Orlando Sentinel

Dutch Bros. Coffee plans first Florida store near Disney World

- By Austin Fuller afuller@orlandosen­tinel.com

A large Oregon-based coffee chain is planning to perk up Orlando with its first store in Florida serving sweet coffee drinks near Walt Disney World.

Dutch Bros. Coffee plans to open first at 11184 S. Apopka Vineland Road, along with a Davenport store at U.S. Highway 27 and Jacks Road, and a third at Osceola Polk Line Road and Kemp Road in Four Corners, spokeswoma­n Madison Fahey said Thursday. All Dutch Bros. shops are drive-throughs, Fahey said.

Constructi­on on the stores should begin by the end of the year and open next year, Fahey said.

Another Central Florida Dutch

Bros. could be coming to east Orange County.

Orange County records contain a preliminar­y review item for discussion about a Dutch Bros. drive-through at 12200 Lake Underhill Road, south of State Road 408 and the Waterford Lakes Town Center. Fahey said the company doesn’t have any informatio­n on that yet.

“Orlando’s known to have a lot of small communitie­s within a metropolit­an area, which gives us the opportunit­y to be part of unique communitie­s within the larger city,” Fahey said.

Dutch Bros. serves specialty coffee, smoothies, teas, nitrogen-infused cold brew coffee and other beverages.

Coffee offerings include the

Kicker, made with espresso, half and half, and Irish cream syrup; the Annihilato­r with espresso, half and half, and chocolate macadamia nut syrup; and the Caramelize­r caramel mocha with espresso, chocolate milk, caramel sauce, and whipped cream.

Dutch Bros. also serves chocolate chip, lemon poppy seed and orange cranberry muffin tops.

Dutch Bros. started in Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1992 and now has more than 670 stores in 14 states.

It’s the latest coffee news energizing Central Florida, as Winter Park-founded Foxtail Coffee Co. revealed last month it plans to have 60 stores by the end of March, including its first in Nevada.

“Orlando’s known to have a lot of small communitie­s within a metropolit­an area, which gives us the opportunit­y to be part of unique communitie­s within the larger city.” — Madison Fahey, Dutch Bros. Coffee spokesman

 ?? SELSKY/AP ANDREW ?? An employee of Dutch Bros Coffee in Salem, Ore., hands a drink to a customer on Sept. 15, 2021.
SELSKY/AP ANDREW An employee of Dutch Bros Coffee in Salem, Ore., hands a drink to a customer on Sept. 15, 2021.

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