Gimme! Coffee facts for kids
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The Gimme! Coffee bar on North Cayuga Street in Ithaca, New York, opened in 2000.
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Kevin Cuddeback |
| Headquarters | Ithaca, New York |
Gimme! Coffee is a company that roasts coffee beans and runs special coffee shops. These shops are known for making high-quality coffee drinks. The company started in 2000 in New York, USA. You can find their coffee shops, called espresso bars, in Ithaca and Trumansburg.
During the COVID-19 in 2020, Gimme! Coffee closed its shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn. They then started delivering coffee around the Ithaca area. Gimme! Coffee also sells its roasted coffee beans to other coffee shops and businesses. This is called a wholesale service.
In January 2020, Colleen Anunu became the new leader of Gimme! Coffee. She took over from the founder, Kevin Cuddeback, who had led the company for 20 years. After that, Ms. Anunu changed the company into a worker-owned cooperative. This means the employees own and help run the business. Gimme! Coffee also works closely with coffee farmers. They try to pay farmers a bit extra for their coffee. This extra money helps the farmers improve how they grow and prepare their coffee beans.
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Awards and Recognition
Gimme! Coffee has won several awards for its great coffee.
Top Espresso Bars
In 2006, the famous New York Times newspaper said that Gimme! Coffee was one of the best places to get espresso in New York City.
Good Food Awards
Gimme! Coffee won a Good Food Award for its coffee in both 2011 and 2012. These awards celebrate tasty, responsible, and fair food products. In 2019, Gimme! Coffee worked with Dark Forest Chocolate. Together, they made a chocolate bar that tasted like espresso. This special chocolate bar also won a Good Food Award.
Roaster of the Year
Roast magazine is a publication about coffee roasting. In 2013, they chose Gimme! Coffee as the winner of their "Roaster of the Year" award. This was for larger coffee roasting companies.
Working Together: Unionization
In May 2017, employees at Gimme! Coffee shops in upstate New York decided to form a union. They did this through the Tompkins County Workers' Center. A union is a group of workers who join together to discuss their jobs and working conditions.
In February 2018, the union and the company agreed on their first official contract. This contract set out rules for things like pay and working hours. However, in March 2021, the coffee makers, called baristas, voted to end their union. They felt there were still some problems that had not been solved.
College Partnerships
Gimme! Coffee has also partnered with local colleges to serve their coffee on campus.
Cornell University
In August 2014, Gimme! Coffee opened an espresso bar inside Gates Hall. This building is on the main campus of Cornell University.
Ithaca College
Later, in 2017, Gimme! Coffee made an agreement with Ithaca College. This meant that students and staff at Ithaca College could start enjoying Gimme! Coffee right on their campus.
See also
- List of coffeehouse chains
