Empire Coffee Roasters

Name

Empire Coffee Roasters

Legal name

Second Empire LLC

Website

https://empirecoffeeny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Second Empire LLC (DBA Empire Coffee Roasters) is a Port Chester, NY-based private-label coffee roaster serving grocery chains, distributors, and businesses with green coffee sourcing, batch roasting, custom packaging, and flavor development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Label Coffee Roasting

NAICS

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

SIC

Beverages (2080), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG), Private Label Beverage Manufacturing (Retail/Brand-Owned Formulations) (AFAFAIAL)

Keywords

• Private label coffee
• Coffee roasting services
• Green coffee sourcing
• Custom coffee packaging
• Flavored coffee production

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Label Coffee Products: Revenue generated from roasting and selling private label coffee products to grocery chains, distributors, and businesses. Coffee Holding Co., Inc. reported net sales of $96.28 million, a 23% increase from the prior fiscal year, driven by expanded customer relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Empire Coffee Roasters (Second Empire LLC) is a full-service private label coffee roaster that provides green coffee sourcing, large and small batch roasting, custom packaging, and flavored coffee development for grocery chains, distributors, and businesses. The company manufactures and packages private label coffee products at its Port Chester, NY facility under multiple certifications including Organic, Star-K Kosher, SQF, and Fair Trade.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sourcing Green Coffee Sourcing of world-class green coffee beans for private label coffee programs, supplying national brands, regional distributors, and businesses.
• Large Volume Coffee Roasting High-capacity coffee roasting services designed for national brands and regional distributors requiring large-volume private label coffee production.
• Small Batch Coffee Roasting Flexible small batch roasting service for specialized or niche private label coffee programs requiring lower volumes or differentiated profiles.
• Packaging Coffee Custom coffee packaging solutions for private label retail and distribution programs, supporting branded coffee products.
• Flavored Coffee Flavor development and flavored coffee production services for private label and branded coffee programs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Broad incumbents

• Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA: One of the largest coffee manufacturers in the world, supplying both branded (Segafredo) and private label roasted coffee globally. A scaled incumbent with overlapping private label capabilities for grocery and foodservice accounts.
• Keurig Dr Pepper: Large publicly-traded beverage company with significant private label and proprietary coffee manufacturing capacity, including single-serve pod production for grocery retail. A broader incumbent competitor in retail coffee with overlapping private label programs.
• Eight O'Clock Coffee (Tata Consumer Products): Heritage U.S. coffee brand owned by Tata Consumer Products, also active in private label and value-tier grocery coffee. A broader incumbent with overlapping retail/private label coffee programs.
• Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Public parent company of Second Empire that operates a portfolio of coffee roasting and brand subsidiaries (including Don Manuel, S&W, and Cafe Caribe). Directly comparable as a private label and branded coffee manufacturer serving grocery and foodservice channels across the U.S.

Direct peers

• S&D Coffee & Tea: Major U.S. coffee roaster acquired by Premium Brands Holdings, focused on private label roasting and foodservice distribution. Directly comparable as a large-scale private label coffee partner with full roasting and packaging capabilities.
• Farmer Bros. Co. U.S. coffee roaster and distributor producing private label and branded coffee for foodservice, grocery, and convenience channels. Comparable as a B2B coffee manufacturer with full roasting, blending, and packaging capabilities serving similar customer segments.
• Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee: Canadian private label coffee and tea roaster serving major grocery and foodservice accounts across North America. Comparable in business model — end-to-end private label roasting, blending, and packaging for large retail customers — and a relevant North American peer.
• Royal Cup Coffee: Family-owned U.S. coffee roaster specializing in private label coffee, specialty beverages, and foodservice distribution. Closely comparable to Second Empire as a long-tenured, full-service private label coffee roaster with sourcing, roasting, and packaging under one roof.
• Java City: Specialty coffee roaster focused on private label, office coffee service, and sustainable/specialty coffee programs with multiple certifications (organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance). Directly comparable in segment and certification-driven positioning.

Emerging players

• Cafe Britt: Specialty coffee roaster with growing private label and branded gourmet coffee business serving retail, foodservice, and gifting channels. Comparable as a smaller-scale specialty roaster with private label and flavor development capabilities targeting premium retail programs.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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