Blue State Coffee

Blue State Coffee runs coffee stores in Providence, Rhode Island, New Haven, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The company donates 2% of sales to local non-profits, and has given over $950,000 as of summer 2019.

Blue State Coffee
Blue State Coffee in Boston, Massachusetts.
Restaurant information
EstablishedJuly 2007 (2007-07)
Food typeCoffee Shop
Dress codeCasual
Street address300 Thayer Street
CityProvidence
StateRhode Island
Postal/ZIP Code02906
CountryUnited States
ReservationsNo
WebsiteBlueStateCoffee.com

History

The company launched a website in September 2006. It is run by CEO Carolyn Greenspan. The first store opened in July 2007 on Thayer Street in Providence, near Brown University.

In February 2009, Blue State Coffee opened two more stores: one in the Brown University Bookstore and another in New Haven, near Yale University[1][2]

In May 2010, Blue State Coffee opened a fourth store in New Haven, again close to Yale University.

A fifth store opened in September 2010 on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston.

In September 2012, the sixth store opened in New Haven near Yale New Haven Hospital.

As of summer 2019, the company runs a total of 9 cafes - 2 in Providence, 4 in New Haven, 1 in Hartford, and 2 in Boston.

Political involvement

Blue State cafes have hosted speakers and events for a variety of causes. Notable speakers have included Al Franken (while running for senate in Minnesota), Kal Penn (while campaigning for Barack Obama), and Craig Robinson[3] (Michelle Obama's brother).

Philanthropy

Blue State Coffee has donated over $1,000,000 to non-profit organizations in Providence, New Haven, Hartford, and Boston. [4]

See also

References
  1. Fakheri, Rustin (January 29, 2009). "Café offers coffee, liberally". Yale Daily News. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  2. "Yale University Properties Welcomes Socially Conscious Coffee Shop To Downtown New Haven". Yale University Office of Public Affairs. February 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  3. Thamel, Pete (November 8, 2008). "He Helped Elect a President; Now Comes a Harder Job". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  4. ""Blue" Causes Get Coffee-Spurred $250G | New Haven Independent". www.newhavenindependent.org. April 28, 2011.
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