History of Scooter's

In California, in the 1990s, Don and Linda Eckles had an idea. While there were many coffee shops that you could stop and sit in, they were not reasonable for busy customers. After Linda and Don discovered a drive-thru coffee shop, they decided to create their own coffee shop that was efficient. In 1998, the first Scooter's was founded and opened, then known as, Scooter's Java Express, in Bellevue, Nebraska. They came up with the name by starting with their goal, to provide customers with a fast experience that allowed them to "scoot in and scoot out" with their coffee, which allowed them to land on the name, Scooter's. At the first location, Linda would work the drive-thru window while Don would make the coffee in the back. After working at the first location for some time, Linda got the idea to put smiley-face stickers on every cup to show the friendly and fast service their business was known for.

Don and Linda had a simple method for success for their coffee shop, to have a good location, high-quality, delicious drinks, fast and speedy service, and a big smile with a happy attitude. Their simple method drew many customers in that loved how they ran their business. This allowed Don and Linda to rapidly grow their business in the Omaha area until they started franchising.

By 2001, Scooter's already had 5 stores. The Eckles decided they wanted to franchise their business to see how their creation could expand and grow. The first Scooter's franchise was in Council Bluffs, Iowa, followed by hundreds more. In 2005, they changed the name to Scooter's Coffeehouse to display a more modern profile to help attract coffee-lovers who wanted a high-quality and tasty drink. They also redesigned their logo, a third time, to help bring a new era and look to the business. Finally, in 2011, they changed the name, one last time, to Scooter's Coffee and they now have over 600 locations.

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Do you go to Scooter's?

What's your favorite thing to order?

 

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    • I also like coffee, however I also prefer an infusion or smoothie.

  • I personally do not like the taste of coffee, however I do go to Scooter's sometimes. Since I do not like coffee, I usually get a stawberry acai with lemonade and if I am hungry or in a silly mood I get a spicy sausage burrito. 

    • I personally like coffee, but I also do like the strawberry acai from Scooter's.

  •  I have only tried two drinks from there, I go like once a week. I like coffee but I don't drink it as much anymore because it gives me a lot of adrenaline/energy. If I don't want to drink coffee, I'll just order a lemonade.

    • I agree, sometimes the coffee can be a lot, energy wise, and I also like lemonade from Scooter's.

  • I enjoy getting coffee mutiple times during the week days. When I do get coffee I would either go to Scooters or Starbucks. My favorite thing to order at Scooters is a quencher or a smoothie.

    • I agree, I like Scooter's and Starbuck's and my favorite drink is also a smoothie.

  • I like coffee every once and a while but not all the time. I go to Scooters with my friends before school sometimes or before cheer practice. I normally get ethier a smoothe if its before cheer but sometiems before shcool I try diffrent things. 

  • I Like coffee but not that strong of coffee so not black coffee. I do not go to scooters but I have tried it before and I know my mom buys it a lot and likes it. the one that I tried was the peanut butter power shake and I thought that it was good.

    • I agree with you, I do not like black coffee, however I do like flavored coffee.

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