SUPPORT LOCAL: This coffee emporium owners says he supposing coffee and iced tea for volunteers and initial responders after Hurricane Harvey

HOUSTONSupport Local spotlights particular businesses challenged by a coronavirus pestilence and offers ways we can support them. We asked Houston businesses to share their story with us including how a open can assistance them. Here, we embody their stories and how Houston residents can continue to support them during this time. Fill out this form to have your business included.


What is Tree House Craft Coffee and Frozen Yogurt?

Tree House Craft Coffee Frozen Yogurt is a singular specialty coffee emporium with a self-serve solidified yogurt bar. The emporium has a accumulation of offerings including espresso-based drinks, mixed versions of cold-brewed coffees, organic lax root teas and 12 flavors of solidified yogurt with a 32-topping bar.

How did a business start?

The owners rebranded and remodeled a emporium in 2015. “Our son was usually 3 months aged when we motionless to take a punch,” a owners wrote to KPRC. “We were also newlyweds so we really had a hands full.” The business perceived a good response from a village for a initial few months though all took a spin for a worse when a two-year highway construction began on Memorial Drive. “Traffic was awful and business were carrying a tough time branch into a piazza and afterwards whirly Harvey hit. Our piazza wasn’t flooded though many of a business mislaid everything. It was devastating. We’re located nearby a reservoirs. Our piazza became a base. When it was protected for us to invert to a emporium to check on things, we non-stop a doors and let a volunteers and initial responders use a restrooms. We brought in a generator and bending adult a espresso and ice appurtenance and done coffee and iced tea for everyone. Life in a village eventually returned to normal and a large road/drainage construction wrapped up. Business began to collect behind up. We even had to file seat around and built some-more tables to accommodate a swell in customers. We used a possess income and took out a credit label line to transform and rebrand. We didn’t use any crowdfunding for a business and we recently paid off a credit label debt. It was such a outrageous relief.”

Where is Tree House Craft Coffee and Frozen Yogurt located?

Tree House Craft Coffee and Frozen Yogurt is located during 14008 Memorial Drive Suite B.

How is Tree House Craft Coffee and Frozen Yogurt traffic with stream challenges?

“We are flattering ravaged about a stream health predicament though we totally know a significance of a city/county sequence and are happy to oblige,” a owners wrote. “We skip a patrons! We have some of a many constant customers! Some come in each day, some come in mixed times a day. As shortly as, a city systematic all restaurants to tighten a dining area and pierce to takeout and smoothness we squandered no time on formulating a online sequence option. We updated a website with that choice and have been charity curbside pickup. We have a lot of people who use a emporium as their office. We’re anticipating for normalcy shortly and praying for a medical workers, those who have been influenced by this virus, and a mental health of a community!”

How can we support this business during a coronavirus pandemic?

You can assistance this business by grouping online for curbside pickup or grouping for smoothness by DoorDash, Uber Eats or Favor.

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