Allegro Coffee Roasters at 4040 Tennyson St. in Denver permanently closed its doors last week, despite its popularity, leaving patrons the only option of driving to the Thornton location.
Leadership at Whole Foods Market, which owns Allegro, pointed to the operational changes “to better position Allegro to advance its mission of providing the best responsibly sourced coffee in the industry,” said spokeswoman Alyssa. Patterson said. The Denver outpost, which served as a cafe and roasting facility, first opened in late 2015.
“Whole Foods Market and Allegro are committed to providing our customers with the best responsibly sourced coffee in the industry,” Patterson said. “These changes affect a small number of team members, and we are dedicated to helping those most qualified to find new roles with Allegro or Whole Foods Market.”
Allegro Coffee Company, which is at 12799 Cloud Ct. In Thornton, Boulder was founded in 1977, “with the simple goal of bringing you the best coffee in the world,” according to its LinkedIn page.
Closing a Denver store is just one of many business decisions Allegro has made over the years. Whole Foods Market stated that founder Jeffrey Cohn “directed sales of the retail division in 1985 and renamed the wholesale division Allegro Coffee Company” before merging with Whole Foods Market.
Since then, Allegro has expanded from just coffee to other products including tea, spices and drinking chocolate. However, spice production will also be stopped, Patterson said.
There are currently dozens of Allegro coffee substitutes listed at Whole Foods Market.
“Through all this growth and change, our initial goal has remained the same: from coffee beans to tea leaves, herbs, botanicals, spices and chocolate – we are passionately and passionately about the best ingredients the world has to offer. Consistent sources do,” Allegro’s LinkedIn page details.
Last June, Allegro put its Facebook page to rest with nearly 58,000 followers, prompting patrons to head to Whole Foods Market to buy its products.
“We are extremely grateful for the support and community we have built here,” the company wrote. “Thank you for being a part of it.”
Patrons nationwide responded with largely sad comments. “Sorry to hear about all the changes at Allegro,” wrote one commenter from Minnesota. “Great coffee!”
Another said she was “very sad about this.”
Allegro’s Instagram page also ended the same month, with 16,000 followers.
