6 Coffee Company Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Coffee Company

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

1. Kalve Coffee Roasters ($1.8M/year)

Raimonds Zadvornovs and Gatis Zēmanis started Kalve Coffee Roasters in Riga, Latvia after realizing the limited access and high prices of specialty coffee in the market. With a low initial investment of approximately 60,000 EUR, they focused on creating accessible and sustainable products, expanding their customer base through word of mouth and opening a flagship store that now generates around 1,000-1,500 EUR in daily turnover. They credit their steady growth and success to their dedication and willingness to start slow and retain their independence.

How much they make: $1.8M/year
How much did it cost to start: $60K
Current team size: 35

How We Started A $80K/Month Coffee Roasting Company

Latvian coffee roasting company grew from a team of 2 to 13, with a current monthly turnover of €80k, driven by word-of-mouth marketing, sustainable practices and developing accessible products for the specialty coffee market.

About

Raimonds started Kalve Coffee Roasters about 7 years ago

Revenue

Raimonds grew the business to $150K/month

Costs

It cost Raimonds $60000 to start the business

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2. Shopify

Where they're located: San Jose, California, USA
Website traffic: 134M/month

Learn more about starting a coffee company:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a coffee company?
-> Pros and cons of a coffee company

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established coffee company
-> Marketing ideas for a coffee company

Other resources

4. Keurig

Website traffic: 1.96M/month

5. Black Rifle Coffee Company

Black Rifle Coffee Company is a SOF veteran owned, small batch, roast to order coffee company. BRCC delivers the finest coffee on the planet to our customers.

Where they're located: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Website traffic: 1.33M/month

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