ChadLou's Coffee Roasters

What ChadLou's Coffee Roasters does

ChadLou's Coffee Roasters is a specialty Hawaiian coffee company headquartered in Kailua, Hawaii, operating as a small private business with 11–50 employees. The company roasts and sells Hawaiian-origin specialty coffee through a combined retail-cafe and wholesale distribution model, serving both walk-in consumers in Kailua and B2B customers (likely hospitality and grocery accounts) on Oahu. It was founded in 2010 and positions around Hawaiian coffee provenance as its core identity.

The business operates a traditional specialty-coffee stack: green-coffee sourcing (presumably from Hawaiian farms), in-house roasting, retail sales at its Kailua location, and wholesale supply to other businesses. No proprietary technology platform, e-commerce differentiation, or specialty processing claims (e.g., fermentation, experimental processing) are documented in the available material; the website (chadlouscoffeeroasters.com) is the primary digital presence.

Revenue mechanics are split between retail per-cup and packaged-goods sales and wholesale B2B contracts. Pricing, contract terms, distribution depth, and customer concentration are not disclosed. The company has not raised outside capital based on available data, and there is no evidence of multi-location expansion, franchise activity, or national distribution.

Name

ChadLou's Coffee Roasters

Website

https://chadlouscoffeeroasters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ChadLou's Coffee Roasters is a Kailua, Hawaii-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2010 that sells Hawaiian-origin roasted coffee through a single retail location and a wholesale channel serving other businesses on Oahu.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting & Retail

NAICS

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

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Hawaiian coffee beans
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Coffee shop retail
• Single origin coffee

Headquarters

HQ city

Kailua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

ChadLou's Coffee Roasters is a specialty Hawaiian coffee roaster that operates a retail coffee shop and supplies roasted coffee through wholesale channels. The company roasts and sells specialty Hawaiian-origin coffee, serving both walk-in retail customers at its Kailua, Hawaii location and wholesale buyers purchasing coffee for resale or use in their own operations.

Product overview

ChadLou's Coffee Roasters is a specialty Hawaiian coffee roaster. The available source content provides only the company name and tagline without detailing specific product offerings, pricing, or named product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Hawaiian Coffee

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Greenwell Farms: A Kona coffee grower and roaster on the Big Island of Hawaii. Comparable as a vertically integrated Hawaiian coffee producer with both retail and wholesale distribution.
• Big Island Coffee Roasters: A Hawaiian specialty coffee roaster with both retail cafe and wholesale operations. Directly comparable to ChadLou's on Hawaiian origin, dual retail/wholesale model, and small-batch specialty positioning.
• Koa Coffee: A Hawaii-based specialty coffee roaster offering premium Hawaiian single-origin and estate coffees through online and wholesale channels. Closely comparable on Hawaiian origin, premium positioning, and DTC/wholesale mix.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: A large-scale specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with national distribution. Comparable as a specialty roaster-cafe hybrid, though at much larger scale and broader origin portfolio.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: A national specialty coffee roaster with wholesale, retail cafe, and DTC channels. Comparable business model (roastery + cafe + wholesale), though with significantly broader geographic and product reach.
• Counter Culture Coffee: A specialty coffee roaster with strong wholesale and training programs serving cafes and retailers nationwide. Comparable on specialty roasting and wholesale focus, though larger and mainland-based.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: A specialty coffee roaster known for direct-trade sourcing and cafe/wholesale operations. Comparable on specialty sourcing ethos, roasting operations, and wholesale channel, though at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Hawaiian Queen Coffee: A small-batch Hawaiian coffee roaster specializing in Kona and other Hawaiian origins with online and selective wholesale distribution. Comparable on Hawaiian specialty positioning though primarily DTC.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chadlouscoffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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