Gaslight Coffee Roasters

What Gaslight Coffee Roasters does

Gaslight Coffee Roasters is a Chicago-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator that sells single origin coffees, tea, chocolate, and branded merchandise through a direct-to-consumer Shopify storefront, a physical cafe at 2385 N Milwaukee Ave, and a wholesale partnership program. The company operates a roast-to-order model with fixed Monday and Thursday roast days, communicating roast scheduling directly to customers via its website; orders placed after 10:00am on a roast day roll to the next roast date. Coffee products include Guatemala ALMA ($23.45/12oz), Ethiopia Suke Quto ($24/12oz), Cold Brew Beans ($23/12oz), Tranquility Decaf ($21/12oz), and a Tasting Set ($36 for three 6oz bags). The company offers a recurring coffee subscription at $23/12oz with free shipping and customer-controlled delivery cadence. Adjacent revenue comes from Malabar Herbal Tea (Spirit Tea, $15.50), Single Origin Chocolate Bar (Crow & Moss, $9), letterpress greeting cards (Steel Petal Press, $6), branded mugs and tote bags ($18 each), and dual-channel gift cards (Square-powered Cafe eGift Card and Shopify-powered Online eGift Card in $10/$25/$50/$100 denominations).

The business model is multi-channel: direct-to-consumer e-commerce shipping continental US via USPS (free over $50 and on subscriptions), a single retail cafe open 8am-5pm daily serving coffee/espresso/cold brew/matcha/chai with Aya Pastry for food, local pickup at checkout for Chicago customers, and a wholesale program offering beans, equipment, barista training, and cafe consulting to partner businesses. Corporate gifting is offered for 15+ item bulk orders with nationwide multi-address shipping and bulk discounts. The technology stack is intentionally lean — Shopify for commerce, USPS for fulfillment, Square for cafe gift cards, Google Analytics for traffic analysis — with no proprietary AI/ML or custom platform. Sourcing is structured around named origin partnerships, most prominently the ALMA Guatemala program (30-year heritage), with $0.05/lb of ALMA sales directed to Habitat for Humanity Guatemala. Ownership is private and founder/locally held with no disclosed venture or institutional capital, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Gaslight Coffee Roasters

Legal name

Gaslight Coffee Roasters

Website

https://gaslightcoffeeroasters.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gaslight Coffee Roasters is a Chicago-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe offering single origin coffees, subscriptions, and adjacent merchandise through DTC e-commerce, a physical cafe, and wholesale partnerships serving individual consumers, corporate gifting clients, and wholesale buyers across the continental US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Coffee Blending & Flavoring (AFAFADAC), Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing (AFAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Single origin coffee
• Coffee subscription service
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Café operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Merchandise): One-time purchases of specialty single origin coffees, herbal teas, single origin chocolate bars, mugs, tote bags, and greeting cards. Coffee products include 12oz bags and 2lb bags at various price points.
2. Coffee Subscription: Recurring subscription delivering a rotating selection of specialty, single origin coffees. Customers choose delivery frequency for 12oz bags. Features free shipping and auto-renewal until cancelled.
3. Gift Cards (Online and Cafe): Digital and physical gift cards sold in denominations of $10, $25, $50, and $100. Online eGift Cards redeemable at gaslightcoffeeroasters.com; Cafe eGift Cards redeemable in-store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gaslight Coffee Roasters roasts specialty single-origin coffee to order and sells it directly to consumers through a Shopify e-commerce storefront and a physical café in Chicago, IL. The company offers a recurring coffee subscription, rotating seasonal single-origin selections, ancillary products such as tea, chocolate, mugs, tote bags and greeting cards, plus B2B wholesale partnerships and corporate gifting programs. Roasting is scheduled on Mondays and Thursdays for freshness, with shipping via USPS across the continental United States.

Product overview

Gaslight Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster and cafe operating from Chicago, IL that offers a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform for coffee products alongside a physical cafe experience. The core product portfolio centers on specialty, single origin coffees available as individual bags (Ethiopia | Suke Quto, Guatemala | ALMA, Cold Brew Beans, Tranquility Decaf) and as a recurring Coffee Subscription service. The company also offers a Gaslight Tasting Set sampler for discovery. Adjacent product lines include cafe merchandise (Classic Mug, Tote Bag), tea (Malabar Herbal Tea), and chocolate (Single Origin Chocolate Bar | India made by Crow & Moss). Gift offerings include Cafe eGift Cards, Online eGift Cards, and letterpress Greeting Cards (Happy Birthday, Sending Love, Thank You) handcrafted by Steel Petal Press. Business services include Corporate Gifts (bulk orders of 15+) and Wholesale Partnerships offering bean sales, consulting, and training. The company roasts to order with fulfillment on Mondays and Thursdays, and ships throughout the United States via USPS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Single Origin Coffee
• Coffee Subscription
• Cold Brew Beans
• Tranquility Decaf Coffee
• Gaslight Tasting Set
• Malabar Herbal Tea
• Single Origin Chocolate Bar | India
• Gaslight Gear (Classic Mug and Tote Bag)
• Gift Cards (Online eGift Card and Cafe eGift Card)
• Letterpress Greeting Cards
• Corporate Gifts
• Wholesale Partnerships
• Gaslight Coffee Roasters Café

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALMA (Guatemalan Blend Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALMA is a Guatemalan blend program operating in the highlands of Guatemala with 30 years of growing history and 20 years focused on partnerships with producing families, cooperatives, and associations. ALMA connects producers of specialty coffees with roasters worldwide. Gaslight Coffee Roasters sources their Guatemala ALMA San Marcos Nuevo Oriente through this partnership.
• Habitat for Humanity GuatemalaminorOthers$0.05 per pound of ALMA coffee sold is donated to Habitat for Humanity Guatemala's Smokeless Stove Program, which improves indoor air quality, increases wood-fuel efficiency, and decreases cooking time for families in Guatemala.
• Spirit TeacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpirit Tea, based in Chicago, IL, is the supplier of the Malabar Herbal Tea. This partnership enables Gaslight to offer non-coffee beverages sourced through specialty tea merchants.
• Crow & MosscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCrow & Moss, based in Northern Michigan, produces the Single Origin Chocolate Bar sold by Gaslight Coffee Roasters. The chocolate is made from organic cacao sourced from Anamalai Estate in India's Western Ghats.
• Steel Petal PressminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSteel Petal Press is a Chicago-based letterpress studio that handcrafts greeting cards (Birthday, Thank You, Sending Love) sold by Gaslight Coffee Roasters. Described as neighbors in Chicago.
• Aya PastryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAya Pastry provides daily food offerings at Gaslight's physical cafe location in Chicago. Partnership supplies fresh pastries to accompany coffee and tea beverages.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationShopify Inc. provides the e-commerce platform powering the Gaslight Coffee Roasters online store, enabling product sales, payment processing, and order fulfillment.
• USPScoreTechnology or IntegrationUnited States Postal Service handles shipping and delivery of online orders throughout the continental United States.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dark Matter Coffee: Chicago-based specialty coffee roaster with cafe locations and DTC/wholesale channels. Direct peer because it operates the same roast-to-order, single-origin, cafe-and-wholesale model in the same Chicago market as Gaslight.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster focused on single-origin, sustainably sourced coffee with a national wholesale, subscription, and training program. Direct peer in product philosophy, training-led wholesale, and DTC subscription model.
• Metropolis Coffee Company: Chicago specialty roaster offering single-origin coffees, subscription services, wholesale accounts, and a public cafe. Direct peer due to closely aligned product mix, channel structure, and Chicago geography.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster with cafes, subscription, and wholesale focused on single-origin, direct-trade coffee. Direct peer in subscription mechanics, cafe/wholesale mix, and direct-trade sourcing narrative.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with a national DTC and subscription business. Direct peer in subscription, single-origin, and cafe-led brand model, though at significantly larger scale.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with cafes, wholesale, and DTC including a famous Hair Bender blend and subscription. Direct peer in category positioning and multi-channel structure.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Pioneering Chicago third-wave specialty roaster with direct-trade sourcing, wholesale program, and cafes. Direct peer given overlapping direct-trade single-origin positioning, Chicago roots, and cafe/wholesale channels.

Regional players

• Ritual Coffee Roasters: San Francisco-based specialty roaster with cafes and a wholesale/DTC program. Comparable as a multi-channel specialty roaster, though its cafe footprint is primarily West Coast.
• Collective Coffee Co. (Collectivo): Midwest-focused specialty roaster with cafes, wholesale, and DTC. Comparable as a regional specialty competitor with a similar multi-channel model, though its cafe footprint is heavier in Wisconsin rather than Chicago.

Broad incumbents

• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: National specialty coffee brand with cafes, wholesale, DTC, and RTD coffee products. Broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities but a much wider portfolio and national footprint than Gaslight.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/gaslightcoffeeroasters

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

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

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