New Biggby Coffee on Mission Street opens August 19
Mount Pleasant residents who love the flavor of Biggby Coffee will soon have two locations to choose from.
A new Biggby Coffee will open Wednesday at 210 S. Mission St., in the north half of the old Isabella County Credit Union building.
Owner Matthew Taylor said he is excited to start business and that his operating philosophy is designed to ensure that every customer leaves the store in a better mood than when they first walked in.
Taylor has been drinking Biggby Coffee ever since the first Lansing location opened in his hometown of East Lansing.
"I fell in love with Biggby Coffee, especially black, which I drink everyday," he said. "I got to have my Biggby black coffee."
He said one of the reasons he decided to open the cafe is the "express box," a box which is at the counter and allows fast access to brewed coffee.
During a long line, customers ordering brewed coffee can go straight to the express box without waiting in line.
People should wait in line just for brewed coffee, Taylor said.
Taylor will start training his 26 current employees on Friday, five days prior to the grand opening.
During the first week of business, free brewed coffee will be given away.
On Tuesday August 25, the business will be hosting a remote broadcast with WMHW-FM 91.5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The business will have a drive-thru and a patio on the north and south sides of the location.
Taylor said the cafe's location is perfect and is not concerned about the competition that may result from having two Biggbys in town.
"I think its good to have one on the north side and one on the south side," he said. "But we're going to have lower prices."
Canadian Lakes junior Stephanie McGuffie and Lake Isabella senior Emily Zolynski are both baristas at the Mission Street location, and worked at the Bluegrass Street location before it closed.
"I'm extremely excited to meet new customers," McGuffie said.
Taylor said customers will love his staff.
"(Biggby) has the world's best coffee," Zolynsky said. "I'm looking forward to working with energetic customers."
The new location will be open until 10 p.m., Taylor said. He said the location may eventually be open until midnight, and hopes to start these hours by finals week of the fall semester.
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