She said a coffee supplier had told her that it would not do business with Blank Street.
She overheard people complaining about Blank Street on the sidewalk outside her cafe.
“With over 3,000 coffee shops in New York, any similarity with our brand is a complete coincidence,” Blank Street said in a statement on Tuesday.
Blank Street declined to answer specific questions, including whether it was aware of a shop called Blank Slate when the company opened its two locations in that area.
And other coffee shops with similar names are eager to distance themselves: The owners of Blank Coffee, a vegan cafe in London, said the businesses’ similar names might make customers think their cafe had “sold out.” In March, Blank Coffee formally opposed the registration of the Blank Street Coffee trademark in Britain.
Persons:
Jaffe, That’s, ”, Blank, Israel, moaned
Organizations:
Blank
Locations:
New York, London, Britain