Operating some of the Tampa Bay region's most beloved coffee shops, Kahwa Coffee is moving and expanding its headquarters to Joe's Creek Industrial Park in north St. Petersburg.
Located at 4125 8th Ave. S. in St. Pete for the past seven years,
Kahwa opened the doors to its first downtown St. Pete location in 2008. Now, the company has plans to move out of their current 3,000-square-foot space, expanding their wholesale division through working with local distributor
Tampa Beverage Solutions.
With
five Kahwa retail locations in the Tampa Bay area, including two in downtown Tampa and three in St. Pete, Kahwa's 5,000-square-foot space at
Joe's Creek Industrial Park, at 4350 28th St. N., will add three new positions with more to come, according to Kahwa Co-Owner Sarah Perrier.
"We have outgrown our current location on all fronts and are preparing for an aggressive growth in the retail sector in the Tampa Bay area in the next year," Perrier says.
Plans for Kahwa's new space include larger company offices, more warehouse space for roasting and production and a new barista training facility.
Featuring 1.6 million square feet of industrial space, Joe's Creek Industrial Park is one of the largest industrial parks in the Tampa Bay region. Kahwa will be joining a wide variety of businesses such as
Gemaire,
Custom Manufacturing and Engineering,
Gorman Plumbing,
Chromatech Digital,
Wrightway Medical,
Kane's and
Pepsi.
This is Joe's Creek's second recent deal, with the industrial park represented by
Grady Pridgen Realty's David Kramer.
Writer:
Alexis Quinn Chamberlain
Source: Sarah Perrier,
Kahwa Coffee
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