Autumn Pruitt

My husband, Luke, and I moved back to our hometown of Omaha, NE and started a small bakery in 2010. Initially, we subleased a kitchen and tiny storefront from Aromas Coffeehouse on the corner of 11th and Jones in The Old Market. A year and a half later, we purchased the coffee shop and have since opened three additional locations. In 2015, we began roasting our own coffee under the brand Hardy Coffee Co. and later brought every piece (bakery, coffee shops, roasting lab) and location (downtown, Benson, North Omaha, Chalco) of the business under that unified name–my maiden name.We make every menu item intentionally, to fuel the difference-makers of our city and to partner with wholesale accounts across the region to do the same for the communities they know and love.Hardy now has nearly 7...