E. Colonial Drive near Bithlo, 2295 Aloma Ave. in Winter Park and 2338 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee. The grocery store giant has more than 100 stores in Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties.
Brous said the company is granting paid leave for 14 days for workers who test positive for the virus and up to 14 days for those who have been in close contact with an associate who tests positive.
“Like other essential service providers, we have seen our own associates and their families personally impacted by COVID-19,” she said in a statement. “Unfortunately, as public health officials have indicated, we expect to see an increase in cases as the virus spreads in our communities.”
On April 20, Publix began mandating its staff wear masks, following other changes like installing sneeze guard-like barriers and directional floor markers to separate people as the chain keeps doing business during the pandemic.
Publix reported sales had jumped to $11.2 billion for the first three months of the year. The company estimated business was up about $1 billion because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In March, customers filled stores looking for toilet paper, cleaning supplies and extra groceries.