Bicycle Friendly Business

Peace Coffee| Silver Level

Business Highlights: On Bike to Work Day, Peace Coffee organizes a commuter challenge and provides employees with breakfast and prizes. They are located right on the Minneapolis Greenway Trail and host safe riding skills, maintenance and driver safety classes.  With a part time bike coordinator, indoor bike racks at the office, an on-site shower and bike maintenance supplies- it is no wonder 75 pecent of Peace Coffee employees commute by bike to work daily. Peace Coffee is the title sponsor of a cycling team "Peace Coffee Racing" as well as sponsors of other local triathlon and road cycling teams, and the title sponsor of the Minnesota Mountain Bike Series. They roast a coffee named to be affiliated with cycling "Colombian Heavy Pedal" as well as working with bike manufacturing companies to promote bikes that are used for bicycle commuting. Everyone who works for Peace Coffee is healthy and productive, specifically because of bicycling.  Peace Coffee has and continues to work with bicycle racing, advocacy groups, as well as environmental groups to promote healthy "green" living around the city, state, and region.

Most Compelling Bicycle Related Statistic: Peace Coffee delivers all coffee orders within 25 miles of the stores by bicycle.  The Peace Coffee bike delivery team EACH delivers about 600lbs daily around Minneapolis to local co-ops and cafes.