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Gloria Jean's opens drive-thru unit in Illinois

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December 17, 2019

Gloria Jean's Coffees has opened its latest drive-thru location in Homewood, Illinois. Located in Cherry Creek Plaza on the corner of Governors Highway and 183rd Street, the store is owned and operated by Vincent Cryns of AV Coffee Inc., a restaurateur with over 40 years of franchise experience, according to a company press release.

"Not only have we brought Gloria Jean's Coffees' famous, award-winning brews to our neighbors in Homewood, we're also bringing 20 new jobs to our local economy, and for that we are incredibly proud," Cryns said in the release. "My wife and I have been longtime fans of Gloria Jean's Coffees and were frequent visitors of the brand's mall locations for many years with our 10 kids. We are so happy to continue to grow businesses in Homewood and are grateful to the community for your support; we look forward to seeing many familiar and new faces, both in store and in your cars at our drive thru!"

Gloria Jean's Coffees Homewood will offer the brand's assortment of chillers, mochas, lattes, hot cocoa, baked goods and pastries, along with signature flavored whole beans for purchase for home brewing. With a continued focus on merging quality with convenience, the brand plans to open even more drive thru units before the end of 2020.

Founded in Illinois in 1979, there are 62 U.S. locations in operation with more scheduled to open by year's end.