Maine-based coffee chain Aroma Joe's is set to open two locations in Tampa Bay in early 2020. The first location in Land O’ Lakes will open in February, according to the TBBJ, and the second Aroma Joe's location will be in Clearwater, although the exact location is yet to be determined.
This will be the second and third Aroma Joe's locations in the sunshine state; its first Florida location in Pompano Beach opened in 2017.
Aroma Joe's has over sixty stores riddled throughout five states but will have some definitive competition among the many other coffee shops throughout the Bay area. Although, its drive-through convenience might win some caffeine-hankering locals over.
Speaking of newcomers, The Blends' first of two locations is set to open this month in the 'Burg, with its second making its debut following shortly behind in January/February.
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This article appears in Dec 5-12, 2019.