Street Bean Coffee Roasters

What Street Bean Coffee Roasters does

Street Bean Coffee Roasters is a Seattle-based non-profit social enterprise operating a single specialty coffee cafe in the Belltown neighborhood at 2711 3rd Ave, open Monday through Thursday from 7am to 3pm. The organization functions as the social enterprise arm of New Horizons, a young adult shelter established in 1978 in Downtown Seattle, and runs a four-month paid apprenticeship program that trains young adults aged approximately 18–24 who are experiencing housing instability in barista skills, customer service, point-of-sale operations, and broader professional development including resume building, interview practice, and financial literacy. The apprenticeship is delivered through trauma-informed, one-on-one mentoring within the cafe environment itself, with wraparound support services (case management, shelter, meals) provided through the New Horizons parent structure.

The company sells five coffee bean products — Horizon Blend, Community Blend, Belltown Blend, Decaf Blend (Swiss Water Process), and the Dondon single-origin — alongside branded merchandise including stickers, tumblers, t-shirts, crewnecks, and tote bags. All beans are roasted locally in King County by Haiti Coffee Co., an initiative of Kay Tita, with weekly deliveries and a sourcing relationship that channels profits back to Haitian young entrepreneurs. Beans are available through the Belltown cafe and via a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront that supports both one-time purchases and subscription cadences ranging from weekly to every six weeks. Pricing is published only for select SKUs (Horizon Blend at $15, Dondon at $16, Belltown Blend $15–$72 across bag sizes), with several products and all cafe menu items not publicly priced.

Street Bean's revenue mechanics combine four streams: in-cafe retail sales, e-commerce coffee and merchandise sales, subscription revenue, and donations supporting the apprenticeship program. Customer acquisition is largely organic, driven by an active Instagram presence, an email newsletter, and word-of-mouth within the Seattle social-enterprise ecosystem. The organization is mission-driven rather than profit-driven, does not have venture, private equity, or founder-equity ownership, and has not publicly disclosed financial figures, donor totals, or apprentice throughput metrics.

Name

Street Bean Coffee Roasters

Legal name

Street Bean Cafe

Website

https://streetbean.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Street Bean Coffee Roasters is a Seattle-based non-profit social enterprise cafe and coffee roaster that runs a four-month paid apprenticeship program for young adults experiencing housing instability, operating as the social enterprise arm of New Horizons and sourcing beans through Haiti Coffee Co.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Social enterprise coffee
• Barista apprenticeship program
• Ethically sourced coffee
• Youth job training

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Cafe Sales: In-store coffee and food/beverage sales at the Belltown cafe location, open Monday–Thursday 7am–3pm. Provides hands-on training environment for apprentices.
2. E-Commerce Coffee Bean Sales: Online sales of roasted coffee beans (Horizon Blend, Community Blend, Belltown Blend, Decaf Blend, Dondon) in 225g and 5lb sizes, offered as one-time purchases or subscriptions with frequencies from weekly to every 6 weeks.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including sticker packs, tumblers, t-shirts, crewneck sweatshirts, and tote bags through the online shop.
4. Donations: Street Bean accepts donations to support the apprenticeship program and job training opportunities for young people experiencing housing instability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Street Bean Coffee Roasters operates a single brick-and-mortar specialty coffee cafe in Belltown, Seattle, and an e-commerce storefront selling roasted coffee beans (five blends/single-origins) and branded merchandise. Its mission-driven core is a four-month paid Apprenticeship Program that trains young adults experiencing housing instability in barista skills, customer service, and professional development. The company is the social enterprise of New Horizons, a young adult shelter in Downtown Seattle.

Product overview

Street Bean Coffee Roasters is a social enterprise coffee shop operated by New Horizons, a young adult shelter in Downtown Seattle. The company offers a portfolio of five coffee bean products (Horizon Blend, Community Blend, Belltown Blend, Decaf Blend, and Dondon single-origin) sourced from Haiti and partnered roasters, available for one-time purchase or subscription. Additionally, the company sells branded merchandise including stickers, tumblers, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and tote bags. The core mission is delivered through an Apprenticeship Program—a four-month paid job training initiative for young adults experiencing housing instability that combines hands-on barista training with wraparound support services. Coffee beans are roasted locally in King County by Haiti Coffee Co., with beans sourced from farmers who receive equitable pay, and profits support the apprenticeship program and Kay Tita's work with young entrepreneurs in Haiti.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Horizon Blend A 50/50 blend of Cafe Dondon and Ethiopia Adado. Light roast, naturally processed. Origin: Haiti, Ethiopia, and the Philippines. Flavor notes: apricot, vanilla, cherry. Available in 225g (subscription) and 5lb sizes for one-time purchase.
• Community Blend Medium roast blend from Haiti and Brazil with flavor notes of roasted almonds, caramel, and molasses, and a creamy body suited to french press or classic drip coffee.
• Belltown Blend Medium roast blend connecting the foothills of Sierra de San Juan, Mexico to Haiti. Origin: Haiti and Mexico. Flavor notes: chocolate, sweet lemon, cherry. Available in 225g ($15.00) and 5lb ($72.00) sizes.
• Decaf Blend Dark roast decaf coffee using the Swiss Water Process. Origin: Colombia and Mexico. Flavor notes: sweet caramel, almond.
• Dondon Single-Origin Single-origin Arabica coffee from Dondon, Haiti. Medium roast, grown in volcanic soils. Flavor notes: chocolate, brown sugar, almond. Suited to espresso, french press, or pour-over. Available at $16.00 per 225g on subscription.
• Street Bean Branded Merchandise Branded merchandise line including the Street Bean Sticker Pack ($5.00, 2 dye-cut laminated 3x3" nylon stickers), the Sprout Sticker, the Street Bean Logo Sticker, the "Tastes Good" Tumbler, the Sprout T-Shirt, the Signature Crewneck Sweatshirt, and the "Does Good" Tote. Sold as one-time purchases.
• Street Bean Cafe - Belltown Retail Location Physical specialty coffee shop at 2711 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, open Monday-Thursday 7am-3pm. Serves espresso, cold brew, and other specialty beverages and food, and functions as the training environment for the apprenticeship program.
• Apprenticeship Program A four-month paid job training program for young adults experiencing housing instability. Participants work alongside professional baristas to gain customer service skills, POS system experience, and specialty coffee brewing knowledge, with additional soft skills coaching, mentoring, financial literacy classes, resume building, and connections to further employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Four-month paid apprenticeship program for young adults experiencing housing instability, with mentorship, professional references, and wrap-around support through New Horizons.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Haiti Coffee Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaiti Coffee Co. provides freshly roasted coffee blends and single-origin beans to Street Bean on a weekly basis. They source quality coffee in close relationship with Haitian farmers, roast locally in King County, and are an initiative of Kay Tita. Street Bean's coffee program is entirely anchored on Haiti Coffee Co. sourcing, making this a core operational partnership.
• Kay TitacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKay Tita is a community resource organization dedicated to empowering Haitian entrepreneurs and small business owners through technical skills training, critical partnerships, and impact investing. Street Bean's profits support Kay Tita's work with young entrepreneurs in Haiti, and Haiti Coffee Co. is an initiative of Kay Tita. Street Bean explicitly describes its mission as deeply aligned with Kay Tita's.
• New Horizons (New Horizons Ministries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Horizons is a young adult shelter and service provider in Seattle that has been offering low-barrier, trauma-informed services since 1978. Street Bean Cafe is the social enterprise of New Horizons. The shelter provides the organizational backbone, mission alignment, wrap-around support services (case management, shelter, meals), and apprentice referral pipeline for Street Bean's apprenticeship program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Ladro Roasting: Seattle-based specialty coffee roaster operating multiple cafes. Comparable as a Seattle regional peer with the same cafe-plus-roasted-bean product mix serving the Pacific Northwest specialty consumer.
• Espresso Vivace: Long-established Seattle specialty coffee roaster and cafe. Comparable as a Seattle regional peer with overlapping roasted-bean product line and cafe channel targeting the same specialty coffee drinkers.
• Victrola Coffee Roasters: Seattle-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator. Comparable as a Seattle regional peer competing for the same local specialty coffee consumer and cafe traffic in the Belltown/Downtown trade area.

Direct peers

• Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting Co. Seattle-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with multiple retail locations. Directly comparable as a Pacific Northwest specialty coffee roaster with a strong cafe channel and direct-to-consumer bean sales, operating in the same Seattle market as Street Bean.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with a strong sustainability and farmer-equity mission. Directly comparable on the roasted-bean product line, single-origin emphasis, and values-driven positioning aimed at ethically-minded consumers.
• Equator Coffees: Specialty coffee roaster with a strong sustainability, fair-trade, and farmer-equity mission and a roster of wholesale cafes. Directly comparable on roasted-bean product, social-impact positioning, and Bay Area / Pacific Northwest wholesale and D2C distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Established specialty coffee roaster with a national cafe footprint and direct-trade sourcing program. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the third-wave specialty coffee space with overlapping product mix (roasted beans, cafes) and direct-trade supplier relationships.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Large specialty coffee operator with cafes, subscription D2C bean sales, and a focus on freshness and origin. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating the same dual cafe + e-commerce subscription model in the third-wave specialty coffee category.

Emerging players

• Grounds for Change: Organic, fair-trade coffee roaster with a strong values-driven mission and direct D2C bean sales. Comparable as an emerging mission-driven peer targeting ethically-minded coffee consumers via online subscriptions.
• Higher Grounds Trading Co. Mission-driven specialty coffee roaster focused on fair-trade, farmer-direct relationships and social impact. Comparable as an emerging player operating in the same values-driven specialty coffee niche with overlapping customer motivations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/streetbean
• Xx.com/streetbeanco
• Facebookfacebook.com/streetbeanco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/street-bean-coffee-roasters

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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