{"id":250382,"date":"2026-04-29T00:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250382\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:02:13","slug":"morning-oil-coffee-co-opens-in-union-terminal-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250382\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Oil Coffee Co. opens in Union Terminal Warehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morning Oil Coffee Co., the new \u201ccoffee yard\u201d in the Union Terminal Warehouse near Downtown Jacksonville, opened April 27.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The shop at 700 E. Union St., owned by Phil Rogacki and Dennis Dumas, is intended as a place for construction workers and others in skilled trades to pick up a coffee, a quick breakfast sandwich or Danish and, eventually, buy lunch items for later in the day. The general public also is welcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The shop is open 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and is closed Sundays, Rogacki said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"From<\/p>\n

From left: Morning Oil co-owners Dennis Dumas, Don Edwin and Phil Rogacki.<\/p>\n

Morning Oil invites all customers to free coffee 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. Mondays, a promotion aimed at attracting work crews attending safety meetings to tailgate in its parking lot. The meetings are sponsored by construction, HVAC, electrical and plumbing companies to introduce themselves to tradespeople looking for work.<\/p>\n

Morning Oil hopes to soon add to-go breakfast and lunch items so workers can stock up for the day.<\/p>\n

Rogacki said lunch will be added, and the shop will stay open for beer and wine happy hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to slowly ease into everything, instead of doing everything with a bang right away. We\u2019ll just see what the traffic is like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Specialty coffee beans are served whole, and customers can learn about the beans\u2019 origins, grind them at the table and brew coffee using a French press.<\/p>\n

Morning Oil\u2019s coffee is sourced from Guatemala, while pastries are baked locally. The store uses Azar sausage in breakfast sandwiches, Rogacki said. The sausage company is directly north of the Union Terminal Warehouse at 719 E Union St.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The renovated historic Union Terminal Warehouse is now open at 700 E. Union St. near Jacksonville’s Eastside and Everbank Stadium. It is being leased for apartments, offices and retail units.<\/p>\n

City of Jacksonville<\/p>\n

Morning Oil is about 910 square feet. It is expected to employ seven people.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The store cost about $200,000 to build-out and equip. Rogacki said the building\u2019s owners, East Union Property Owner LLC, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures, arranged the contracting. The work was performed by Skyline Construction of Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

The historic Union Terminal Warehouse opened March 6 after a six-year, $73 million renovation. The 361,169-square-foot adaptive reuse project includes apartments, offices and retail units for lease near Jacksonville\u2019s Eastside and EverBank Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rogacki said he also hopes to use the coffee yard to give back and raise money to promote trades education. Portions of profits from coffee, bagged beans and other sales will be put toward the cause, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoffee is just our tool to fund it. Because if we had federal money to help us, we won\u2019t say no to it, but we want to be able to fund ourselves, so we\u2019re never beholden to one group or one grant that runs out and then what do we do?\u201d Rogacki said.<\/p>\n

\"Phil<\/p>\n

Phil Rogacki and his team opened Morning Oil Coffee Co. at 700 E. Union St. on April 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

Photo by Dan Macdonald<\/p>\n

Morning Oil is working with Women In Non-Traditional Employment Roles, or WINTER, a Commerce, California-based workforce development organization that has trained tradeswomen since 1987.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rogacki said he reached out to Hawx, his favorite work boot company, and secured an agreement for it to provide new boots to every graduate of WINTER\u2019s program. A pair can cost at least $300.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means the world to them. It is a huge savings and a giant step toward their new careers,\u201d WINTER Executive Director Carlos Torres said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of a cap and gown when you graduate, you get a pair of new boots. So that\u2019s our thing, putting new boots on new people,\u201d Rogacki said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have different tools that we use. Some people use hammers, some people use drills, some people use chainsaws. Everybody has a different tool to do different jobs, but we all wear the same boots.\u201d<\/p>\n

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