Bridgehead Coffee controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Bridgehead apologizes for its earlier response to Abdirahman Abdi's death
Company response
Bridgehead publicly apologized for its original response to Abdirahman Abdi's death. According to the company, that earlier response had focused on the impact on staff and customers rather than the broader issue of his death. The apology addressed the criticism of how the coffee company had initially commented on the case.
Company response
Apology — Bridgehead
On Thursday, Bridgehead issued a statement on Instagram that read in part, "we recognize we can never fully become an ally [to the Black community] without addressing what took place 4 years ago to Mr. Abdirahman Abdi. A regular customer of ours who was killed by police."
Source excerpt
On Thursday, Bridgehead issued a statement on Instagram
Bridgehead coffee has issued a public apology for its original response to the death of Abdirahman Abdi.
We should have been an ally then and we weren't. We are sorry. When we did speak, we spoke on the impact his death had on our staff and customers, and not on the greater issue of Mr. Abdi's death. We are truly sorry.