A hip Nashville coffee chain that’s been brewing for 14 years just ran out of steam at three of its seven locations.
Barista Parlor owner Andy Mumma shuttered three locations—Germantown, Sylvan Supply, and Hillsboro Village—on Jan. 11. Mumma stated that the closures were due to rising operational costs.
“My rents have skyrocketed over the years, taxes have increased every year, cost of goods sold are much higher, labor, even green coffee is 30% more,” Mumma recently told The Tennessean. “Just can’t make it work with the current form.”…