Coffee Brand

4 Coffee Brand Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

•

Updated: October 7th, 2024

Imagine serving coffee lovers with a unique brand they can't resist. Starting your own coffee brand allows you to create distinct flavors and blends that tell a story.

This business involves selecting high-quality beans, developing a brand identity, and marketing your coffee to a dedicated audience. It requires effort in sourcing quality beans, managing inventory, and building relationships with suppliers and buyers.

For those passionate about coffee and ready to invest time in crafting an exceptional product, this can be a deeply rewarding venture. By blending creativity with business smarts, you can brew a brand that stands apart in the crowded coffee market.

Ready to wake up and smell the opportunity? Dive into the world of coffee entrepreneurship and create a brand that caffeinates the masses.

In this list, you'll find real-world coffee brand success stories and very profitable examples of starting a coffee brand that makes money.

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 money it makes: $1.8M/year
How much did it cost to start: $60K
How many people on the team: 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.

Read this case study

Read by 27,310 founders

2. 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 money it makes: $180K/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
How many people on the team: 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.

Read this case study

Read by 6,795 founders

3. Fernweh ($36K/year)

Courtney, the founder of Fernweh, came up with the idea for her coffee subscription service after recognizing a gap in the market for featuring multiple coffee roasters in New Zealand. She saw an opportunity to offer customers a unique experience by showcasing different roasters each month and providing background stories. Despite facing challenges in the beginning, Courtney's business has grown steadily and now runs smoothly, attracting customers through the uniqueness of the subscriptions and support from marketing efforts such as Google ads, SEO, and collaborations with magazines.

How much money it makes: $36K/year
How much did it cost to start: $550
How many people on the team: 0

On Starting A Coffee Subscription Service As A Side Hustle

New Zealand-based Fernweh is a subscription service that offers subscribers a new coffee roaster featured in the country each month, delivering coffee, tasting notes, and a story about the producer in a unique package for around $40 a month.

Read this case study

Read by 9,353 founders

4. Golden Made Kafé ($24K/year)

Laure Lemboumba, the founder of Golden Made Kafe, came up with the idea for her business after working at a coffee manufacturing plant and realizing the impact that a single cup of coffee could have on someone's day. With a background in technology and logistics, Laure spent two years researching the coffee industry and collaborating with coffee roasters and packaging designers to bring her vision to life. Since launching, Golden Made Kafe has generated monthly revenue of $2,000 and is focused on expanding their customer base through word-of-mouth, paid advertising, and partnerships.

How much money it makes: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $7K
How many people on the team: 1

How I Started A $2K/Month Coffee Brand

This case study follows the journey of Laure Lemboumba, Founder of Golden Made Kafe INTL, LCC, an online coffee supplier generating monthly revenue of $2,000 and planning to open 1-2 Coffeeshops in Houston and Gabon, while donating 10% of its profits to providing educational opportunities, safe water, and better sanitation around the world.

Read this case study

Read by 19,945 founders