The United States ’ largest ‘ drivethru ’ coffee chain , Dutch Bros boasts 284 stores across seven Western states and made an estimated $ 415mn in revenue last year . Founded by two dairy farmers in Oregon in 1992 ( the company ’ s name explains their descent and relationship alike ), they swapped cow manure for coffee beans and never looked back . Nowadays , the firm donates more than $ 2mn each year to non-profits , including the Muscular Dystrophy Association , in honour of one of the ‘ bros ’, Dane Boersma , who passed away from

Lou Gehrig ’ s disease in 2009 .

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What started life as a coffee service for offices in 1963 is now , more than half a century later , a chain

that spans 1,000-plus stores in 32 countries ; as far afield as Paraguay , Egypt , Brunei and Saudi Arabia . A staple of popular culture , Coffee Bean was a regular fixture on HBO ’ s ‘ Entourage ’, while the first branch in Brentwood , Los Angeles , counted the likes of Lee Marvin , Jacques Cousteau and Ronald Reagan as patrons . The company boasts an estimated revenue of $ 485mn .

74 June 2018