Burke Caribou Coffee Plans Revealed

It appears that Caribou Coffee, which has a location in the Burke area, is one of the coffee shops to escape the chopping block according to employees who work there.

The company announced Monday plans to close 80 underperforming locations across the country and convert more than 80 shops to Peet’s Coffee & Tea locations.

While the company has not released an official list of closing stores, an employee at the Caribou Coffee at 8948 Burke Lake Road said it will become a Peet's Coffee & Tea in October.

Read more on Patch: Will Northern Virginia Lose Caribou Coffee Shops?

According to a statement from CEO Mike Tattersfield, the company will convert a total of 88 coffeehouses in Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland and six other states to Peet’s Coffee & Tea locations over the next 12 to 18 months.

Peet's, which is based in San Francisco, sells a variety of coffee and tea beverages and cafe items. Their mission, according to their Facebook page, is to "enable and inspire customers to enjoy the daily pleasure of Peet's Coffees & Teas by providing a distinctive, superior product, superior coffee and tea knowledge and superior service to every customer, every day."