Dutch Bros Coffee was founded in 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon by Dane and Travis Boersma, brothers of Dutch descent. Today, Dutch Bros Coffee is one of the largest publicly-traded drive-thru coffee companies with approximately 1,012 stores open across 18 states as of March 31, 2025. Mesa is the third largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, and the 38th largest city in the U.S. It is home to numerous higher education facilities, including the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University.