White Rhino Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and coffeehouse chain based in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area.[1][2]

White Rhino Coffee
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryRetail and wholesale specialty coffee
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Cedar Hill, Texas
FounderChris Parvin
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, US
Websitewhiterhinocoffee.com


History edit

 
The original White Rhino Coffee shop in Cedar Hill

White Rhino was founded by Chris Parvin in 2007. A second shop location was opened in nearby Waxahachie, Texas in 2018. Over the next few years, twelve more locations were opened across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, including a drive-thru in Arlington, Texas in December 2020,[3] and a roasting facility in 2022.

Recognition edit

The Dallas Observer named White Rhino the best coffee shop in Dallas in 2022 and 2023.[4]

Coffeereview.com scored five of White Rhino Coffee's roasted coffees at 90 points or higher, including a score of 94 for their single-origin coffee, Luna Azul.[5]

White Rhino Coffee was selected as a host site for the 2023 United States Coffee Championship's preliminary round for Cup Tasters and Latte Art competitions.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Best Local Coffee Shop – White Rhino Coffee". Dallas Observer.
  2. ^ "This shop quietly became Dallas' most prolific coffee company". Dallas News. October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "White Rhino Coffee opens its fifth location in Arlington". The Shorthorn. April 19, 2021.
  4. ^ https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/10-fun-dallas-coffee-shops-12009213#:~:text=White%20Rhino%20has%20received%20four,made%20pastries%20and%20small%20lunches.
  5. ^ "Coffee Review – The World's Leading Coffee Guide". Coffee Review.
  6. ^ Ruby, Emma (October 10, 2023). "Barista Showdown: White Rhino hosting U.S. Coffee Championship at Fort Worth Avenue roastery". Oak Cliff.

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