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title: "Scooter’s Coffee Opens First-Ever Location In North Dakota"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3e09125c-96e4-451a-b7c5-f7e0cb36b777
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211117_scooters_coffee_opens_firstever_location_in_north_dakota.html
category: "Coffee & tea"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Coffee & tea"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:09.807Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Scooter’s Coffee Opens First-Ever Location In North Dakota

**TL;DR:** Scooter's Coffee has opened its first location in North Dakota, offering a grand opening celebration with free gifts and bonus rewards. The drive-thru location is owned by John Robertson and Keith Homstad.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-11-17. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211117_scooters_coffee_opens_firstever_location_in_north_dakota.html).*

## Story

Grand Forks, ND - Scooter’s Coffee, best known for its amazingly fast drive-thru, specialty coffee, and baked-from-scratch pastries, added a new location at 1111 South Washington Street in Grand Forks, North Dakota. To celebrate, the drive-thru location will be hosting a Grand Opening on Friday, December 3 where the first 100 customers will receive a free $5 gift with a purchase of $10 or more! In addition, customers can earn 50 bonus Smiles when they pay with the Scooter’s mobile app.

With the app, customers earn 3 “Smiles” for every dollar spent, and once they reach 180 Smiles, they earn a free drink. All customers start in the Scooter Doodle status level, with perks that include a free drink on their birthday and surprise rewards, exclusive to the mobile app only. After earning 500 Smiles, customers move into the Caramelicious® status level with additional perks.

To pay with the app, customers simply need to link a credit card and tap “Pay in Stores” from the home screen. Then, if they choose to tip, they can select a custom amount or percentage prior to scanning their app. Customers also have the option to pay with cash or a gift card and still earn loyalty through the app by using the “Scan to Earn Loyalty” Only QR code.

The drive-thru location is owned by John Robertson and Keith Homstad.

Scooter’s Coffee is a drive-thru franchise that has been serving world-class coffee for more than 20 years. Its signature drink is the Caramelicious®, and the menu features an array of specialty espresso beverages, single-origin coffee, fruit smoothies, Red Bull Infusions, Cold Brew, baked-from-scratch pastries, and savory breakfast options. Scooter’s also recently released its first-ever ready-to-drink canned flavored lattes!

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- grand opening (topic)
- loyalty program (topic)
- Scooter's Coffee (company)
- menu offerings (topic)
- Red Bull (company)
- north dakota (location)
- Grand Forks (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211117_scooters_coffee_opens_firstever_location_in_north_dakota.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3e09125c-96e4-451a-b7c5-f7e0cb36b777).