ZOOKS Coffee Bar

What ZOOKS Coffee Bar does

ZOOKS Coffee Bar operates a single retail coffee shop at 815 Gateway Lane in Tea, South Dakota, selling specialty coffee, espresso, teas, energy drinks, refreshers, breakfast items, light lunches, and snacks to local residents and passers-through. The firm is locally owned and operated, with founder and CEO Linda Kokenge leading an organization described in the 11-50 employee band. Its core product line is built on a coffee supply partnership with Parable Coffee Company, a local roaster that sources beans directly from small family farms; this relationship is positioned as the foundation of the shop's quality proposition. The menu is augmented by a signature coffee flight tasting experience that allows customers to sample multiple varieties.

The business model is straightforward retail cafe economics: in-person purchases at the single storefront, supplemented by online ordering for pickup via the Toast Tab platform and a Google Forms-based reservation system for coffee flights. Marketing is concentrated in organic social channels—Facebook and Instagram—plus a basic content/website presence. Customer acquisition is essentially local: geographic segmentation targeting Tea, SD residents and surrounding communities with a positioning described as "local destination, big city vibe." No wholesale, catering, franchising, or B2B revenue streams are disclosed, and there is no parent company, external investor, or subsidiary structure indicated.

The company has no proprietary technology beyond standard third-party SaaS integrations (Toast Tab for ordering, Google Forms for reservations). There are no patents, trademarks, regulatory actions, awards, certifications, or AI/ML capabilities referenced in the source material. Capital structure is private with no disclosed funding rounds, and ownership is described purely as founder/owner-operated.

Name

ZOOKS Coffee Bar

Legal name

Zooks Coffee Bar

Website

https://zookscoffeebar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ZOOKS Coffee Bar is a single-location, locally owned coffee shop in Tea, South Dakota, serving local residents with specialty coffee, espresso, food, refreshers, and signature coffee flights sourced from local roaster Parable Coffee Company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC), Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee drinks
• Espresso beverages
• Coffee flights
• Breakfast and lunch
• Local coffee shop

Headquarters

HQ city

Tea

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ZOOKS Coffee Bar is a single-location, locally owned coffee shop in Tea, South Dakota that sells espresso and specialty coffee drinks, teas, energy drinks, refreshers, signature tasting flights, breakfast items, light lunches, and snacks. Coffee is fresh-roasted by partner Parable Coffee Company, with beans hand-selected and imported directly from small family farms. The shop operates as a physical retail storefront with online ordering for pickup via Toast Tab and reservations for signature flights via Google Forms.

Product overview

ZOOKS Coffee Bar is a single-location, locally owned and operated coffee shop in Tea, SD offering a unified cafe experience. The core offering centers on fresh, locally roasted coffee from Parable Coffee Company, including espresso and specialty coffee drinks. Complementary offerings include teas, energy drinks, breakfast items, light lunches, snacks, signature tasting flights, and refreshers. The shop positions itself as providing a 'local destination, big city vibe' with hometown customer service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coffee and Espresso Drinks Fresh espresso and specialty coffee beverages made from locally roasted beans sourced from Parable Coffee Company, served to walk-in and online-ordering customers at the Tea, SD storefront.
• Teas Assorted tea selections offered as an alternative non-coffee caffeinated option on the ZOOKS menu.
• Energy Drinks Energy drink options available as an alternative to traditional caffeinated beverages on the ZOOKS menu.
• Signature Flights ZOOKS' signature tasting flight experience that allows customers to sample multiple coffee varieties, available by advance reservation via Google Forms.
• Refreshers Refreshing non-coffee beverage options featured on the ZOOKS menu alongside coffee offerings.
• Breakfast Items Morning food offerings including breakfast items available at the ZOOKS Coffee Bar storefront.
• Light Lunches Midday meal options featuring light lunch fare available at the ZOOKS Coffee Bar storefront.
• Snacks Assorted snack items available for purchase at the ZOOKS Coffee Bar storefront.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Parable Coffee CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParable Coffee Company is the local coffee roaster for ZOOKS. They have a passion for providing fresh roasted coffee, hand selected and imported directly from small family farms. This partnership is foundational to ZOOKS' value proposition of serving great tasting, locally roasted coffee.
• Toast TabsupportingTechnology or IntegrationToast Tab provides the online ordering platform for ZOOKS Coffee Bar, enabling customers to place orders online for pickup at the physical location.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Dutch Bros Coffee: High-growth specialty coffee chain with an energy-drink and signature-drink-led menu (energy-infused and 'Dutch Frost' beverages) that closely mirrors ZOOKS' smoothies, energy drinks, and 'buzzed drinks' positioning.
• Scooter's Coffee: Drive-thru specialty coffee franchise headquartered in the Midwest (Omaha, NE) with deep presence in small and mid-sized markets like Tea, SD; directly competes for the same daily-commute coffee customer.
• Caribou Coffee: Established specialty coffee chain with a strong Midwest regional footprint and similar espresso-and-light-food cafe model; competes for the same commuter and neighborhood coffee occasions as ZOOKS, but at far greater scale.
• Starbucks: Global coffee chain with a broad espresso, tea, and refreshers menu; sets the consumer expectations and pricing benchmark ZOOKS must compete against in the surrounding Sioux Falls trade area.
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: Specialty coffee and tea chain with a broad espresso, tea, and signature beverage menu, plus light food offerings — directly comparable in product mix to ZOOKS' cafe experience.

Direct peers

• Biggby Coffee: Community-focused specialty coffee franchise with a Biggby-energy drink line and neighborhood-cafe identity that closely parallels ZOOKS' hometown, locally owned positioning.
• 7 Brew Coffee: Fast-growing drive-thru coffee concept with a broad, customizable specialty drink menu; similar to ZOOKS in offering an extensive variety of flavored espresso and energy-style beverages.
• The Human Bean: Drive-thru specialty coffee franchise emphasizing signature espresso-based and energy drinks in smaller markets; competes with ZOOKS for the same grab-and-go coffee customer in the region.
• Black Rock Coffee Bar: Specialty coffee chain built on signature energy-infused drinks and a cafe experience similar to ZOOKS' buzzed-drink and flight offerings; comparable in product mix and target customer, though at multi-unit scale.

Regional players

• PJ's Coffee of New Orleans: Specialty coffee cafe concept built on hand-roasted beans and a New Orleans heritage; comparable in its emphasis on single-origin and signature drinks, with a different geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ZooksCoffeeBar
• Instagraminstagram.com/zookscoffee
• Xx.com/ZooksCoffeeBar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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