May 17, 2024

A 47-year-old who “has always done corporate America” is pursuing her dream of having a cafe by starting with a coffee truck.

Andrea Abu of Tea said it was hard to give up the mindset that “I have to have a paycheck,” but her husband encouraged her to take the big step of starting a business.

Coffee & More hit the road this spring in a converted bus.

“I’ve always loved coffee since I’ve been a child,” Abu said. “Coffee has always brought people together in my family. … Coffee is something that is a staple that brings us all together.”

The drink menu everything from flavored cold brews and espresso drinks to fruit smoothies and Refreshers.

She also sells local homemade baked goods like carrot cake muffins with cream cheese frosting, slices of a lemon blueberry loaf and scotcheroos.

The “more” in the business name actually isn’t the rest of the menu, she said.

“What is the ‘more’ that I’m not doing that I want to be doing. Am I living in the ‘more’ or am I just sitting on the side.”

Coffee & More started the season with pop-ups on the weekends, and Abu said she’d like to move into a weekday schedule with rotating places where she could be found.

This month, the coffee truck is at Noteboom RV in Harrisburg from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays.

It also will be at all home games for the women’s soccer team Sioux Falls City Football Club. The season opener is Thursday at the University of Sioux Falls stadium.

Find updates and locations on Facebook, on Instagram at @coffeeandmoresf or coffeeandmoresf.com. 

Use the contact form on the website to start the process of booking the truck for a party or event.

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