Stone Fruit Coffee Company

What Stone Fruit Coffee Company does

Stone Fruit Coffee Company is a privately held, vertically integrated specialty coffee roaster founded in 2016 and headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio. The company sources, roasts, grinds, and sells artisanal coffee blends under the StoneFruit Coffee brand, with all roasting performed in-house at a facility in Boardman, Ohio. Its core products are a portfolio of themed single-bag coffees tied to Youngstown-area history and neighborhoods (Black Monday, Brier Hill, Wick Perk, Bomb City, Vanilla Burbon, French Vanilla, Jamaican Me Crazy), priced at approximately $16 per bag, alongside 5-35 lb bulk bags (from $75-$80), a 2-Bag Combo subscription, and digital gift cards. A complementary candle SKU is sold via a partnership with R. Taylor Co., and a podcast recording studio is operated at select retail locations as a non-coffee service line.

The business operates an omnichannel direct-to-consumer model: six physical retail storefronts clustered across the Youngstown, Ohio metro (Boardman, Canfield, Poland, Warren, and downtown Youngstown) plus a Shopify-powered DTC e-commerce site with nationwide shipping. Revenue is generated through one-time bag purchases, recurring subscriptions, bulk/whole-sale-style 5-35 lb orders, gift cards, and merchandise. The target customer is individual coffee consumers in Ohio and online, with bulk SKUs also serving small-business, office, and hospitality use cases.

The company is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or parent company. A single named leader, Josh Langenheim, serves as Founder and Chief Coffee Meister. The company has not disclosed revenue, headcount trends, patents, certifications, or AI/ML capabilities, and its competitive positioning is anchored in local brand identity, in-house roasting, and regional retail density rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Stone Fruit Coffee Company

Legal name

StoneFruit Coffee

Website

https://stonefruitcoffee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stone Fruit Coffee Company is a privately held, Ohio-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2016 that sources, roasts, and sells artisanal themed coffee blends through six Youngstown-area retail stores, a Shopify DTC site, subscriptions, and bulk bags serving individual Ohio consumers and online buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB), Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Coffee retail stores
• Coffee subscription service
• Bulk coffee wholesale
• Artisan coffee blends

Headquarters

HQ city

Youngstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coffee Product Sales: Direct retail of roasted coffee beans in various sizes (5lbs-35lbs bags) and flavors. One-time purchases of individual bags and multi-pound bulk options.
2. Subscription Model: Recurring subscription purchases of coffee bags, providing predictable recurring revenue from loyal customers.
3. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold in $10, $25, $50, and $100 denominations. Valid for website purchases only.
4. Merchandise: Sale of branded merchandise including candles (R. Taylor Co. Candle partnership/offering) with promotional bundling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

StoneFruit Coffee sources, roasts, and retails artisanal coffee blends under its own brand, with all roasting performed at an in-house facility in Boardman, Ohio. The company sells single-bag flavored and unflavored coffees, bulk 5–35 lb bags, recurring subscriptions, branded merchandise, digital gift cards, and a podcast studio service through six physical retail locations in the Youngstown, Ohio area and a Shopify e-commerce storefront with nationwide shipping.

Product overview

StoneFruit Coffee is a specialty coffee company established in 2016, operating as a vertically integrated coffee business that sources, roasts, grinds, and brews artisanal coffee blends. The company offers a portfolio of single-origin and themed coffee products (Black Monday, Wick Perk, Brier Hill, Vanilla Burbon, French Vanilla, Jamaican Me Crazy, Bomb City) available in retail bags (5lb-35lb) with standard and flavored options. Additional offerings include a subscription service (2-Bag Combo), a candle collaboration (R. Taylor Co. Candle), digital gift cards, and a podcast studio service. The company operates 6 retail locations and 1 roastery, all in the Youngstown, Ohio area, with all coffee roasted in-house at their Boardman facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Black Monday Coffee
• Brier Hill Coffee A Youngstown-themed coffee named after the historic Brier Hill neighborhood, sold at $16.00 USD per bag to individual consumers.
• Vanilla Burbon Coffee An artisanal coffee blend featuring vanilla bourbon flavor notes, priced at $16.00 USD per bag and targeted at individual coffee consumers.
• French Vanilla Coffee A French vanilla flavored coffee from the company's artisanal blend collection, sold at $16.00 USD per bag to individual consumers.
• Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee A tropical-inspired coffee blend from StoneFruit's artisanal collection, priced at $16.00 USD per bag and targeted at individual consumers.
• Bomb City Coffee A Youngstown-themed coffee blend named after a local landmark or reference, sold at $16.00 USD per bag to individual consumers.
• Wick Perk Coffee A dark roast coffee blend inspired by the historic Wick Park neighborhood in Youngstown, featuring notes of savory, burnt sugar, and chocolate. Sold at $16.00 USD per bag to individual consumers.
• Bulk Coffee Bags (5–35 lbs) Bulk bags of standard unflavored whole bean or ground coffee available in 5 lb to 35 lb sizes, starting at $75.00 USD. Targeted at heavy individual users and small businesses such as offices or hospitality.
• Flavored Bulk Coffee Bags (5–35 lbs) Bulk bags of flavored coffee available in 5 lb to 35 lb sizes, starting at $80.00 USD. Targeted at heavy individual users and small businesses such as offices or hospitality.
• 2-Bag Combo Subscription A monthly coffee subscription that delivers two bags of coffee on a recurring basis, providing predictable convenience for individual consumers who want regular home or office supply.
• R. Taylor Co. Candle A branded candle collaboration product sold at $25.00 USD, with a promotional offer of a free bag of coffee with purchase. Targeted at individual consumers as a complementary merchandise item.
• Digital Gift Cards Digital gift cards available in fixed denominations of $10, $25, $50, and $100 with no expiration date, valid only on the StoneFruit Coffee website, used by consumers for gifting occasions.
• Podcast Studio Service Podcast recording studio service offered at select StoneFruit Coffee retail locations, providing creators with a recording space at the company's Ohio stores.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• R. Taylor Co.minorOthersR. Taylor Co. Candles are sold through StoneFruit Coffee as complementary merchandise. Promotional offer: Buy 1 candle and get a FREE bag of coffee.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty roaster with wholesale, training centers, and DTC. Comparable product category (roasted specialty coffee) and similar emphasis on education and storytelling, though Counter Culture's footprint is national.
• Onyx Coffee Lab: Specialty roaster with cafes and a strong DTC/competition reputation. Comparable on roasting craft, cafe retail, and premium positioning, though more oriented toward third-wave single-origin.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty roaster with owned cafes and a strong DTC subscription business. Comparable on vertically integrated roastery-cafe-DTC model, though Blue Bottle operates at much larger scale.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster with owned cafes, DTC e-commerce, and a subscription program. Comparable to StoneFruit across roasting, cafe retail, and DTC channels, though at significantly larger scale.
• Kicking Horse Coffee: Roasted coffee brand with a DTC-first model and broad retail distribution. Comparable as a roasted-coffee CPG competitor in the same shelf and online channels StoneFruit competes in.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster with a network of cafes and DTC operations. Comparable roastery-plus-cafe structure and subscription/wholesale mix.
• Crimson Cup Coffee: Ohio-based specialty coffee roaster operating its own cafes and a wholesale program. Closely comparable to StoneFruit on roaster-plus-cafe model, regional Midwestern footprint, and B2B/B2C mix.

Regional players

• Colectivo Coffee: Midwest-based (Wisconsin) specialty roaster and cafe chain. Comparable roastery-cafe-DTC model and regional brand emphasis, though operating in a different Midwest geography.

Broad incumbents

• Caribou Coffee: National coffee chain with broad retail footprint and packaged retail coffee. Comparable as a competitor for cafe traffic and grocery shelf, but not a specialty roaster.
• Dutch Bros Coffee: Large, multi-region coffee drive-thru and retail chain with a broad beverage menu. Comparable as a competitor for consumer coffee occasions and brand visibility, though not a roaster-cafe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stonefruitcoffee
• Facebookfacebook.com/Stonefruitcoffee
• Instagraminstagram.com/stonefruit_coffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stone-fruit-coffee-co

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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