Founded by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma in 1992, Dutch Bros has come a long way from its beginnings as a pushcart in Grants Pass, Oregon.
The brothers started the business after leaving their family’s dairy operation and have since grown it into a drive-thru beverage chain with more than 1,200 locations across the country, including dozens in Florida.
Dutch Bros offers a menu of coffee and espresso drinks, cold brew, teas, lemonades, smoothies, and its Rebel energy drinks.
Among its most popular coffee drinks are the Golden Eagle, a breve made with vanilla and caramel, and the Caramelizer, which is espresso, caramel, and chocolate milk.
Best-selling energy drinks include the Shark Attack, made with blue raspberry, coconut, and lime, topped with a pomegranate float, and the Aftershock, which combines strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, and lime.
The new location will also mark another round of investment at Tyrone Gardens, a 16.3-acre shopping center that has been part of west St. Pete since 1957 and currently contains approximately 175,000 square feet of retail space.
Today, the center is anchored by Winn-Dixie, Chuck E. Cheese, and Crunch Fitness, which opened in July 2023.
The owners of Tyrone Gardens, Brixmor Property Group, purchased the shopping center for $19 million in 2006.