Storefront May 2011 Colorful Interior, July 2010 Latte Flavor Selection, July 2010 Coffee Connection is a coffeehouse formally in the South Wedge operated in conjunction with Project Empower, a nonprofit organization. They roast their own beans in a machine located at the back of the store. All coffee is labeled fair trade. In addition to coffee, the store sells fair trade items imported directly from Peru, including sweaters and hand-made jewelry.
Coffee Connection was formerly known as the "Women's Coffee Connection" because it provides jobs for women looking to (re)enter the workforce. They offer free wifi. Other places that sell Coffee Connection brews are Equal Grounds and Connections at UR's Rush Rhees Library. A second location at the Marketplace Mall food court opened March 1, 2021.
They also serve and cater at the UR Orthopedic Center located at the MarketPlace Mall.