This is a worldwide list of notable coffee companies that roast or distribute coffee.
| Company name | Year founded | Location | Roaster? | Retailer? | Subsidiary brands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85C Bakery Cafe | 2004 | Taipei, Taiwan | |||
| Ajinomoto | 1917 | Tokyo, Japan | Yes | Birdy | |
| An Giang Coffee | Long Thành, Vietnam | Yes | |||
| Aroma Espresso Bar | 1994 | Jerusalem, Israel | Yes | Yes | |
| Barcaffe | 1970 | Slovenia | Yes | Owned by Droga Kolinska [1] | |
| Bewley's | 1840 | Dublin, Ireland | Yes | Yes | Java City and Rebecca's Cafe |
| Black Ivory Coffee | 2012 | Thailand | Yes | The Coffee was first produced at Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation in 2012 [2] | |
| Blue Bottle Coffee | Oakland, California, US | Yes | Yes | Owned by Nestle | |
| Bigface Coffee | 2020 | Bay Lake, Florida, U.S. | |||
| Bridgehead Coffee | 1981 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Yes | Yes | |
| Brownstones Coffee | 2002 | Amityville, New York, US | Yes [3] | Yes [3] | |
| Café Britt | 1985 | Costa Rica | Yes | ||
| Café Coffee Day | 1996 | Bengaluru, India | Yes | Yes | Café Coffee Day, Coffee Day Express, Coffee Day Beverages, Fresh & Ground |
| Cafédirect | 1991 | UK | |||
| Caffè Nero | 1997 | London, UK | Yes | Yes | |
| Caffé Vita Coffee Roasting Company | 1995 | Seattle, Washington, US | Yes | ||
| Cameron's Coffee | 1978 | Shakopee, Minnesota, US | Yes | ||
| Caribou Coffee | 1992 | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, US | Yes | ||
| Coffee Beanery | 1976 | Flushing, Michigan | |||
| Coffee Island | 1999 | Patras, Greece | Yes | Yes | |
| Colectivo Coffee Roasters | 1993 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | Yes | Yes | |
| Cometeer Coffee | 2015 | Gloucester, Massachusetts, US | No | Yes | |
| Comfoods | 1951 | Makati, Philippines | Café Puro | ||
| Community Coffee | 1919 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US | Yes | Yes | CC's Coffee House |
| Compass Coffee | 2014 | Washington, DC, US | Yes | Yes | Simple Syrups, Simple Sanitizer, Crown Tea [4] |
| Coop Kaffe | 1953 | Oslo, Norway | Yes | Owned by Coop Norge Handel AS | |
| Costa Coffee | 1971 | Dunstable, UK | |||
| Dallmayr | 1700 | Munich, Germany | |||
| Death Wish Coffee | 2008 | Saratoga Springs, New York, US | |||
| Delta Cafés | 1961 | Campo Maior, Portugal | Yes | Yes | |
| Diedrich Coffee | 1972 | Irvine, California, US | |||
| Douwe Egberts | 1753 | Joure and Utrecht, Netherlands | Yes | Part of The J.M. Smucker Co. in the US; part of Sara Lee worldwide (excluding US); Kanis & Gunnik, Van Nelle | |
| Dulce Café | 1980 | South Africa | Yes | Yes | |
| Dunkin' Donuts | 1950 | Quincy, Massachusetts, US | Retail grocery products licensed for manufacture by The J.M. Smucker Co. | ||
| Dunn Bros | 1987 | St. Paul, Minnesota, US | |||
| Dutch Bros. Coffee | 1992 | Grants Pass, Oregon, US | |||
| Ellis Coffee Company | 1854 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Family owned and operated | ||
| Eight O'Clock Coffee | 1859 | Montvale, New Jersey, US | Originally created by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company; became part of the Tata family in 2006 | ||
| Equal Exchange | 1986 | West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, US | |||
| Figaro Coffee Company | 1993 | Manila, Philippines | Yes | Sister company: Boyd's Coffee Company; serves Vietnamese coffee under the name of Kape Indochine. | |
| Franck | 1892 | Croatia | Yes | Yes | |
| Gloria Jean's Coffees | 1979 | US | |||
| Harischandra Mills | 1953 | Matara, Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes | |
| Highlands Coffee | 1998 | Hanoi, Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Joint venture of Jollibee Foods Corporation and Viet Thai International |
| Hills Bros. Coffee | 1878 | US | Yes | Yes | |
| Illy | 1933 | Italy | |||
| Indian Coffee House | 1940s | India | Yes | ||
| Jittery Joe's | 1994 | Athens, Georgia, US | |||
| The J.M. Smucker Company | 1897 | Orrville, Ohio, US | Folgers, Millstone Coffee, Douwe Egberts in the US, Cafe Bustelo, Kava, Life is Good, Medaglia D'Oro, Pilon | ||
| Juan Valdez Café | 2002 | Bogotá, Colombia | Yes | Yes | |
| Julius Meinl | 1862 | Austria | Yes | Yes | |
| Keurig Green Mountain | 1996 | US | Yes | Yes | |
| Koa Coffee Plantation | 1997 | Captain Cook, Hawaii, US | Kobrick Coffee Company 1920 New York, New York, US, Lee Kobrick, Steven Kobrick, Jerilyn Kobrick | ||
| Kraft Foods | 1853 | Tarrytown, New York, US | Yes | Café HAG, General Foods International, Gevalia, Jacobs, Kenco, Maxwell House, Nabob, Sanka, Tassimo | |
| La Colombe Coffee Roasters | 1994 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Yes | Yes | |
| Landwer coffee | 1919 | Holon, Israel | Yes | Yes | Landwer Café |
| Lavazza | 1895 | Italy | |||
| Louisa Coffee | 2006 | Taipei, Taiwan | |||
| Machwitz Kaffee | 1883 | Hanover, Germany | Yes | Yes | Founded in Gdansk |
| Massimo Zanetti | 1973 | Bologna, Italy | Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company, Chock full o'Nuts, Hills Brothers Coffee, MJB, Segafredo Zanetti | ||
| Matthew Algie | 1864 | UK | |||
| Maxwell House | 1892 | US | Yes | No | |
| Mayora Indah | 1977 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Kopiko, Torabika | ||
| Meira Oy | 1914 | Finland | Yes | Owned by Massimo Zanetti | |
| Melitta | 1908 | Minden, Germany | Yes | No | |
| Mikel Coffee Company | 2008 | Larissa, Greece | Yes | Yes | |
| Miko Coffee | 1801 | Belgium | Yes | ||
| Monmouth Coffee Company | 1978 | London, UK | Yes | Yes | |
| Mystic Monk Coffee | 2007 | Wyoming, US | Yes | Yes | |
| Nestlé | 1866 | Vevey, Switzerland | Nescafé, Nespresso, Taster's Choice | ||
| New England Coffee | 1916 | Malden, Massachusetts, US | Yes | Yes | |
| Paulig | 1876 | Finland | Yes | ||
| OldTown White Coffee | 1995 | Ipoh, Malaysia | Yes | Yes | |
| Philz Coffee | 2003 | San Francisco, California, US | Yes | Yes | |
| Red Diamond | 1906 | Birmingham, Alabama, US | Yes | Yes | |
| Revelator Coffee | 2013 | Birmingham, Alabama, US | Yes | Yes | Wired Puppy, Octane Coffee |
| Second Cup | 1975 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Yes | Yes | |
| Starbucks | 1971 | Seattle, Washington, US | Yes | Yes | Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks, Tazo |
| Strauss | 1930 | Petah Tikva, Israel | Yes | Yes | Elite Instant Coffee, Elite Turkish Coffee, Platinum |
| Tchibo | 1949 | Hamburg, Germany | Yes | Yes | |
| The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf | 1963 | Los Angeles, US | Yes | Yes | Owned by Jollibee Foods Corporation |
| Tim Hortons | 1964 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Yes | Yes | |
| Trung Nguyên | 1996 | Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | Yes | Yes | G7 (instant coffee), Weasel ( kopi luwak ), Legendee (simulated kopi luwak) |
| Tully's Coffee | 1992 | Seattle, Washington, US | |||
| Universal Robina | 1954 | Quezon City, Philippines | Blend 45, Great Taste | ||
| Van Houtte | 1919 | Canada | Yes | Yes | |
| Vinacafe | 1969 | Biên Hòa, Vietnam | Yes | ||
| Wings Food | 2000 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Top Coffee, Top White Coffee, Top Cappuccino | ||
| Yit Foh Tenom Coffee | 1960 | Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia | Yes | Yes |
Seattle's Best Coffee LLC is a subsidiary of Nestlé whose brand is used to sell wholesale coffee, ground coffee, and coffee K-cups. While this brand used to have coffeehouses in the United States, it no longer advertises them on its website. Some of these coffeehouses have converted to Starbucks while Starbucks previously owned this brand. Focus Brands owns the franchising rights for this brand's coffeehouses for international markets and military bases.
Home roasting is the process of roasting coffee from green coffee beans on a small scale for personal consumption. Home roasting of coffee has been practiced for centuries, using simple methods such as roasting in cast-iron skillets over a wood fire and hand-turning small steel drums on a kitchen stovetop.
Timothy's World Coffee is a large Canadian coffee roasting company and chain of coffeeshops.
A coffee bean is a seed from the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit. This fruit is often referred to as a coffee cherry, and like the cherry, it is a fruit with a pit. Even though the coffee beans are not technically beans, they are referred to as such because of their resemblance to true beans. The fruits most commonly contain two stones with their flat sides together. A small percentage of cherries contain a single seed, called a "peaberry". Peaberries make up only around 10% to 15% of all coffee beans. It is a fairly common belief that they have more flavour than normal coffee beans. Like Brazil nuts and white rice, coffee beans consist mostly of endosperm.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is an American coffee chain founded in 1963. It is owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC, which has its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process is what produces the characteristic flavor of coffee by causing the green coffee beans to change in taste. Unroasted beans contain similar if not higher levels of acids, protein, sugars, and caffeine as those that have been roasted, but lack the taste of roasted coffee beans due to the Maillard and other chemical reactions that occur during roasting.
Tchibo is a German chain of coffee retailers and cafés known for its range of non-coffee products that change weekly. The latter includes: clothing, furniture, household items, electronics and electrical appliances. In Germany, Tchibo's slogan is "Every week a new world". Tchibo has further expanded its product range to sell services such as travel, insurance, and mobile-phone contracts.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is a coffee roaster and retailer based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The chain's flagship café and roastery opened in 1999. Three other cafes, a roastery and a tasting annex have since opened in Portland, as well as locations in Seattle, New York, and Los Angeles,. Stumptown is owned by Peet's Coffee, which in turn is owned by JAB Holding Company. The company was an early innovator with cold brew coffee in nitro cans and have continued to develop other cold brew product innovations.
Dunn BrothersCoffee is a franchise company of coffeehouses founded in St. Paul, Minnesota, in December 1987 by brothers Ed and Dan Dunn. As of October 2024, Dunn Brothers Coffee has 48 locations in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Intelligentsia Coffee is an American coffee roasting company and retailer based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1995 by Doug Zell and Emily Mange, Intelligentsia is considered a major representative of third wave coffee. In 2015, Peet's Coffee & Tea acquired a majority stake in the company.
Hills Bros. Coffee is a maker of packaged coffee, founded in San Francisco.
The Unseen Bean is a coffee roasting company and café in Boulder, Colorado. Gerry Leary, blind since birth, started selling roasted coffee in 2004, and opened the retail café in March, 2007. Leary, who is also an advocate for the disabled, advertises "blind roasted coffee" to rouse interest in prospective customers. Leary runs the business and roasts coffee with the help of a guide dog, who is also featured on the coffee's packaging; talking thermometers; and timers. He gauges when the coffee beans are roasted by smell and hearing. The Unseen Bean was featured in the 2008 Top of the Town issue of Denver magazine 5280. Leary received training and certification in roasting coffee from the Coffee Training Institute and West Coast Specialty Coffee Company in San Francisco, California.
Dry roasting is a process by which heat is applied to dry foodstuffs without the use of oil or water as a carrier. Unlike other dry heat methods, dry roasting is used with foods such as nuts and seeds, in addition to some eaten insects such as house crickets. Dry-roasted foods are stirred as they are roasted to ensure even heating.
Seattle is regarded as a world center for coffee roasting and coffee supply chain management. Related to this, many of the city's inhabitants are coffee enthusiasts; the city is known for its prominent coffee culture and numerous coffeehouses.
Spella Caffè is a coffee shop in Portland, Oregon, United States. Andrea Spella started the business as a cart in 2006, before opening a brick and mortar space in downtown Portland in 2010. The business has garnered a positive reception, and has been cited as an influence for other coffee company founders.
Portland Cà Phê is a coffee shop with two locations in Portland, Oregon. The business specializes in Vietnamese coffee drinks, including robusta coffee and Vietnamese iced coffee, and also serves bánh mì and pastries.
Traveler's Coffee is a Russian coffee shop chain based in Novosibirsk in 1997 by American entrepreneur Christopher Michael Tara-Browne. The chain's coffee shops operate in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Germany.
Monmouth Coffee Company is a coffee roaster, retailer and wholesaler in London, which was founded in 1978. It played an important role in regenerating Neal's Yard and Borough Market. It has remained focused on roasting and selling coffee beans and was one of the foundations for the third wave of coffee in London after the year 2000.
Victrola Coffee Roasters is a coffee roasting company with multiple locations in Seattle, Washington.
Nossa Familia Coffee is a coffee company based in Portland, Oregon. The roaster was founded by Augusto Carneiro in 2004 and uses sustainably sourced beans imported from Africa as well as Central and South America.
