TAMPA, Fla. — As soon as the clock hits 8 a.m., coffee connoisseurs walk through the doors of Blind Tiger Coffee in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood.
What You Need To Know
- Tariffs may increase the price consumers pay for a cup of coffee
- Tampa coffee shop owner Roberto Torres is preparing for tariffs
- Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day
The business has been growing strong over the past decade, even moving to a larger space to accommodate the foot traffic.
“I would have never thought I would be in coffee in the United States. I came here to study accounting and finance. I was an auditor. But in 2014 I decided to open the first coffee shop,” owner Roberto Torres said…