Oaxacafé Coffee Co. opens Branson location, more to come

The roasting and wholesale coffee company, which has its headquarters at 309 E. Water St. in Springfield, began opening retail stands in early April with a location inside Summer Fresh Supermarket, 220 W. Plainview Road.

The Branson Mall location is No. 2 for Oaxacafé Coffee Co., but more are planned. A stand is slated to open in about two weeks at a supermarket in Dover, Ark., and another in about four weeks at Country Mart in Branson.

Oaxacafé owners James and Cassie Olson license the Oaxacafé name and products for the turnkey stands, which cost $45,000 to $65,000. The stands feature coffee, cappuccino, Italian soda, flavored tea, smoothies, pastries and other snacks.

Kansas City-based trucking company Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. refers interested member grocery stores to Oaxacafé Coffee Co. The Olsons developed a relationship with AWG last fall, James Olson said.

“We’re providing a service to their customers,” said Olson, adding that Oaxacafé Coffee Co. is an option for stores that want a coffee stand but don’t want or can’t get a Starbucks stand.

The Olsons founded Oaxacafé Coffee Co. as a for-profit business in January 2006 after previously operating it as a nonprofit in Ozark.

They’ve maintained an objective to raise money for Christian missionary work in Latin America.

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