With a brand new year brings new goals and habits. If you relate to the sentiment “out with the old, in with the new,” the ins and outs goal technique may be just what you need to kickstart your year. One of my primary goals for 2025 is to increase my support for the community by shopping more intentionally and locally. Here are a few of our ins for the new year to get you started - including coffee beans from local roasters like 321 Coffee.
Read MoreIt’s cold out now, but spring is right around the corner and things will be heating up at Centennial Campus. Look ahead and start making plans for getting out and about. Like grabbing a cup of coffee from 321 Coffee's new location in the Venture Center Courtyard.
Read MoreStudents in the inaugural cohort of Elevate, NC State's new inclusive post-secondary program, began their first classes on Jan. 6, 2025. Meet some of them in this article - like Dreyahna Grunow of Raleigh, a barista at 321 Coffee.
Read MoreThis year, dozens of new facilities dedicated to roasting specialty coffee opened across the United States. Today we present 25 exciting new roasters and roasteries to support in 2025 - including 321 Coffee in Raleigh, N.C. 321 Coffee’s growing roasting operation now supports multiple 321 retail locations in the Raleigh-Durham area, while providing tools that allow staff with intellectual and developmental disabilities to succeed.
Read MoreESPN stopped by the 321 Coffee location on N.C. State's Centennial Campus this week to highlight their "Why Not Us?" cans. Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans, the founders of 321 Coffee, are both N.C. State University graduates, and the cans celebrate the Wolfpack's amazing run to the men's Final Four in April 2024.
Read MoreOn a cold Small Business Saturday, dozens of people lined up at the State Farmer’s Market for a cup of 321 Coffee. It’s just one small local business that was raking in the support on a day meant to highlight everything small businesses bring to local communities. At 321 Coffee, it’s a team made up of people with intellectual disabilities, a sense of belonging and purpose that employees like Nicole Bell might not find at big chain stores. “I love just working here - working on my barista skills, the cashier, or maybe just making the drinks,” Bell said.
Read More321 Coffee staff brewed free coffee and specialty lattes for customers as part of a celebration marking the launch of 321 Coffee's products on the shelves of local Whole Foods stores.
Read MoreLooking for the best coffee in the City of Oaks? Whether you’re aiming for a quick caffeine fix or a place to relax and enjoy a cup of joe, find your new favorite coffee shop with our guide featuring 40 local cafes. Cafes like 321 Coffee - a shop employed by those with intellectual and developmental disabilities that roasts its own blends.
Read MoreAs the crisp fall air settles in over Raleigh, there’s no better way to celebrate the season and get cozy than with a delicious fall-inspired cocktail or coffee in hand. The pumpkin dirty chai latte is fall favorite from 321 Coffee! This seasonal special blends a trio of all the best fall flavors: spiced chai, pumpkin, and rich dark roast espresso – proudly roasted and brewed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Read MoreNew amenities and public art are enhancing the Venture and Alliance complex, a 650,000-square-foot cluster of office and research buildings located on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh. Popular alumni-owned 321 Coffee has now opened its shop at Venture Place, just as Spark of Life, an expansive mural by artist John Pugh, is completed along the building’s exterior.
Read MoreToday, Square announced the winners for its second edition of Square 50, an annual awards program dedicated to championing businesses that are changing the entrepreneurial game. Honorees for this year’s Square 50 include 321 Coffee, a multi-location coffee shop and specialty roaster in the Raleigh area that creates employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Read More321 Coffee has a mission to provide meaningful employment to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn how they’re leveraging Lenovo technology to not only run their growing business, but also to train over 60 employees with opportunities to learn and grow.
Read MoreAs National Coffee Day approaches on September 29, new data from Square reveals Americans and Canadians are transforming their coffee habits. From sustainable sourcing to innovative enhancers like protein and collagen, this year’s coffee rituals are evolving. One company supporting the effort is 321 Coffee in the Raleigh/Durham area. Founded in 2017, 321 Coffee has since grown to 5 locations and employs more than 50 adults who are responsible for roasting, taking orders, and making drinks, whether it’s their Cinnamon Roll Latte or Love Big Latte.
Read More321 Coffee, a Raleigh-based coffee shop and roaster that employs individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), has officially opened on NC State's Centennial Campus. At a Sept. 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony, 321 welcomed the community to its newest location. Co-founders and Wolfpack alumni Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans, together with NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson, celebrated milestones in the partnership between 321 and the university.
Read MoreThe remarkable rise of 321 Coffee continues with the opening of its spot on Centennial Campus at N.C. State University. It's a big move for the company, which provides job opportunities for people with disabilities. Lindsay Wrege, the co-founder and CEO, is a 2021 graduate of N.C. State.
Read MoreLindsay Wrege of 321 Coffee talks with the MIX Morning team about 321 Coffee serving Air Force One and the Bidens, announces distribution of their coffee products in more than 500 Food Lion stores across North Carolina, and the soft opening of a new location on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus.
Read MoreA coffee shop that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) announced Friday it is opening a location on North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus. 321 Coffee has soft-launched its new location at 930 Main Campus Drive in Raleigh. The official grand opening is set for 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12.
Read MoreWake County is celebrating its best year ever for tourism and officials say everyone is benefitting. 321 Coffee just opened its fifth location on NC State's Centennial campus Monday, and co-founder Lindsay Wrege says the coffee shop that employs people with disabilities is considering further expansion.
Read MoreDuring one N.C. State spring practice at the Close-King indoor practice facility, Head Coach Dave Doeren put his arm around 321 Coffee barista Sam Hening as they stood next to one another on the field. Doeren presented him a small bag of coffee. Hening's mouth hung agape. The bag featured N.C. State branding, including the Tuffy logo, and an image of Hening.
Read MoreWil Brawley of Schedulefly has a wide-ranging conversation with Lindsay Wrege, co-founder of 321 Coffee.
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