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1951 Coffee Company reopens on Channing Way in Berkeley

1951 Coffee Company
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1951 Coffee is a nonprofit organization that runs three East Bay cafes dedicated to training and employing refugees. After closing all of its locations due to the coronavirus pandemic, 1951 Coffee reopened its doors on Channing Way on July 15.

Buying a cup of coffee is simply a daily routine, but with the reopening of one of 1951 Coffee Company’s locations, customers can once again turn a beverage into “a life-altering opportunity,” according to 1951 Coffee co-founder and CEO Doug Hewitt.
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