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Mayo Clinic Bars ‘Graveyard Shift Coffee’ Truck Over Name and Logo, Owners Say

Owners say a single complaint led to a ban that cut sales by about 40%.

Overview

  • Graveyard Shift Coffee, a family-run mobile trailer, says Mayo Clinic Scottsdale deemed its name and skeleton-in-scrubs logo offensive and canceled bookings effective immediately.
  • The trailer had served the hospital’s overnight staff twice weekly for about two years, part of a three-and-a-half-year run focused on night-shift workers.
  • The owners estimate the loss of the Mayo stop accounts for roughly 40% of their business.
  • They say they were told the action followed one complaint and that their offer to cover or change the logo was not considered.
  • Mayo Clinic has not responded to media requests for comment, while the trailer continues visiting other Phoenix-area hospitals and has drawn notable support on social media.