The Human Bean

The Human Bean is an American national coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Medford, Oregon. The Human Bean has 100 drive-thru coffee locations [1] in 11 U.S. states. The drive through espresso brand started franchising in 2002.[2]

A location in Hillsboro, Oregon

History

In 1998, The Human Bean opened its first store in Ashland, Oregon.[1] In early 2002, the company began franchising their brand throughout southern Oregon and nationwide.[1]

The Human Bean has 102 locations, of which 89 are franchised and 13 are corporate owned.[1] The franchise is located in 12 U.S. states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Washington.[3]

The Human Bean has their own coffee sourcing program called Farm Friendly Direct. This program works directly with farmers around the world to form long-term relationships and support the farming community. This ensures a good supply of coffee beans from the farmers and helps the farming community have a better life. Some of the projects have been building water systems, schools and community centers, paying teachers wages and providing schools supplies. Farm Friendly Direct funds have built a water treatment plant in Guatemala, completed deep solar water wells in Tanzania and Kenya, planted 15,000 trees in the region of El Salvador, built a new schoolhouse and supported the salary of a teacher in the Papua New Guinea community.[4]

While most locations are drive through only, there are a few locations that offer indoor seating in addition to the drive through. [5]

The chain sponsors women's[6] and men's health initiatives.[7] Its chief operating officer is Scott Anderson.[8]

See also

Further reading

References
  1. "The Human Bean Drive Thru". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. "The Human Bean Drive Thru Franchise Information". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. Allen, Jennifer. "The Human Bean Coffee Drive-Thru Franchise is Expanding Nationwide With Area Development Agreements for 110 New Stores". PR Newswire. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. "Human Bean Stewardship: Rooted in relationships and growing on a vision of global betterment". The Human Bean. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. "Human Bean official website". The Human Bean. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. Parfitt, Jamie (October 17, 2019) "Human Bean Returns with 'Coffee for a Cure' on Friday", kdrv.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. Parfitt, Jamie (November 12, 2018) "Human Bean Heats Up with Mochas for Men's Health", kdrv.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  8. Dawson, Gloria (January 21, 2020) "Coffee Franchisor The Human Bean Adds Scott Anderson as COO", Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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