ABC11 is highlighting people and products that are North Carolina-made, with the spotlight on Durham-based, award-winning coffee business and café, Cocoa Cinnamon.
The shop has grown into a beloved community gathering space, blending cultural heritage, sustainability, and local pride.
“It was the humble beginning – Cocoa Cinnamon and Little Waves Coffee Roasters started in my mom’s kitchen in 2010,” co-founder Areli Barrera Grodski said. “We moved to Durham in 2011 with the idea of opening up a coffee shop. We started on a mobile bike coffee, and then in 2013, we opened our first location with a lot of help from the community.”…