Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Phoenix-based coffee company, Graveyard Shift Coffee, has lost up to 40 percent of its business after the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix cancelled its bookings. The cancellation occurred after a single complaint deemed the company's name and logo, which features a skeleton in scrubs, offensive. Graveyard Shift Coffee had been serving healthcare workers at the hospital for two years, with its name and logo specifically designed to empathize with late-shift staff. Co-owner Tyler Tremaine stated that the company was not given the option to cover the logo or name before being barred from the hospital. The small family business, which targets a niche market of overnight workers, is now seeking new customers to mitigate the significant loss of income. In fullCoffee van with ‘offensive’ name and logo banned from Phoenix hospital: ‘We’re trying to portray how the workers feel’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Arizona coffee truck loses 40 percent of business after being banned from hospital
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Phoenix-based coffee company, Graveyard Shift Coffee, has lost up to 40 percent of its business after the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix cancelled its bookings. The cancellation occurred after a single complaint deemed the company's name and logo, which features a skeleton in scrubs, offensive. Graveyard Shift Coffee had been serving healthcare workers at the hospital for two years, with its name and logo specifically designed to empathize with late-shift staff. Co-owner Tyler Tremaine stated that the company was not given the option to cover the logo or name before being barred from the hospital. The small family business, which targets a niche market of overnight workers, is now seeking new customers to mitigate the significant loss of income. In fullCoffee van with ‘offensive’ name and logo banned from Phoenix hospital: ‘We’re trying to portray how the workers feel’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
