Dutch Bros Coffee is opening a new shop in Irmo. Here’s what to know
A popular coffee chain is expanding again in the Midlands, with a new shop under construction in a busy Irmo corridor. Dutch Bros Coffee is building between a Wendy’s and a Biscuitville on Broad River Road as it continues a rapid local expansion.
FULL STORY: This growing area near Columbia is getting a new location of Dutch Bros Coffee
Here are key takeaways:
- Dutch Bros Coffee is building a new shop at 10605 Broad River Road in Irmo, next to a Take 5 oil change location that is also under construction.
- Job listings for the Broad River Road location have been posted on the company’s careers page, but no opening date has been announced.
- Earlier this year, Dutch Bros took over several Clutch Coffee Co. locations and converted them into Dutch Bros shops in Columbia, Lexington and Irmo. Another store is in development on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia.
- Founded in Oregon in 1992 and now headquartered in Arizona, Dutch Bros has more than 1,000 locations across the U.S. and serves coffee, energy drinks, teas, smoothies and snacks.
- The Ballentine area of Irmo has continued to attract national chains such as Chick-fil-A, Walmart, Chipotle, Aldi and Whataburger, with about 29,000 cars traveling Dutch Fork Road daily and 20,000 on that stretch of Broad River Road, per state DOT data.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.
Chris Trainor
The State