EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — 787 Coffee, a coffee business that started out as a coffee farm in Puerto Rico, has expanded to six locations in El Paso, each with its own unique decor and menu featuring Puerto Rican-based drinks and snacks.
787 Coffee District One Manager Jessica Ortiz says that the business started out as a coffee farm called Hacienda Iluminada, located in Maricao, Puerto Rico. It was founded in 2014 by Brandon Peña and Sam Sepulveda.
Ortiz says in 2017, a hurricane wiped out most of the farm land and devastated the business, but the farm workers were so dedicated to working that the owners decided to rebuild the farm.
787 Coffee opened its first coffee shop in New York City in 2019. Since then, the business has spread to other parts of the US, including El Paso…