🎤 Our Co-Founder, Lindsay Wrege is kicking off a speaker series next week at Raleigh Founded's NC State Centennial location that you don't want to miss! Join Lindsay for 'The Morning Grind,' a new series of recurring conversations on NC State’s Centennial Campus centered around inclusion, innovation, and impact. Throughout the fall, Lindsay will be joined by various business leaders from the Triangle area, sharing insights and experiences from their own journeys of leveraging business for social impact. Open to all audiences, from students and startups to seasoned professionals and CEOs. And of course, we'll provide the coffee! The series kicks off next Tuesday, August 13th from 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM. Lindsay will be joined by Co-Founder, Michael Evans for a deeper dive into the 321 Coffee story. If you can't make this one, don’t worry—here's the full schedule for the fall series: THURSDAY, OCT 24 Lindsay joined by Calvin Crosslin and Trish LaPaglia. TUESDAY, NOV 19 Lindsay joined by Maggie Kane and TBD. More info linked here: https://lnkd.in/e66uePmA #321coffee #NCState #CoffeeShop #Drink321Coffee #Inclusion #InclusionMatters
321 Coffee
Food and Beverage Services
Raleigh, North Carolina 3,539 followers
Coffee shop and roaster with great coffee and a focus on workforce inclusion of individuals with disabilities
About us
80% of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are unemployed. We are changing this. 321 Coffee is a coffee shop and roaster built on inclusion. Based in Raleigh, NC, 321 currently employs over 50 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). They are the ones roasting the coffee, taking the orders, and making the lattes. We are demonstrating the value of an inclusive business model. The company was founded in 2017 by Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans. The two met during their freshman year as Park Scholars at NC State University. They had the vision to build a company founded on inclusion. The team began in 2017 by setting up on folding tables with a home coffee brewer and brought this setup anywhere that would welcome them. These events helped to develop a presence in the community. Raleigh rallied behind the mission and helped 321 grow beyond folding tables. Today, 321 Coffee operates a coffee shop in Downtown Raleigh, Downtown Durham, at the NC State Farmers Market, in Pendo's HQ, and more in the pipeline to expand our impact. We roast our own coffee, offer a full-scale espresso menu, and partner with over 50 different companies to provide them with coffee. Together, we are building a company that stands for inclusion and doing business the right way.
- Website
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https://321coffee.com/
External link for 321 Coffee
- Industry
- Food and Beverage Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2017
Locations
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Primary
1209 Farmers Market Dr
Market Shoppes Slot 48
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603, US
Employees at 321 Coffee
Updates
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The countdown is on! ⏳ Our new location on North Carolina State University's Centennial campus is nearing completion and starting to look like a real coffee shop inside! Take a peek at the progress—your next favorite coffee spot is almost here. ☕🐺 What do you want to know about the new shop?? Drop your questions in the comments and we'll answer! #321Coffee #SpreadLove #InclusionMatters #CoffeeLovers #Inclusion #Positivity #NCState #Centennial
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Our next "Yoga on the Bloc" series with YogaSix Glenwood South is a week away! Next Sunday, August 11th from 10-11 AM, join us on the Bloc[83] courtyard behind our Downtown Raleigh shop for some morning yoga and coffee! 🧘 Click the link in our bio to register and get your ticket, which includes a free drink from our shop! Can't make this one? We have 1 more date coming up! Mark your calendars for September 8th.
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Oooooh you meant break down the box?? 📦 Well, we'll take a dance party any day! 💃 #321Coffee #SpreadLove #InclusionMatters #CoffeeLovers #Inclusion #Positivity
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Tomorrow — Saturday, August 3rd — is the last day our Durham shop will be open. Come out and see the team and celebrate the wonderful memories we've made here over the last two years! We'd love to serve you coffee one last time in this location 🫶 #321Coffee #SpreadLove #InclusionMatters #CoffeeLovers #Inclusion #Positivity
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ICYMI: We're still running this promo! Buy a bag of 321 Coffee at Whole Foods, bring your receipt in to any of our 321 Coffee locations, and your drink is FREE! Just a little way we want to say thank you for supporting our growth into grocery stores 🫶 #321Coffee #SpreadLove #InclusionMatters #CoffeeLovers #Inclusion #Positivity
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When you're drinking your coffee in the morning, you probably aren't thinking about all of the technology, the people, and the different hands that went into getting that coffee into your cup. So here's a deeper look behind the scenes into our partnership with Lenovo, and how they've leveraged tech to empower our team of individuals with disabilities to learn, work more independently, and thrive at our roasting facility. Lenovo truly believes in technology for all, and we’re grateful to see that belief in action through the #EvolveSmall initiative! Thank you, Lenovo, for believing in our vision, taking it to the next level, and helping us share that vision with the world. We can't wait to see where this #EvolveSmall takes us next! 🎉 #321Coffee #InclusiveWorkplace #SmartTechnology #Community #RaleighNC
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Join us this Friday at the Bloc[83] courtyard behind our Downtown Raleigh shop to watch "Finding Dory" with our friends from L'Arche North Carolina! 📆 Friday, August 2 ⏰ 7 PM 📍615 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and enjoy the show. 🎥 We hope to see you there!✨ Can't make this one? We have 1 more date coming up this summer! Mark your calendars for August 23rd. #321Coffee #SpreadLove #InclusionMatters #CoffeeLovers #Inclusion #Positivity
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To everyone who came out to our Farmers Market shop this weekend to celebrate Mike's life and legacy, THANK YOU! 🫶 It was a weekend we'll never forget as we rocked our white glasses in Mike's honor and listened as you all shared story after story of how Mike was such a good friend. He had an extraordinary way of not just seeing the very best in people, but helping everyone around him see the very best in each other. And making us all feel like family. All of our profits from this weekend are going directly the GoFundMe linked in our bio to support Mike's wife and son. If you couldn't make it out this weekend, please consider contributing to the GoFundMe to help support Mike's family. Link in bio! #321Coffee #SpreadLove #InclusionMatters #CoffeeLovers #Inclusion #Positivity
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Our Farmers Market shop will be open Saturday and Sunday this weekend, with all profits going directly to the GoFundMe linked in our bio that will support Mike's wife and son. 321 community, let’s show up BIG at the Farmers Market this weekend to show our love for Mike and our support for his family!! If you can't make it out this weekend, please consider contributing to the GoFundMe to help support Mike's family. Link in bio 🫶 #321Coffee #SpreadLove #InclusionMatters #CoffeeLovers #Inclusion #Positivity