The 85-Year-Old Coffee Chain That Survived Brewed Disruption

Episode 32 of The Turnaround Podcast takes us inside the restructuring of a beloved 85-year-old coffee chain that was blindsided by the third-wave coffee revolution and then nearly finished off by the pandemic. Lucas and Luna walk through how the company slashed its footprint from 2,400 locations to 1,500, renegotiated supply contracts with Ethiopian cooperatives, and bet everything on a single store format that finally broke even. Along the way, they discuss what the S&P 500's climb above 7,500 and India's steady rates tell us about the broader economic backdrop for distressed businesses. Plus, a look at how the chain's employee-owned turnaround model defies conventional private-equity wisdom. A tight 10-minute drill into one company's survival playbook, with real numbers you can use. #CoffeeChain #Turnaround #Restructuring #Retail #ThirdWaveCoffee #EmployeeOwned #SupplyChain #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TheTurnaroundPodcast #DistressedBusinesses #Recovery #StoreClosures #EthiopianCoffee #PrivateEquity #BreakEven #CorporateSurvival Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo