Coffee shops spill the beans on why cafes keep opening — and closing
After operating both a production facility and a cafe for six years, Comeback Coffee owners Amy and Hayes McPherson closed the Downtown coffee shop last year to focus on producing signature coffee blends and sodas. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
For each coffee shop closure, a new opening is on the horizon — or, sometimes, in the same spot.
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Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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