A coffee shop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, responded to criticism of a photo taken with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, stating that they “welcome every customer who walks through” the doors.
In a post on Facebook, Steve Hawthorne, the owner of Hawthorne Coffee Roasters, explained that Oz’s visit was “not by invitation” and that the store was “not notified in advance.” Hawthorne also pointed out that his coffee shop “has always been about bringing people together” over coffee.
“Dr. Oz stopped into our shop,” Hawthorne wrote. “It was not by invitation and we were not notified in advance. I was not there at the time. Staffed snapped what they thought was a lighthearted photo behind the counter. The photo was never intended for public distribution.”…