321 Coffee to open new location at NC State

321 Coffee was created at NC State by co-founders Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans, and is now opening a Centennial Campus location.

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321 Coffee’s new location will open early 2024.

Photo provided by 321 Coffee

321 Coffee, a local coffee roaster and cafe that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will open a new location on NC State’s Centennial Campus. This will be 321’s fifth and largest location and is set to open early 2024.

Co-founders Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans hatched the idea for 321 Coffee during their freshman year at NC State. “The NC State community continues to show up,” Lindsay said in a press release. “Now we have an opportunity to bring it home.”

A black and white sketch of a the future NC State 321 Coffee location.

This concept design shows the laidback atmosphere of 321 Coffee.

Photo provided by 321 Coffee

This location will be on Main Campus Drive in Venture Place courtyard. The shop will have light food options in addition to their coffee menu and ample outdoor and indoor seating.

Bonus: Earlier this year, NC State and 321 collaborated on a new co-branded coffee blend called “Greater Good.”

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