coffeehouse
noun
cof·fee·house
ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s 
ˈkä-
: an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers
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Beyond notes, the company has introduced other changes as part of its turnaround plan, including limiting mobile orders to 12 items per customers and reintroducing coffeehouse staples such as condiment bars and ceramic mugs.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The holiday season is one of the busiest periods of the year for the coffeehouse giant, the union added.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Since the early 2010s, when the first wave of niche coffee shops opened in France, their number has risen 74 percent across the country to 3,500, with a new coffeehouse now opening every week, according to Collectif Café, a trade association.
—Vivian Song, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Not long after, coffeehouses in Philadelphia, Boston and New York were meeting places for colonialists making plans for revolution.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The holiday season is one of the busiest periods of the year for the coffeehouse giant, the union added.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Since the early 2010s, when the first wave of niche coffee shops opened in France, their number has risen 74 percent across the country to 3,500, with a new coffeehouse now opening every week, according to Collectif Café, a trade association.
—Vivian Song, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Not long after, coffeehouses in Philadelphia, Boston and New York were meeting places for colonialists making plans for revolution.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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coffeehouse
noun
cof·fee·house
ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s
ˈkäf-ē-
: a business that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that often serves as an informal club for its regular customers
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