The Coffee Groundz
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The Coffee Groundz, is an independent Coffeehouse
on Bagby Street in Midtown Houston, TX. As of 2010, The Coffee Groundz is managed by J.R. Cohen and owned by Preetish Nijhawan
, Shirin Nijhawan, Jonathan Zadok and Segev Zadok. It is best known for it use of Twitter
as means to receive to-go and pick-up orders from customers.
The Coffee Grounds offers a variety of locally roasted coffee and gelato, tea, pastries, and sandwiches. Also including: wine, beer and alcoholic drinks. The Coffeehouse became famous after it won: The Houston Press Award Winner Best Coffee House in 2009, and The 2009 Texas Social Media Award Winner. It has been recognized for its unique use of Twitter. The Coffee Groundz has been reviewed on Mashable
, Forbes
, Entrepreneur Magazine
, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and The New York Times
.
Coffeehouse
A coffeehouse or coffee shop is an establishment which primarily serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages. It shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on...
on Bagby Street in Midtown Houston, TX. As of 2010, The Coffee Groundz is managed by J.R. Cohen and owned by Preetish Nijhawan
Preetish Nijhawan
Preetish Nijhawan is an entrepreneur known for co-founding internet company Akamai Technologies in 1998.-Early life:Nijhawan received a Bachelors Degree from BITS, Pilani, a Masters Degree from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A...
, Shirin Nijhawan, Jonathan Zadok and Segev Zadok. It is best known for it use of Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
as means to receive to-go and pick-up orders from customers.
The Coffee Grounds offers a variety of locally roasted coffee and gelato, tea, pastries, and sandwiches. Also including: wine, beer and alcoholic drinks. The Coffeehouse became famous after it won: The Houston Press Award Winner Best Coffee House in 2009, and The 2009 Texas Social Media Award Winner. It has been recognized for its unique use of Twitter. The Coffee Groundz has been reviewed on Mashable
Mashable
Mashable is an American news website and Internet news blog founded by Pete Cashmore. The website's primary focus is social media news, but also covers news and developments in mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology, memes and gadgets...
, Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
, Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities. It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California....
, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
.