DENNIS COFFEE GARDEN

In the year 1962, a humble café, Omar’s Place (which later on became Dennis Coffee Shop), sprang to life in the town of Jolo, Sulu serving native coffee (the Kahawa Sug) with native Tausug delicacies. This was the contribution of a young mother who did not have formal schooling, but had the grit to confront obstacles and challenges in both her business and life.

Fifty years and five branches later, Dennis Coffee Garden and Dennis Coffee Express (DCE) were born, promoting traditional Tausug Delicacies! This was the vision of the granddaughter who saw the value of embracing culture, of reviving fading traditions, and of preserving heirloom delicacies as a means to help farmers and to empower women and the youth towards sustainability and inclusivity.