Something’s about to brew throughout Southwest Florida, and there’s going to be plenty of coffee.
Coffee chains new to the region are preparing to proliferate with multiple retail locations over the next two to three years.
7 Brew begins the surge at a shopping center outparcel in Port Charlotte. The brand began in 2017, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is scheduled to make its Southwest Florida debut Sept. 8 at Bayshore Village, 4255 Tamiami Trail, in Port Charlotte.
Tim Hortons and Ellianos Coffee also are preparing to open locations in Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties.
“Coffee is making a massive explosion into Southwest Florida,” said Jim Shiebler, a senior vice president with CBRE. Just across the street from the new 7 Brew, he is listing a two-tenant outparcel with another brand known for its coffee — Dunkin’. That building at 4233 Tamiami Trail is listed for $2.6 million.
But the bulk of the expanding brands are newcomers to the market.
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