HOPE Coffee

What HOPE Coffee does

HOPE Coffee is a privately held, Christian-owned for-profit coffee company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Garland, Texas, that sells specialty-grade Direct Trade coffee and tea through a multi-channel operation. Its core products are seven whole-bean coffee SKUs (Mexican Light, Guatemalan Medium, Honduran Medium/Bold/Dark, Guatemalan Decaf, and a Honduran Espresso Blend) sourced via named farmer relationships in Honduras (Cultivadores del Reino co-op and Padilla/Doblado family farms), Guatemala (the Leiva family), and Mexico (E-Cafe in Chiapas), plus Compassion Tea distributed under a partnership with the CompassioNow Foundation. 100% of after-tax profits are directed to servant-evangelism projects (clean water, safe shelter, education, medical care) led by local churches in Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, and rural Africa, with documented impact since 2011.

The company generates revenue through four streams: (1) direct-to-consumer monthly coffee and tea subscriptions and one-off online store purchases; (2) the HOPE Partner program for churches, businesses, and organizations with tiered volume discounts of 10%, 15%, and 20% at $1–$149.99, $150–$299.99, and $300+ order sizes respectively; (3) wholesale supply to independent coffee shops and cafes with equipment and inventory support; and (4) physical retail through three licensed/operated cafes in Texas (Dallas Theological Seminary since 2014, Sunnyvale since 2020, Melissa since 2025) and one internationally licensed operation in Puebla, Mexico (since 2018). Technology stack is light: Toast Tab for online ordering and POS across all three U.S. cafes, Wufoo and Cognito Forms for partner applications and catering/space-rental requests, and a WordPress-based e-commerce site — no proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, or external funding is disclosed. The company employs 11–50 people under a founder-led executive team (President Brian Masters since 2010, EVP/CAO Eric Weaver since 2011, VP/COO Billy Todd since 2021).

Name

HOPE Coffee

Legal name

HOPE Coffee

Website

https://hopecoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HOPE Coffee is a Christian-owned, Texas-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2010 that sells Direct Trade whole-bean coffee from Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico, plus Compassion Tea, through subscriptions, wholesale to churches and coffee shops, and three Texas cafes — donating 100% of after-tax profits to clean water, shelter, and education projects in Central America and rural Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA), Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing (AFAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roaster
• Direct trade coffee
• Wholesale coffee beans
• Coffee subscription service
• Church partner coffee program

Headquarters

HQ city

Garland

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Coffee and Tea Product Sales: Sale of whole bean coffee and tea products to individual consumers and organizations through online store and physical coffee shop locations. Products include various roasts from Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.
2. Monthly Subscriptions: Recurring monthly delivery of coffee and/or tea products to subscribers, providing predictable revenue and customer retention
3. Wholesale to Coffee Shops and Cafes: Supplying freshly roasted, ethically sourced wholesale coffee beans to independent coffee shops and cafes across the United States, with equipment guidance and support services
4. Licensed Coffee Shop Operations: Operating company-owned or licensed coffee shop locations including Dallas Theological Seminary, Sunnyvale TX, and Melissa TX, generating in-store revenue from beverages and food

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HOPE Coffee roasts and sells specialty-grade whole-bean Arabica coffee sourced via direct trade from small-plot farmers in Honduras, Mexico, and Guatemala, distributing it through monthly DTC subscriptions, B2B wholesale to coffee shops, a tiered church and organization partner program, three licensed retail cafes in Texas, and a licensed operation in Puebla, Mexico. The portfolio includes seven roasts (Mexican Light, Guatemalan Medium and Decaf, Honduran Medium, Bold and Dark, plus an Espresso Blend) and Compassion Tea.

Product overview

HOPE Coffee is a Christian-owned coffee company offering ethically sourced, Direct Trade coffee beans through multiple sales channels. The core product portfolio includes whole bean coffee in seven distinct roasts: Mexican Light, Guatemalan Medium, Guatemalan Decaf, Honduran Medium, Honduran Bold, Honduran Dark, and Honduran Espresso Blend. These are complemented by Compassion Tea (hot and iced varieties) through a partnership with CompassioNow. The company operates through three sales models: direct-to-consumer subscriptions (monthly coffee and tea subscriptions), wholesale supply to coffee shops and churches via the HOPE Partner Program (with tiered 10-20% discounts), and three licensed physical cafe locations in Texas (Dallas Theological Seminary, Sunnyvale, and Melissa). All products support servant-evangelism projects in Honduras, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compassion Tea: A partnership brand of organic tea whose 100% of net profits support medical missions throughout rural Africa via the CompassioNow Foundation. Offered alongside HOPE Coffee products.

Products and services

• Mexican Light Roast Light roast specialty coffee with bright, smooth flavor and a nutty, citrus crisp finish. Bourbon varietals harvested from small family farms in Chiapas, Mexico and sold as whole beans through the HOPE Coffee online store.
• Guatemalan Medium Roast Rich, bold Guatemalan coffee with nutty taste and a nearly light-roast character, sourced from the Leiva family's farm in Guatemala. Sold as whole beans through the HOPE Coffee online store.
• Honduran Medium Roast Pleasantly smooth, medium-bodied Honduran coffee with a clean finish, notes of nuts, biscotti, apple, apricot, raspberry, raisins, and blueberry. Grown on the Padilla and Doblado family farms in Siguatepeque, Honduras and sold as whole beans.
• Honduran Bold Roast Sweet, crisp medium-bodied Honduran coffee with mild acidity, a hint of cocoa, and a lingering sweet finish of butter, oatmeal, maple, caramelized sugar, and chocolate. Grown on the Padilla and Doblado family farms in Siguatepeque, Honduras.
• Honduran Dark Roast HOPE Coffee's darkest roast, with elegant balance, smooth finish, soft acidity, and full flavors of leather, tobacco, and smokiness. Grown on the Padilla and Doblado family farms in Siguatepeque, Honduras.
• Guatemalan Decaf Roast High-quality, full-flavored Guatemalan coffee with caffeine removed via the MC (methylene chloride) process. Medium roasted with medium acidity, formulated for decaf drinkers.
• Honduran Espresso Blend Blend of Honduran SHG and South American coffee beans delivering a smooth, rich flavor profile. Created by an award-winning Dallas artisan roaster, formulated for espresso-based drinks.
• Monthly Coffee Subscription Recurring monthly delivery subscription for coffee, enabling individual customers to receive regular shipments of their preferred HOPE Coffee roast (Mexican Light, Guatemalan Medium, Honduran Medium, Bold, Dark, Decaf, or Espresso Blend) nationwide.
• Monthly Tea Subscription Recurring monthly delivery subscription for Compassion Tea, providing regular shipments to support medical missions in rural Africa.
• Compassion Tea High-quality tea offering (hot tea, iced tea, Moroccan Mint, Raspberry Oolong, and Bourbon Street Vanilla) whose profits support medical clinics in Africa through the CompassioNow Foundation.
• Wholesale Coffee Beans Supply Ethically sourced wholesale coffee bean supply for independent coffee shops and cafes. Beans are freshly roasted and available in flexible quantities with equipment guidance and business support for shop owners.
• HOPE Partner Program (Church and Organization Discount Program) Volume-discount program for churches, businesses, and organizations purchasing HOPE Coffee. Includes tiered discounts (10% off orders $1-$149.99, 15% off $150-$299.99, 20% off $300+), complimentary display kit, partner login account access, and impact stories, enabling churches and organizations to serve coffee while supporting missions.
• HOPE Coffee Dallas Theological Seminary Licensed Shop Brick-and-mortar HOPE Coffee cafe on the Dallas Theological Seminary campus serving students, staff, families, and the surrounding community. Operates on semester hours Monday-Friday 7AM-5PM.
• HOPE Coffee Sunnyvale Licensed Shop Brick-and-mortar HOPE Coffee cafe in the Park Square of Sunnyvale, Texas offering catering, booster club fundraisers, and space rental. Open Monday-Saturday 6AM-7PM.
• HOPE Coffee Melissa Location Brick-and-mortar HOPE Coffee cafe in Melissa, Texas serving breakfast until 11am, offering catering, booster club fundraisers, and space rental. Open Monday-Saturday 6AM-6PM.

Quantifiable outcome

• 515 families have heard the gospel through HOPE Coffee-funded projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lan Vwa SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership with Lan Vwa, a school in Joconal, Guatemala for children of coffee farmers, breaking through poverty barriers by providing education and opportunities. The Leiva family (coffee farmers) daughter Karina serves as Executive Director. Every bag of Guatemalan coffee supports this educational mission.
• E-Cafe / Icthus Missions CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018E-Cafe is a coffee growing and processing organization in Chiapas, Mexico changing lives through fair pay and education. HOPE Coffee sources Mexican Light Roast from E-Cafe, which has built schools on coffee farms for children of pickers.
• Compassion TeacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership established in 2016 with Compassion Tea, whose profits support medical missions throughout rural Africa via the CompassioNow Foundation. HOPE Coffee offers Compassion Tea products (hot tea, iced tea, Moroccan Mint, Raspberry Oolong, Bourbon Street Vanilla) providing customers with quality tea options while extending gospel reach to Africa.
• CompassioNow FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit foundation supported by Compassion Tea profits. 100% of Compassion Tea net profits fund medical and spiritual care for those least served throughout rural Africa.
• Cultivadores del Reino (Kingdom Growers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoffee farmer cooperative formed by Ebenezer Church in Siguatepeque, Honduras in 2002. Direct Trade relationship provides higher prices for farmers and funds servant evangelism projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Higher Ground Roasters: Faith-based coffee roaster that funds missions through coffee sales to churches and individuals. Most directly comparable peer to HOPE Coffee's church-channel GTM and ministry-funded business model.
• Equal Exchange: Worker-owned cooperative specializing in fair trade, small-farmer coffee, tea, and chocolate. Highly comparable to HOPE Coffee as a mission-driven specialty coffee company selling through wholesale, subscription, and direct channels with strong farmer-partnership messaging.
• Thanksgiving Coffee Company: Specialty coffee roaster focused on fair trade, organic, and shade-grown coffee from small farmer cooperatives. Comparable to HOPE Coffee's direct-trade, mission-aligned model and its small-roaster scale with wholesale and DTC distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty coffee company operating cafes, wholesale, and DTC subscription. Comparable product and channel mix to HOPE Coffee but with substantially larger scale, brand recognition, and resources (Nestlé ownership).
• Peet's Coffee: Established specialty coffee roaster and retailer offering direct-trade and subscription coffee. Comparable in whole-bean and subscription products, but with significantly larger retail footprint and brand recognition.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Premium specialty coffee roaster with direct-trade sourcing, wholesale, cafes, and subscriptions. Overlaps with HOPE Coffee across all sales channels but at national scale with private-equity backing (TSG Consumer Partners).
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with direct-trade sourcing and wholesale/wholesale-barista partnerships. Comparable in sourcing philosophy and channel mix, but at much greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with strong sustainability and direct-trade sourcing. Comparable to HOPE Coffee in product category and ethical-sourcing emphasis, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader wholesale and foodservice distribution.

Others

• Compassion International: Christian child-sponsorship NGO that partners with HOPE Coffee through Compassion Tea. Indirectly comparable as a faith-aligned nonprofit/cause-marketing organization that overlaps with HOPE Coffee's mission-driven donor ecosystem.
• Shiloh Coffee Supply: Sister company of HOPE Coffee providing coffee shop equipment and supplies (PuQ Press tampers, espresso machines). Ecosystem partner supporting HOPE Coffee's wholesale coffee shop customers rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hopecoffee
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopecoffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-coffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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