When Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans met as undergraduate students at NC State in 2017, neither of them had a background in coffee. They didn’t even drink coffee. Determined to start a business focused on employing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, 321 Coffee was born, where they banded together with six volunteers and poured Starbucks coffee into cups ordered from Amazon. Five years later, 321 has 55 employees and is opening its first standalone storefront. Michael has become 321’s coffee connoisseur. And Lindsay still doesn’t drink coffee.

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A decision to change the materials for cabinets and countertops at her soon-to-open coffee shop in downtown Raleigh has Lindsay Wrege in a holding pattern. Wrege planned to open 321 Coffee at 615 Hillsborough St. in May, then July. However, supply-chain delays have pushed that date back. Wrege isn’t sure when the establishment will open.

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Lindsay Wrege thought by now, the third location of 321 Coffee would be open and serving the community. Instead, construction crews are still working on the space. A few businesses are pushing back Grand Openings because of construction delays.

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If you ask someone trying to open a new restaurant or shop when their grand opening will be, you'll most likely be met with exasperation. With supply chain issues and labor shortages, the truth is they'd probably just be guessing. "I'm trying to not tie myself to any firm timelines because I've done that too many times now and just gotten disappointed," Lindsay Wrege, founder of 321 Coffee, a coffee shop that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, told Axios.

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Sheryl Sandderg's tour of the Triangle included a stop at Pendo on Thursday. Sandberg, who is stepping down as chief operating officer at Facebook parent Meta, took time to greet employees at the 321 Coffee shop in the new Pendo headquarters on Hillsborough Street. 321 Coffee helps those with intellectual and developmental disabilities find work.

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Outgoing Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg is in the Triangle. Meta, of course, is the parent company of Facebook. Today. Sandberg was part of a North Carolina Chamber event in Durham that discussed workplace diversity and shifts caused by the pandemic. 321 Coffee is a local company that employs adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 321 Coffee CEO Lindsay Wrege, who attended NC State, told WRAL how the shop grew during the economic downturn and used Facebook to increase its market share.

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As its third Raleigh location gears up to open, 321 Coffee has unveiled plans for a fourth location set for downtown Durham. The coffee brand employs adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “Expanding to Durham … will grow our business and impact,” said Megan Czejkowski, a barista for 321 coffee. “We will create new jobs with it. People will see us. People will talk with us. This is what inclusion is all about.”

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321 Coffee, a popular Raleigh coffee shop that hires employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will open its first cafe in Durham later this summer, its co-founder and CEO, Lindsay Wrege, tells Axios. Founded by Wrege, 22, and Michael Evans, 23, when they were students at N.C. State University in 2019, 321 employs more than 30 people with disabilities. The Durham location will be the coffee shop's fourth and largest cafe.

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In October 2020, Lindsay Wrege and 321 Coffee were featured on the Now of Work Podcast, and that episode was the most popular podcast of the year. In today’s Meetup, Leapgen hosts Jason Averbrook and Jess Von Bank go live to 321 Coffee’s latest location in the Pendo Tower of Raleigh - where Lindsay is joined by baristas Aaron, Emma, and Logan.

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321 Coffee is a coffee shop and roaster built on inclusion. Based in Raleigh, NC, 321 currently employs over 30 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). They are the ones roasting the coffee, taking the orders, and making the lattes.

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A coffee shop dedicated to employing people with disabilities celebrated its third anniversary on Sunday. 321 Coffee opened at the N.C. State Farmers Market in 2019. 321 Coffee just opened a new shop at Pendo's Raleigh headquarters just for employees. In a couple of months, a third location will be opening in downtown Raleigh at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Hillsborough Street.

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321 Coffee brews up more than a great cup of coffe. The quickly growing company opened its first location in the State Farmers Market and is entirely staffed by employees with developmental disabilities, built around the mission of coffee helping to create a more inclusive community.

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You may have seen the recent announcements about 321 Coffee setting up shop at the new Pendo building, or how they're about to open up their first standalone location at 615 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. They are all over the place and expanding rapidly. But did you know that it all started in co-founder Lindsay Wrege's dorm room?

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Hiring people with disabilities can be an intimidating prospect for many employers. There are misconceptions that workers with disabilities pose greater risks, would be less productive or less reliable – all false assumptions. In addition to employing disabled workers themselves, another way a business can support this community is to follow the example set by Pendo and partner with companies such as 321 Coffee.

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Pendo’s new HQ, located along the top five floors of downtown Raleigh’s newest office tower, Raleigh Crossing, boasts striking architecture and sweeping skyline views. The new office includes an on-site coffee shop—courtesy of a partnership with 321 Coffee and its neuro-diverse workforce—that’s free for employees.

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Pendo’s new headquarters in downtown Raleigh is a symbol of how far the 9- year-old startup has come. In addition to office features that have become staples in Silicon Valley, such as a meeting place with stadium steps, Pendo's space features a 321 Coffee spot – the local company employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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A new mixed-use development, Bloc83 in Glenwood South, is also attracting retail tenants. Brunch chain First Watch and Raleigh-based 321 Coffee are signed to open in the space.

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3... 2... 1... 321 Coffee is opening a new location within the courtyard of the Bloc[83] development at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Glenwood Avenue this spring (fingers crossed for May!)—the second new 321 location to percolate, if you will (the first, on the 19th floor of the Raleigh Crossing building in partnership with Pendo.)

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