HerCafe, a matcha business founded by a University of Missouri-Kansas City student and her friend, has found success with its weekend popups around the metro area. Customers line up at mosques, wellness events and outside clothing stores for a taste of their specialty drinks.

Yasmen Hassen and Lujyn Elsayed got the idea to create HerCafe after being in charge of crafting drinks for a community women’s retreat. The positive reception got them thinking about ways they could replicate that experience in other environments.

“It created a space where women could gather and bond over something as simple as a well crafted drink,” said Hassen. “And I think the mobile format is something that fosters that.”

Hassen and Elsayed did their first HerCafe popup at their local mosque. Since then, they’

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