What PT's Coffee does

PT's Coffee Roasting Co. is a privately held specialty coffee roaster and retailer founded in 1993 in Topeka, Kansas. The company sells roasted coffee across signature blends, single-origin offerings, Direct Trade coffees, and limited Blue Label lots, and also operates three cafe locations in Topeka and Kansas City. Its customer base spans individual coffee consumers, cafe visitors, and B2B wholesale accounts including cafes, restaurants, hotels, corporate offices, grocery stores, schools, universities, and small businesses nationwide.

The operating model is built around green-coffee sourcing, roasting, quality control, and multi-channel fulfillment. PT's Direct Trade program, established in 2005, accounts for nearly 80% of coffee produced and requires verifiable farmer payments at least 25% above C-Market and/or Fair Trade pricing for coffees scoring above 88, with representatives visiting farms at least once per harvest season. The company roasts to order five days per week, ships the same day, and uses Q-Grader-led quality control; its commerce infrastructure includes Shopify, a TryPerdiem-powered mobile ordering app, and marketing/analytics tools such as Klaviyo and Google Analytics.

PT's monetizes through direct e-commerce coffee sales, recurring subscriptions, cafe sales, nationwide wholesale distribution, gift cards, and merchandise/brew gear. Public pricing signals include standard 10-ounce coffee bags generally priced between $16.50 and $28.50, premium Blue Label offerings such as an 8-ounce pouch at $45.00, subscription discounts, free domestic shipping over $50, and wholesale supply to more than 200 accounts. No revenue figure, external funding, or public-market listing is disclosed in the input data.

Name

PT's Coffee

Legal name

PT's Coffee Roasting Co.

Website

https://ptscoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PT's Coffee is a private specialty coffee roaster and retailer serving consumers, cafe patrons, and wholesale food-service accounts through roasted coffee, subscriptions, three cafes, e-commerce, mobile ordering, and nationwide wholesale distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Coffee Manufacturing (AFAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Coffee Blending & Flavoring (AFAFADAC)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Direct trade coffee
• Single origin coffee
• Wholesale coffee distribution
• Coffee subscription service

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Coffee Sales: Online sales of roasted coffee beans through ptscoffee.com. Coffee is roasted to order and shipped directly to consumers. Includes various roast levels, origins, and formats (10oz, 2lb, 5lb bags).
2. Coffee Subscriptions: Recurring subscription model including Roaster's Choice Single-Origin Subscriptions (monthly curated selections with 10% discount for prepaying 3/6/12 months) and Subscribe + Save 10% recurring delivery options.
3. Cafe Operations: Three retail cafe locations in Topeka and Kansas City offering coffee, tea, breakfast, lunch, and retail bagged coffee. Mobile app ordering with loyalty rewards.
4. Wholesale Coffee Distribution: Wholesale operation supplying fine cafes, restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, corporate offices, and small businesses nationwide with over 200 accounts.
5. Merchandise and Brew Gear: Sale of brewing equipment (Chemex, AeroPress, Hario products), drinkware, apparel, accessories, and gift cards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PT's Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster that sources, roasts, and distributes whole-bean and ground coffee through four product lines: Signature Blends, Single-Origin, Direct Trade, and Blue Label. The company sells via direct-to-consumer e-commerce with roast-to-order fulfillment, three retail cafe locations in Kansas, and a wholesale program serving cafes, restaurants, hotels, and corporate offices nationwide, supported by subscription services and a mobile ordering app with loyalty rewards.

Product overview

PT's Coffee is an award-winning specialty coffee roaster founded in 1993 in Topeka, Kansas, offering a vertically integrated portfolio of products and services centered on its Direct Trade sourcing model. The core offering is whole-bean roasted coffee across four sub-brands: Signature Blends (house espresso and multi-origin blends including Dog Days, Cold Front, John Brown, Flor del Sol, Flatlander, Ad Astra, Flying Monkey, and Southpaw), Single-Origin Coffee (sourced from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Burundi, and beyond), Direct Trade Coffee (seasonal single-origin offerings from PT's direct-trade farm partners in Latin America), and Blue Label (rare and limited lots from exceptional producers such as La Bandera Red Honey Gesha). Supporting the coffee products are subscription services (Roaster's Choice Single-Origin Subscription, Subscribe + Save 10%, and Roaster's Choice Gift Subscription), a Merch + Brew Gear line (Hario kettles, Chemex, AeroPress, Lino mugs, apparel, and accessories), the PT's Online Gift Card, a PT's Coffee Sampler box, a Mobile App for ordering and loyalty rewards, three physical cafe locations (Crossroads, Power & Light, and Wheatfield Village), a Direct Trade Program (pioneered in 2005, covering ~80% of PT's sourcing), a Coffees for a Cause charitable program, a Wholesale Partnerships program, and PT's Brew Guides for consumer education. The company operates via Shopify e-commerce, TryPerdiem-powered mobile ordering, and ships roasted-to-order within the US and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue Label: Rare, distinctive, limited edition coffees featuring the finest lots from exceptional producers around the world
• Per Aspera Benefit Blend

Products and services

• Signature Blends Curated line of house espresso and multi-origin coffee blends roasted in Kansas, including Dog Days, Cold Front, John Brown, Flor del Sol, Flatlander, Ad Astra, Flying Monkey, Southpaw, and pour-over pouches, sold in 10oz, 2lb, and 5lb whole-bean bags to individual consumers and wholesale partners.
• Single-Origin Coffee Single-origin coffees carefully sourced from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Burundi, sold in 10oz, 2lb, and 5lb whole-bean bags to specialty coffee enthusiasts.
• Direct Trade Coffee Seasonal single-origin offerings from PT's Direct Trade partners across Latin America and Africa, sourced through direct relationships with farmers and cooperatives to ensure quality and fair pricing that exceeds C-Market and Fair Trade benchmarks by at least 25% for coffees scoring above 88 points.
• Blue Label Coffee
• Roaster's Choice Single-Origin Subscription Monthly single-origin coffee subscription curated by PT's roasting team, offering early access to new releases and exclusive lots reserved for subscribers; available as month-to-month, 3-month, 6-month (10% discount), or 12-month (10% discount) prepaid plans, roasting and shipping on the first Tuesday of each month with free shipping.
• Subscribe + Save 10% Recurring delivery subscription for any favorite coffee in PT's catalog offering 10% savings on each order; customers choose a delivery frequency with email reminders before each order processes.
• Roaster's Choice Gift Subscription Prepaid gift subscription delivering PT's curated single-origin coffees monthly for 3, 6, or 12 months; recipient receives monthly shipments starting on the first Tuesday of the upcoming month, with free shipping included.
• Merch + Brew Gear PT's merchandise line including essential brewing equipment (Hario Buono Kettle, Chemex, AeroPress Go, hand grinders), drinkware (Lino mugs, can glasses), apparel (John Brown Barista T-Shirt), enamel pins, tote bags, and accessories sold to home brewers and coffee enthusiasts.
• PT's Online Gift Card Digital gift cards valid for all coffee and merchandise purchases on ptscoffee.com, available in denominations of $25, $50, $75, $100, and $200; never expire.
• PT's Coffee Sampler Create-your-own sampler box allowing customers to discover and find new favorite coffees among PT's available offerings.
• PT's Cafe Locations Three retail cafe locations serving PT's coffee and espresso beverages, teas, breakfast, lunch, bagged retail coffee, and merchandise; includes Crossroads (Kansas City, MO), Power & Light (Kansas City, MO), and Wheatfield Village (Topeka, KS), with dine-in, takeout, drive-through, and online ordering options.
• Wholesale Partnerships PT's wholesale program supplying coffee to cafes, restaurants, hotels, corporate offices, grocery stores, and small businesses nationwide, with 200+ accounts; offers coffee knowledge, preparation support, and a sample program for prospective partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Roast to order five days a week and ship same day, reaching most of US within two business days
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bird Rock Coffee RoasterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017PT's acquired Bird Rock Coffee Roasters in 2017 and began expanding its presence in the San Diego area. Bird Rock is a sister company under PT's Coffee Roasting Co. umbrella, sharing quality control through Director Maritza Taylor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Intelligentsia Coffee: Chicago-based specialty roaster (now owned by Peet's Coffee/JAB Holding) with multi-city cafe presence and wholesale. Larger and broader incumbent in the same third-wave specialty segment where PT's competes.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Portland-origin specialty roaster (now owned by Peet's Coffee) with national cafe presence, wholesale, and a Direct Trade program. Larger incumbent peer operating in the same premium third-wave segment.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Philadelphia-based specialty roaster with national cafe and grocery presence (draft latte, ready-to-drink lines). Larger incumbent in the specialty coffee segment with broader distribution than PT's.

Direct peers

• Equator Coffees: Bay Area specialty roaster with retail cafes, wholesale, and direct-trade sourcing. Comparable to PT's in vertically integrated roaster-retailer model with sustainability-led brand positioning.
• Heart Coffee Roasters: Portland-based specialty roaster with a small cafe footprint and single-origin focus. Comparable to PT's in independent specialty positioning, single-origin emphasis, and direct-trade sourcing narrative.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Santa Cruz/LA-based specialty roaster combining direct-sourcing with retail cafes and wholesale. Directly comparable to PT's vertically integrated roaster-cafe-wholesale model and farm-relationship storytelling.
• Onyx Coffee Lab: Arkansas-based specialty roaster recognized for award-winning competition coffees (US Barista Championship). Directly comparable as an independent specialty roaster with strong quality credentials and wholesale-plus-cafe distribution.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Durham, NC-based specialty coffee roaster with a similar third-wave, sustainably-sourced positioning, regional cafe presence, wholesale program, and subscription model. Closely comparable in scale and go-to-market mix to PT's.
• George Howell Coffee: Massachusetts-based specialty roaster founded by a coffee competition pioneer, focused on direct relationships with farmers and single-origin transparency. Directly comparable to PT's Direct Trade story and quality positioning.
• Ritual Coffee Roasters: San Francisco specialty roaster combining direct-trade sourcing with cafes and wholesale. Comparable to PT's in third-wave positioning and vertically integrated retail/wholesale distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 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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