Flick Fact: Dutch Bros arrives … and Bloomington-Normal loses its mind?
Question: Bloomington-Normal's passion for a new business showed last week with the opening of a Dutch Bros coffee shop along IAA Drive. Only hours after opening on day 1, do you know how many customers already had rolled through or traipsed inside, and how many drinks already had been dispensed?
Answer: In just the first eight hours of May 13, more than 3,000 customers and nearly 5,000 drinks had already visited/sampled Dutch Bros on IAA Drive. Officials at its headquarters in Tempe, Arizona, said it ranked among the biggest openings in the company's 34-year history and nearly 1,200 locations in 19 states. As one B-N resident posted on NextDoor: "It's a madhouse … like nobody's ever had a cup of coffee before."
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This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM.