7 Coffee Cart Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Coffee Cart

A coffee cart is a small outdoor structure that serves coffee and other beverages at retail prices. A coffee cart business is a low startup cost business.

All you need to set up a coffee cart business is a professional coffee machine and coffee cups.

To maximize your profits all year round, choose a strategic location and ensure you are readily available to serve your customers whenever they need coffee.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a coffee cart:

1. Camper Cafe ($180K/year)

Beth Baxter co-founded Camper Cafe, a mobile coffee van business, when her partner decided to convert his vintage VW campervan into a trailer for his motorcycles. Baxter suggested putting a coffee machine in the trailer instead, and the idea took off. Now, 11 years later, Camper Cafe is on its sixth mobile coffee unit and supplies major sporting events and works with international brands, generating around £150k in revenue from only 70 days of work per year.

How much they make: $180K/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
Current team size: 2

We Built A Coffee Shop In A Van That Makes $180K/Year

This case study follows the co-founder of Camper Cafe, a mobile coffee van business which started as a hobby and now has 6 units that supply the UK's biggest sporting events, commercial and film shoots, generating around £150k from working only 70 days of the year.

About

Beth started Camper Cafe almost 13 years ago

Revenue

Beth grew the business to $15K/month

Costs

It cost Beth $5000 to start the business

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4. Prima Coffee

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Where they're located: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Website traffic: 230K/month

5. RISE Brewing Co.

RISE Brewing Co. makes nitro cold brew coffee kegs and cans for grocery, e-comm, offices, bars, restaurants and cafes. Think a super light, refreshing stout beer meets iced coffee with a frothy head. An infusion of nitrogen gives RISE its distinctive, creamy cascade. Buy RISE nitro cold brew coffee today!

Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA

So... can you actually make money with a coffee cart?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. Espresso Parts

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Where they're located: Seattle, Washington, USA
Website traffic: 150K/month