Tampa coffee shop owner preparing for tariffs

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…

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