For many busy people, coffee is a means to an end — a jolt of caffeine to get them on their way. Black Rock Coffee Bar hopes that’s just the beginning for its customers, aiming to develop a variety of stores and full menu of drinks to lure customers in throughout the day and all week long.
The chain’s busiest time of day is after the morning rush, between 9 a.m. and noon, and Saturday is its busiest day of the week.
“One person comes in on their way to work, one might come in bringing the kids, and then they come in as a family on the weekends,” said Daniel Brand, who co-founded the chain 17 years ago with a single drive-thru in Aloha…