Brewed With Hope: How Opus Coffee Has Become More Than Just a Coffee Shop
Tim and Bret Larson have always had a deep passion for being involved in the community, helping others and, of course, coffee. In their early 20s, the brothers knew it was time to move on from working in a small Miami hospital coffee shop and start something of their own. Little did they know that pitching their proposal to Shands at AGH in 2002 would mark the beginning of the iconic Opus Coffee and an incredible philanthropic collaboration.
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