LaRue Coffee, Omaha

Originally a distribution company for freeze-dried coffees, teas, and soups, LaRue Gift & Coffee Market turned its focus toward freshly roasted coffee in 1975. Today, the business continues to roast coffee blends fresh daily, offering varieties that include Jamaican Me Crazy and Colombia, a variety of blends sold by pound, and officially licensed Husker Coffee inspired by Nebraska college football heroes including Coach Tom Osborne Husker and Calvin Jones. Coffee from Starbucks, Caribou, Marley Coffee are also available, as are a wide assortment of K-Cups. Commercial supplies by Bunn-O-Matic and other brands turn countertops into gourmet-beverage stations. In addition to delivering brewing supplies to homes or offices, LaRue's staffers clean and repair brewing equipment to keep morning cups of coffee as bold as Barry White’s answering-machine greeting.