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- Don and Linda Eckles launched Scooter's Coffee after banks rejected their business idea .
- The couple told Forbes in April that they borrowed $40,000 from friends and family to open their first coffee kiosk in the Omaha, Nebraska, area in 1998.
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How A $40K Coffee Kiosk Grew Into A 912-Store, $859M Business — And Why Its Owners Declined A $1B Buyout How A $40K Coffee Kiosk Grew Into A 912-Store, $859M Business — And Why Its Owners Declined A $1B Buyout Casey B. Renner Mon, June 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM GMT+9 6 min read Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Don and Linda Eckles launched Scooter's Coffee after banks rejected their business idea .
Primary evidence
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Why it matters
As a significant COMMODITY SHOCK development, this event shifts institutional capital allocations across Financials, Corporate Intelligence and directly alters operating assumptions for $DBA, $XLP.
Transmission mechanisms
Market transmission operates through supply chain linkages, cost-of-capital adjustments, and sector re-rating across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, impacting near-term valuation multiples for $DBA, $XLP.
Uncertainties and competing interpretations
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What to monitor next
Key upcoming milestones include official regulatory disclosures, next quarterly SEC filings, and volume-weighted institutional accumulation in $DBA, $XLP.
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