EAST MOLINE — AWAKE Coffee Company is following the success of its recently opened Davenport location with the addition of another in East Moline. The first AWAKE . The Davenport location on Brady Street , with a grand opening celebration held last month.
"Rock Island has just been doing really well. We wanted to expand over to the Iowa side and get something opened up over there, just because it had been such a hit," said Brady Varner, operations manager at AWAKE. "Our Rock Island location is really small, and the drive through setup backs up into the intersection.
"We knew we needed to expand and do something, because it was a big hit. So we opened up Brady Street." The future site of AWAKE Coffee Company's East Moline location, 1347 Avenue of the Cities, is shown Thursday.
Energy drinks have been selling well, but various iterations of coffee remain the favorite choice of customers and the employees. AWAKE owner Jeff Hughbanks is also a contractor, and his company Rymak Construction spearheaded the Brady Street build. Not long after, they began work on the East Moline building, which is the former site of Godfather's Pizza at 1347 Avenue of the Cities.
The new location will feature the dual window system for ordering and pickup that is also in place at the Brady Street AWAKE. When complete, the building is also set to accommodate three other yet-to-be-named businesses. Varner said an end-of-summer opening is anticipated in East Moline, and other locations are planned for.
