Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is coming to Tampa Bay. The company is a leading coffee franchise renowned for its premium sourcing, roasting, and quality 100% Hawaiian coffees. They just signed a multi-unit agreement that will bring four stores to the greater Tampa market by the spring of 2024.
What is Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii?
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii was born on the Big Island of Hawai’i in 1989. It is dedicated to sharing premium Hawaiian coffees “with a kick” from the Hawaiian Islands through 20-plus franchise locations. Today, they also serve popular blended drinks, teas, food, sell popular branded merchandise.
Related: Florida Receives Federal Grant for Tampa to Orlando Rail
Bad Ass Coffee prides itself as a leader in sharing Hawaiian coffees. While all of the Hawaiian Islands produce different varieties of coffees based on the elevation or their weather conditions, what they all have in common is a volcanic soil that is rich with minerals which encourage the growth of healthy coffee trees. The unique weather on the islands also produces the perfect balance of temperature, rain, sun and shade. This produces coffees that are mild in taste and low in acidity.
In addition to premium coffee from the famous Kona region of the Big Island, they also sources from Kauai, Maui and Moloka’i.
Bad Ass Coffee in Tampa
Longtime business partners Chris Bruckner and Richard Elkhoury are heading up the development efforts under the LLC, High Caffeine Inc. The duo has been in business operations and development for over 30 years and are actively growing in central Florida with several concepts that are looking to expand. Eager to diversify with a unique coffee concept, they decided to franchise.
You can find the coffee shop in these Tampa Bay areas:
- Clearwater
- St. Petersburg
- Treasure Island
- Wesley Chapel
Florida has been proven to be a successful state for Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii for more than a decade, hosting four of its top stores across the system in Naples, Miramar Beach, Pensacola, and Santa Rosa Beach.
“As one of the top 10 fastest growing cities in the country, we’re very excited to have such a strong franchise partner like High Caffeine to open up the Tampa market,” said Scott Snyder, CEO of Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii. “Chris and Richard impressed us with their knowledge of the market as well as their diversified retail operations experience. We believe it will be a mutually beneficial partnership that will only accelerate our aggressive multi-unit development and growth plans.”