Ori Feibush, the developer who founded the chain 13 years ago, said the shops were never profitable. He also cited 'tens of thousands of dollars' in costs associated with a push to join a union.
Ori Feibush, the developer who founded the chain 13 years ago, said the shops were never profitable. He also cited"tens of thousands of dollars" in costs associated with a push to join a union.Real estate developer Ori Feibush announced the immediate closure of his three OCF Coffee House locations on Monday, a week after OCF workers informed him of their intent to unionize.
Reached Monday night, OCF Fairmount baristas Alex Simpson and Ava Alabiso said they were still reeling from the announcement of the abrupt closures, which they learned of via email. “This does feel like retaliation,” said Alabiso, who was also an assistant manager. “It’s all just so incredibly sudden. We’re all just in the lurch trying to figure out what to do.”
Alex Riccio, a Local 80 spokesperson and the organizing coordinator of the Philadelphia Joint Board of Workers United, shared a statement on behalf of PJB Workers United, of which Local 80 is an affiliate. Reached by phone Monday, Feibush said OCF’s shops had always been subsidized financially by both OCF Realty, his development company, and by Feibush personally. The cafe chain’sfrom six locations to three had helped stem the losses. More changes were in the works. As the leases for stores at 20th and Federal Streets and 18th and South Streets came due this summer , he had planned to consolidate those locations to a single shop on Washington Avenue.
Feibush said that he had patronized his shops every day for the last 13 years, and that he wrestled with the difficult decision to close over the last week. “This is a significant part of my personal and professional life,” he said. “I’m sad that it’s abrupt as it is, and this is certainly not the narrative or the story that I had hoped for,” he said. “This just feels like everyone’s a loser.”
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