Twenty Below Coffee Co. Announces Closure of Fargo and Moorhead Cafés

Twenty Below Coffee Co., operating two cafés—14 Roberts Street in Fargo (opened late 2014) and Eighth Street South in Moorhead (opened New Year’s Eve 2020)—announced via Facebook that both will close on Sunday, July 5, 2024.

Twenty Below Coffee Co. to close next month

Founded roughly twelve years ago, the brand marketed itself as a community-focused coffee shop. Its mission, highlighted in the closure notice, was to “create a place where folks could enjoy good coffee and create community with people they love.”

Twenty Below Coffee Co. to close next month

General manager Sam Haggen, who joined in September 2023, said the loss of primary coffee supplier Farmers Project—“no longer selling in the United States”—was a key operational hurdle.

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Haggen called coffee a “luxury good,” noting consumers “don’t really have money for luxury right now.” He also cited tariffs that disrupted the bean supply chain, adding Twenty Below is “not the only coffee shop closing down right now.”

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The Facebook notice thanked patrons, saying the owners’ “hearts are heavy” and that serving the community was “beyond measure.” Haggen framed the closure as a result of a “tough spot” in the national economy and the loss of a key supplier, without revealing financial details or future plans.

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One outlet reported the business gave no reason for closing; another cited Haggen’s comments on the economy and tariffs. Neither source disclosed financial figures, ownership details, or the future use of the leased premises.

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• “Economically, we're in a tough spot and coffee is a luxury good and people don't really have money for luxury right now,” — Sam Haggen, General Manager, Twenty Below Coffee Co.

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• “With tariff's, our main coffee supplier —Farmers Project — as far as I'm aware is no longer selling in the United States.” — Sam Haggen, General Manager, Twenty Below Coffee Co.

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• “12 years ago, when we set out in this endeavor, our hope was to create a place where folks could enjoy good coffee and create community with people they love or with those whom they one day might,” — Twenty Below Coffee Co., Facebook post

Twenty Below Coffee Co. to close next month

• “Though our hearts are heavy that we will no longer be able to serve you or maintain this place for gathering, our gratitude for the opportunities that you have afforded us is beyond measure.” — Twenty Below Coffee Co., Facebook post

Twenty Below Coffee Co. to close next month

Both cafés will serve customers through the close of business on July 5, after which the sites will shutter permanently. No public plans for the owners or the leased spaces have been announced.

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