Stack (Columbus, Ohio)

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The owners of the Coffee Mess and the Lil Donut Factory, 4543 Scioto Darby Road just outside Hilliard’s city limits, recently opened a new business on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, just east of Upper Arlington.

Tim Hofmann, owner of the Coffee Mess, and Jordan Smith, owner of the Lil Donut Factory, opened the Stack in June at 262 W. Lane Ave.

Similar to the two businesses on the doorstep of Hilliard in the Columbus strip center between Leap and Walcutt roads, the Stack is within a stone’s throw of Ohio Stadium and will carry many of the same products – but with some differences, Hofmann said.

Jacob Rasmussen, whom Hofmann hired two years ago to work at the Coffee Mess, is the general manager of the Stack.

“When I hired him, I knew Jacob had the potential to help us grow our business,” Hofmann said. “When we had an opportunity to open on campus, we jumped at it.”