24-03-2025
Dutch Bros. Coffee coming to Springfield and Ozark
SPRINGFIELD, MO – A popular drive-up coffee chain plans to establish a presence in the Ozarks.
Oregon-based Dutch Bros. Coffee is working to add at least two stores in the metro, including one in Springfield and another in Ozark.
Dutch Bros., which has a large presence in the western and southern U.S., operates primarily with stand-alone drive-through stores. Familiar competitors include brands such as 7 Brew, Scooters, and Dunkin.
These proposed Dutch Bros. locations would be the company's first in our area. Right now, the closest are in Kansas City, Tulsa, and Saint Louis.
City of Springfield records indicate the company has submitted a building permit request for a site at 3840 W. Sunshine St. The plot is in the Springfield Plaza shopping center and faces Sunshine between Plaza Tire and Taco Bell.
This would be the latest business to announce new locations in the area near Sunshine and West Bypass. Others in the works include Target, Chick-fil-A, Olive Garden, Wendy's, and Blu Current.
Meantime, the City of Ozark has announced a proposed development that would include a Dutch Bros. location. The 40-acre Ozark Marketplace development, currently being discussed by city leaders, would be off South St. near U.S. 65. The area would also include 12 other businesses, including an Aldi, McDonalds, and Plaza Tire.
'We're all about economic development, expansion, creating more jobs. This opportunity right here not only will create retail spaces in the available lots for Ozark, but it's also going to create between 250 to 400 jobs in this community, which is always impactful,' said Chris Russell, President of the Ozark Chamber of Commerce.
Construction of the Ozark location will happen if the town's city council approves several bills associated with the Ozark Marketplace project, ranging from zoning approval to a Community Improvement District (CID).
'A community improvement district is just geared towards that particular area. They're going to have a 1% sales tax cost, so if something comes to a $1.06 across town at a McDonald's and you buy a dollar item at this one, it might cost you a $1.07,' Russell said. 'What happens is after all of the financial obligations are paid off, such as the infrastructure improvements, the roads, anything, they use that money to develop this property, then there's a possibility that CID could go away.'
The vote on the Ozark Marketplace project is expected to happen on April 7.
The West Sunshine location would be built in the already-established Springfield Plaza CID in an area already zoned for commercial development. Its construction does not hinge on a council vote.
Ozarks First has reached out to Dutch Bros. Coffee regarding a timeline for construction and grand openings. We will provide those details when they become available.
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