What Ghost Town Coffee Roasters does

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters, Inc. is a privately held, Montana-incorporated specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator founded in 2006 in Bozeman, MT by owner Chad Kimm. The company roasts specialty coffee — including single origins from six countries and a portfolio of 14+ signature blends — and holds Certified Organic Handler status from the Montana Department of Agriculture. It distributes through three physical Bozeman locations (Bridger Center Cafe, which also serves as the roastery and wholesale HQ; Black & Olive Downtown Cafe; and One 11 Downtown Cafe), a Shopify-powered DTC e-commerce site with a configurable coffee subscription, and a wholesale program serving coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores, offices, and hotels that has been active since inception.

The business operates across five revenue streams: cafe retail sales, wholesale roasted coffee distribution, e-commerce and recurring subscriptions, allied products and commercial equipment distribution (the latter executed through affiliate Lamplighter Cafe Services, which also provides equipment service/repair across brands such as Rancilio, Rocket, La Marzocco, Nuova Simonelli, and Mahlkonig), and professional barista training. Pricing is small-ticket: coffee at roughly $14–$20 per 12oz bag, subscriptions at 10% off, electric brewers $349–$405, espresso machines $699.95–$2,999.95, grinders $850–$1,350. The company employs 11–50 people, has no outside investors or parent company disclosed, and serves two primary segments — individual coffee enthusiasts (B2C) and commercial wholesale buyers (B2B) — with a Coffee-for-a-Cause charitable SKU line and a Bourbon Barrel co-development with Willie's Distillery as differentiating brand assets. There is no evidence of AI/ML, proprietary software platforms, or APIs; the technical posture is a craft-roaster operating model with standard e-commerce tooling.

Name

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters

Legal name

GHOST TOWN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC

Website

https://ghosttowncoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters is a Bozeman, Montana-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator founded in 2006 that roasts certified-organic single-origin and blended coffees, sells via three local cafes, a Shopify DTC site with subscriptions, and a wholesale program serving regional B2B customers, with equipment distributed through affiliate Lamplighter Cafe Services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192), Retail Bakeries (311811)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB), Espresso Bars & Coffee Bars (THAFADAD), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Wholesale coffee distribution
• Coffee equipment retail
• Coffee subscription service
• Cafe operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cafe Retail Sales: Revenue generated from in-cafe beverage and food sales across three Bozeman, MT cafe locations: Bridger Center Cafe, Black & Olive Downtown Cafe, and One 11 Downtown Cafe.
2. Roasted Coffee Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale distribution of freshly roasted specialty coffee to coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, offices, and hotels. This has been the core of the business since 2006.
3. E-commerce / Subscription: Online sales through the Ghost Town Coffee website, including a coffee subscription service where customers choose coffee, quantity, frequency, and delivery method. One-time purchases and subscription options are both available.
4. Equipment & Allied Product Distribution: Distribution of coffee shop related allied products including flavored syrups, chocolate, tea, small wares, and commercial espresso/coffee equipment. Handled through affiliate Lamplighter Cafe Services.
5. Professional Barista Training: Professional, certified barista training services offered as part of the wholesale distribution and professional services program.
6. Coffee Equipment Retail: Sale of coffee makers, espresso machines, grinders, and barista tools through the website and potentially in retail locations, with free shipping and free 12oz coffee offered with purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters roasts specialty coffee and distributes it through three cafe locations in Bozeman, Montana, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site with a subscription program, and a wholesale program serving coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores, offices, and hotels. The company also sells complementary coffee equipment (Moccamaster brewers, Rocket and Lelit espresso machines, grinders, barista tools) and provides professional certified barista training, with affiliated Lamplighter Cafe Services handling commercial equipment sales, service, and repair.

Product overview

Ghost Town Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee company operating as a craft coffee roaster, cafe operator, and wholesale distributor based in Bozeman, Montana. The product portfolio centers on roasted specialty coffees offered through multiple channels: direct-to-consumer online sales with subscription options, three retail cafe locations, and a wholesale program for businesses. Coffee offerings include single origin coffees from six countries (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador) and fourteen signature blend variations including espresso-specific roasts, seasonal offerings, decaf, and cause-related blends. The company also sells complementary brewing equipment including non-electric makers (Chemex, AeroPress, pourover devices), electric brewers (Moccamaster), espresso machines (Rocket, Lelit), grinders, and professional barista tools. Additional revenue streams include gift cards, green coffee for home roasters, an in-house bakery, professional barista training, and branded merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single Origin Coffee Specialty single origin coffees sourced from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, and El Salvador, each with distinct flavor profiles and processing methods, sold to individual consumers and wholesale customers.
• Signature Blends House-blended coffees with fourteen signature blend variations including seasonal and espresso-specific roasts for retail and wholesale customers.
• Espresso Beans Coffee blends optimized for espresso preparation including Stonehouse Espresso, Bourbon Barrel, Ethiopia Guji Natural, Emerald Espresso, Pebble Creek Espresso, and seasonal offerings.
• Green Coffee (Unroasted) Unroasted green coffee beans sold to home roasting enthusiasts, with varieties including Brazil Ipe Amarelo, Colombia Caramanta, Costa Rica Tarrazu, Ethiopia Guji, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, Honduras Las Capucas, and Mexico Dana Montana.
• Coffee for a Cause Specialty coffee blends where a portion of proceeds supports charitable causes including the Alzheimer's Association, Gallatin Valley Land Trust, Big Sky Youth Empowerment, and KGLT Radio.
• Decaffeinated Coffee 100% natural water process decaffeinated coffee including Sapphire Decaf blend and BYEP Pete's Blend Decaf.
• Coffee Subscription Recurring coffee delivery subscription where customers choose coffee, quantity, frequency, and delivery method, with a 10% discount versus one-time purchases.
• Wholesale Program B2B wholesale distribution of freshly roasted specialty coffee, allied products (syrups, chocolate, tea, small wares), and professional barista training to coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, offices, and hotels.
• Professional Barista Training Certified professional barista training programs offered to train baristas for coffee shops and commercial clients.
• Electric Coffee Makers Electric coffee brewers including Moccamaster KBGV Select, KBGT, KBT, and CDT Grand models, sold online with free shipping and a complimentary 12oz bag of Ghost Town Coffee.
• Manual Coffee Makers (Non-Electric) Manual brewing equipment including Chemex 8 Cup, AeroPress (Go, Original, Clear), Perfect Pourover Kettle, Filibuster Dual Wall Decanter, and various pourover brewers and vessels.
• Espresso Machines Espresso machines including Rocket Espresso Appartamento (Appartamento, TCA, Nera) and Lelit models (Anna, Anita, Kate, Victoria, Elizabeth, Mara X, Bianca), with free shipping and complimentary coffee.
• Grinders Coffee grinders including Rocket Fausto Touch, Rocket Faustino Grinder, and Moccamaster KM5 Burr Grinder, with commercial-quality burrs and programmable dosing.
• Barista Tools Professional barista equipment including Pablo's Pitcher, espresso tamps, distribution tools (Shot Collar, BT Wedge), knock boxes, and aprons.
• Ghost Town Gift Card (Website Only) Digital gift card redeemable only on the Ghost Town Coffee website, available in denominations from $10 to $250, delivered by email with no additional processing fees.
• Ghost Town Gift Card (Cafe Only) Physical or digital gift card redeemable only at Ghost Town Coffee cafe locations, available in denominations from $10 to $200.
• Ghost Town Merchandise Branded Ghost Town Coffee merchandise including apparel and accessories sold through the company website.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lamplighter Cafe ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLamplighter Cafe Services is an affiliate company of Ghost Town Coffee Roasters that handles all equipment-related needs for wholesale customers, including commercial espresso and coffee equipment sales, service, and repair. They offer a full lineup of equipment from brands including Rancilio, Rocket, La Marzocco, Nuova Simonelli, Victoria Arduino, Slayer, Synesso, Mahlkonig, Mazzer, and others. They also provide professional, manufacturer-trained repair for most commercial and some home equipment, plus ice machine service. Located at 115 Commercial Dr Ste B, Bozeman, MT, reachable at 406-404-1473.
• Willie's DistilleryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhost Town Coffee Roasters collaborated with Willie's Distillery in Ennis, Montana to create the Bourbon Barrel coffee. The coffee is conditioned in white oak barrels previously used to age bourbon, imparting distinct barrel-derived flavors while maintaining the characteristics of the underlying coffees. This is a specialty co-development producing a unique barrel-aged coffee product.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Counter Culture Coffee: Counter Culture is an independent specialty roaster with comparable sustainability/equitable-trade positioning, professional barista training programs, and wholesale distribution to cafes and foodservice — a direct analog to Ghost Town's craft roaster + training + wholesale stack.
• Heart Coffee Roasters: Heart is an independent specialty roaster with cafes, single-origin offerings, and DTC/subscription — a strong same-stage analog to Ghost Town with a similar craft-credentialled small-batch model in the western US.
• Onyx Coffee Lab: Onyx is an award-winning independent specialty roaster known for modern sourcing and roast profiles, with retail cafes and a strong online/wholesale presence — a like-for-like comparison to Ghost Town's cafe-retail-plus-specialty-roaster model.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Verve is a craft specialty roaster operating retail cafes and a DTC/subscription channel from coastal roots; comparable to Ghost Town as a similarly-sized independent roaster with cafe retail, subscription, and farm-to-cup sourcing narratives.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Intelligentsia is a specialty single-origin roaster with direct-trade sourcing, its own cafes, and wholesale accounts serving restaurants, offices, and grocers — closely matching Ghost Town's roastery/cafe/wholesale hybrid model with an emphasis on educational/professional services.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Blue Bottle is a craft coffee roaster and cafe operator with strong DTC/subscription and wholesale presence, similarly combining specialty roasted beans, cafes, and equipment-driven brewing experiences; comparable to Ghost Town as a category leader now under a major corporate owner.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Stumptown is a well-established third-wave specialty roaster with cafes, wholesale, and DTC — the same integrated roastery-plus-cafe-plus-wholesale model Ghost Town operates, but at national scale and now backed by a large strategic (Peet's/EGC Group).
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: La Colombe operates a roastery plus cafe/retail plus wholesale distribution network for specialty coffee and draft latte RTDs, comparable in offering mix to Ghost Town's roastery/cafe/wholesale line but with substantially greater scale and category reach.

Regional players

• Stone Creek Coffee Roasters: Stone Creek is a Midwest-rooted independent specialty roaster operating cafes plus wholesale and foodservice accounts; structurally analogous to Ghost Town's multi-channel craft coffee model and a useful mid-market independent benchmark.
• Ruby Coffee Roasters: Ruby is an independent Midwestern specialty roaster with cafes and wholesale distribution and a similar roastery-plus-wholesale-plus-cafe footprint; comparable in scale and structure to Ghost Town, though operating primarily in Wisconsin rather than Montana.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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