Randy Gross, a native of Chicago who’s lived in Memphis for 5 years, has come to know the CK’s Coffee Shop as a staple in the city.
Four months ago, Gross, along with his brother-in-law Jerry Vela, took over five CK’s and is hoping to take control of the remaining 6, and one of the first orders of business was replacing the coffee as well as the coffee machines.
But Gross is not out to completely change CK’s as much as spiff it up. “I want to rebuild the mindset as a place that’s safe and clean with great food and good value.”
