Buddy Brew Coffee opens a full café inside the Riverview Sprouts on U.S. 301

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Shoppers at the Sprouts Farmers Market at 12960 S. U.S. 301 in Riverview can now order a full café menu from Buddy Brew Coffee, which opened inside the store on Sept. 23, according to the Osprey Observer. Sprouts' store page places the store at U.S. 301 and Summerfield Crossing Boulevard. The café is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The menu includes espresso drinks, brewed coffee, cold brews, matcha, smoothies, breakfast and lunch items, pastries and seasonal specialty drinks.

Part of a regional rollout

The Riverview café is the sixth of 10 Buddy Brew locations planned inside Sprouts stores across the region, and Sprouts included the Riverview store in its list of planned sites. Buddy Brew president and co-founder Susan Ward told the Observer that Sprouts approached the company and chose it as its coffee partner for Florida. She also said Buddy Brew had a big say in the café's design. She said Carrollwood is next, followed by Palm Harbor, Trinity and Sarasota.

Why the store wanted it

Sprouts store manager Matt Rainey said shoppers had been asking for another coffee option and welcome an alternative to Dunkin' and Starbucks. He told the Observer he expects the café to bring more foot traffic to the store.

The opening-day giveaways have already taken place. They included gift bags for the first 25 guests in line and a chance to win free coffee for a year.