Leiva's Coffee

What Leiva's Coffee does

Leiva's Coffee is a privately held, family-owned specialty coffee roastery founded in 1950 and headquartered in Roland, Arkansas. The company sources green coffee from family farms in Guatemala with whom it claims multi-generational relationships dating to its founding, and it positions its brand explicitly around a faith-based, fair-trade mission that funds employment and childhood education programs in source communities. Operationally, it is a small-scale hand-roasting operation: no proprietary technology, no patents, no disclosed employees, and no institutional capital — the business appears bootstrapped and founder-controlled.

The product portfolio centers on single-origin Guatemalan coffee in light, medium, and dark roasts (priced from $15), an extensive flavored line of 12 SKUs (from $24.50), K-Cup compatible single-serve pods (from $32 for 22-count), and a premium Gold Reserve line from Finca La Esperanza ($72). Adjacent offerings include green (unroasted) beans for home roasters, gift sets, branded merchandise, and limited editions such as LanVwa - Don Armando. Distribution runs through a Shopify-powered e-commerce storefront, a physical roastery with Toasttab order-ahead pickup, and an Amazon marketplace listing; customer retention is supported by a Roaster's Choice monthly subscription (from $15) and a BON Loyalty-powered Roast Rewards program.

The revenue model combines transactional one-time purchases, recurring subscriptions, and ancillary experiential income from bookable roastery tours and tour gift certificates. Marketing is light-touch and values-led: an email newsletter, a content blog, organic social media, and a "Fundraise with Us" wholesale/community channel. The company's differentiators are its mission-driven brand identity and its long-tenured sourcing relationships rather than any technological or scale advantage.

Name

Leiva's Coffee

Legal name

Leiva's Coffee

Website

https://leivascoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leiva's Coffee is a family-owned, faith-based specialty coffee roastery founded in 1950, hand-roasting single-origin Guatemalan coffee and selling direct-to-consumer via Shopify, a Roland AR roastery, and Amazon, supported by a subscription and loyalty program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roastery

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Single-Serve Coffee (Pods, Capsules) (CRADAHAH), Coffee, Tea & Cacao Experiences (Roastery Tours, Tastings) (THAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roastery
• Fair trade coffee
• Single origin coffee
• Coffee subscription service
• Direct to consumer coffee

Headquarters

HQ city

North Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coffee Product Sales: One-time purchase of coffee products including whole bean, ground, and single-serve formats across light, medium, and dark roast varieties, as well as flavored coffees. Products are sold in various sizes (8oz, 12oz, 2lb, 5lb) and preparation types.
2. Coffee Subscriptions: Recurring subscription model offering monthly deliveries of coffee, including a Roaster's Choice subscription that provides rotating selections curated by the roaster.
3. Roastery Experiences: Revenue from roastery tours and gift certificates for tours, providing experiential income alongside product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leiva's Coffee hand-roasts and sells specialty single-origin Guatemalan coffee in classic, flavored, single-serve pod, and premium Gold Reserve formats via its own Shopify e-commerce store and physical roastery in Roland, Arkansas. The company also offers a monthly Roaster's Choice subscription, roastery tours, gift sets, branded merchandise, and green coffee beans for home roasters, supported by a Roast Rewards loyalty program.

Product overview

Leiva's Coffee is a faith-based, fair trade coffee company specializing in hand-roasted single-origin Guatemalan coffees. The product portfolio centers on Classic Coffees available in Light, Medium, and Dark roasts, complemented by an extensive Flavored Coffees line featuring 12 varieties including Blueberry Cinnamon, Butterscotch Brownie, Hazelnut, Irish Creme, and more. The company offers Single Serve Coffee Pods (K-Cup compatible), a premium Leiva's Gold Reserve line from Finca La Esperanza, and a Roaster's Choice Subscription service. Additional offerings include Specialty Items/Gift Sets, Merchandise, and Green Coffee beans. Products are distributed through their Shopify-powered e-commerce platform and their physical roastery location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Classic Coffees

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationE-commerce platform powering their online storefront and retail operations. Provides the technological infrastructure for product catalog, shopping cart, checkout, and order management.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Counter Culture Coffee: Direct-trade specialty coffee roaster offering single-origin and seasonal coffees via D2C and wholesale. Most comparable on sustainability focus, education-driven brand, and roastery-centered distribution model.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with D2C subscriptions, cafés, and wholesale. Comparable on premium single-origin sourcing, hand-roasted positioning, and subscription-driven retention.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with subscription model and farm-direct sourcing from Latin America. Closely comparable on single-origin storytelling, café/roastery hybrid, and direct-to-consumer emphasis.
• Kicking Horse Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster focused on fair-trade, organic single-origin beans with broad D2C and retail distribution. Comparable on ethical-sourcing narrative and product breadth across roast levels.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Third-wave specialty coffee roaster and café operator with strong D2C and subscription presence. Comparable on premium single-origin positioning and freshness-led brand storytelling.

Regional players

• Café Britt: Costa Rica-based specialty coffee roaster with strong Latin American origin story and D2C operations. Comparable on Central American heritage-driven positioning, though primarily serves Latin American and tourist markets.

Broad incumbents

• Peet's Coffee: Established specialty coffee brand with deep-roast heritage, D2C, grocery, and café presence. Comparable on retail roasted coffee and single-serve pods, but operates at far greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Keurig Dr Pepper: Owner of Keurig brewing systems and Green Mountain Coffee, dominating the single-serve pod category that Leiva's competes in. Comparable through direct competition in K-Cup pods and broader coffee beverage portfolio.
• Nespresso: Global premium single-serve coffee brand owned by Nestlé. Comparable on premium positioning, single-serve format, and direct trade narratives, though at vastly larger international scale.
• Lavazza: Italian-founded global coffee roaster with broad retail, foodservice, and D2C presence. Comparable on roasted coffee and pod formats, with overlapping single-origin Latin American sourcing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/leivascoffee
• Facebookfacebook.com/leivascoffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leiva-s-coffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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