a, a US-based specialty coffee and tea company, has outlined plans to renovate around 20 Caribou Coffee stores in Washington area.As part of the plan, the company has appointed lobby firm Heather Podesta + Partners as its adviser.
Following the renovation, the company will open the remodeled stores under the Peet's name.
Heather Podesta + Partners was quoted by The Washington Post as saying that it will introduce the company to policymakers, and represent Peet's on a variety of topics related to the coffee industry.
"Also, they will advise the company on its upcoming Washington, D.C. market launch," the lobby firm said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Peet's Coffee & Tea has signed a lease agreement with Linear Retail Properties for a coffee store at 62 Charles Street in the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood.
The proposed 1,842ft2 Peet's Coffee & Tea location will serve its trademark specialty coffee and tea, as well as gourmet baked goods.
