Beans And Beyond

The original Beau’s Coffee opened January 2016 in a 500 square foot space in Wilmington, NC. The original shop was run by 19 employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With over 80% of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities unemployed nationwide, Beau’s Coffee created a path for people with disabilities to become more valued, accepted and included in every community. In July 2016, Beau’s Coffee was renamed Bitty & Beau’s Coffee (Beau’s 12th birthday wish was to have his little sister’s name put up in lights, too) and moved to a 5,000 sq/ft building that now serves as both a local coffee house and national headquarters. In February 2018, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee opened a second shop in Charleston, SC with additional shops opening in Savannah and Annapolis soon after. As part of their growth strategy, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee is partnering with corporations to open shops in their headquarters. A fifth shop opened in PPD’s Worldwide Headquarters January 2020 and a sixth shop is slated to open at nCino’s Global Headquarters summer 2020. Bitty & Beau’s Coffee currently employs 120 people with disabilities and has been featured on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, CNN, Harry, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, HLN, People Magazine and Southern Living Magazine. Founder, Amy Wright, was named 2017 CNN Hero of the Year.