Expected to bring 12 new jobs to Hernando County

At the December 11 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved a local job creation incentive and building and impact fee mitigation incentive for Jaguar Coffee Company, a commercial and industrial machinery repair, sales and back office operations for commercial espresso equipment and local coffee roaster.

They intend to hire 12 additional employees in three phases from 2020 to 2022, at an average annual wage of $37,506 which is at least 115 percent of the County average annual wage.

“The company has outgrown its Linden Drive location and warehouse in Spring Hill,” County Administrator Leonard Sossamon explained. “They researched locations throughout the Tampa Bay Region and determined a site on Technology Drive within the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport & Technology Center would best suit their company’s expansion needs.” 

Jaguar Coffee Company intends to construct a 10,000 square-foot facility which will result in a capital investment of at least $1million and should be operational in fall of 2019. The ground lease for their new facility will be for a period of 30 years with two ten-year renewal options.

The company currently employs 18 full-time workers,offers health insurance benefits, paid time off and 401K.

Jaguar Coffee Company serves many national service providers as well as owner/operator locations. Clients have included some of the country’s largest chain coffee shops, restaurants, hotels and food-beverage companies in the world, in addition to many small and independent organizations.