The Coffee Groundz Explained

The Coffee Groundz
Type:Private
Foundation:2005, Houston, Texas
Location:Houston, Texas
Key People:J.R. Cohen, Preetish Nijhawan, Shirin Nijhawan, Jonathan Zadok, and Segev Zadok
Industry:Coffeehouse
Products:Coffee, Tea, Gelato, Sandwiches, Paninis, Wraps, Salads, Quesadillas, etc.

The Coffee Groundz was an independent coffeehouse on Bagby Street in Midtown Houston, Texas. As of 2010, The Coffee Groundz was managed by J.R. Cohen and owned by Preetish Nijhawan, Shirin Nijhawan, Jonathan Zadok[1] and Segev Zadok.[2] It was best known for it use of Twitter as means to receive to-go and pick-up orders from customers.[3]

It won: The Houston Press Award Winner Best Coffee House in 2009,[4] and The 2009 Texas Social Media Award Winner.[5] It has been recognized for its unique use of Twitter.[6] [7] The Coffee Groundz has been reviewed on Mashable,[8] Forbes,[9] Entrepreneur Magazine,[10] Bloomberg BusinessWeek,[11] and The New York Times.[12]

The Coffee Groundz closed in 2012, and the space was taken over by the short-lived Aperture Coffee for a few months. In the spring of 2016 the space was occupied by a credit union branch. Through most of the early 2020s it sat vacant. Currently (April 2024) it is occupied by a Mexican restaurant, Dripped Birria.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Needleman . Sarah E. . 2009-10-01 . Firms Get a Hand With Twitter, Facebook . Wall Street Journal . 2010-11-06.
  2. "About The Coffee Groundz." The Coffee Groundz. Retrieved on November 5, 2010.
  3. Web site: Latson . Jennifer . 2009-09-06 . Commuting to cafes works for Houston's office-less . 2010-11-06 . Houston Chronicle.
  4. "2009 Best Coffee House Award." Houston Press. Retrieved on November 6, 2010.
  5. Web site: 2009-02-19 . 2009 Texas Social Media Award winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20100310021949/http://www.statesman.com/news/content/standing/awardwinners.html . 2010-03-10 . the Wayback Machine . Statesman.
  6. "Twitter." Retrieved on November 6, 2010.
  7. Web site: pritiu . 2009-07-20 . Profile: Coffee Groundz . 2010-11-06 . en.
  8. Web site: Balwani . Samir . 2009-07-28 . 5 Easy Social Media Wins for Your Small Business . 2010-11-06 . Mashable . en.
  9. Web site: 2009-07-31 . In Pictures: 21 Top Twitter Tips . 2010-11-06 . Forbes . en.
  10. Web site: Moran . Gwen . 2010-02-12 . My Smartphone Sent Me . 2010-11-06 . Entrepreneur . en.
  11. "BusinessWeek." Retrieved on November 6, 2010.
  12. Web site: Miller . Claire Cain . 2009-07-24 . Twitter Takes a Step Toward Commercial Accounts . 2010-11-06 . Bits Blog . en.
  13. "https://drippedbirria.com/houston-dripped-birria-locations" Retrieved on April 17, 2024.

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