BELVIDERE — A mobile coffee shop centered on Yemini flavors has officially opened for business, bringing the taste of Almoká Coffee House from Rockford to the owner’s hometown.
Almoká Coffee Truck celebrated its ribbon-cutting with the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at 105 W. Harrison St., where it’s parked next to Belvidere Wine & Spirits at the Y intersection on North State Street.
The business was started by entrepreneur and 2006 Belvidere High School graduate Hussain Abdulhafedh, who goes by a shortened version of his name Hussain Abdul. He was raised in Belvidere and still lives there today. After running a brick-and-mortar shop in Rockford for more than a year and a half, Abdul wanted to see if his hometown would embrace his brand…