Black Dog Coffeehouse

What Black Dog Coffeehouse does

Black Dog Coffeehouse + Ibis Bakery is a privately held, single-location specialty coffeehouse and cafe operating in Lenexa, Kansas, within the Kansas City metropolitan area. Founded in 2004, the company has run continuously for two decades from 12815 W 87th Street Pkwy, open daily 6AM-6PM with kitchen service 7AM-2PM. Its core product is freshly roasted Messenger Coffee drinks paired with on-site artisan baked goods from co-located partner Ibis Bakery, supported by a curated menu built from more than 20 named local farms and suppliers across Kansas and Missouri.

The business operates as part of the FairWave Coffee Collective, a multi-brand specialty coffee platform that also includes Messenger Coffee and Ibis Bakery. Revenue is generated through in-cafe retail, a catering service (event orders with 4-day advance notice), and order-ahead sales via the Incentivio platform and a Messenger-branded mobile app that powers the cross-brand Loyalty Annex rewards program. Customer segments are horizontal, serving general Kansas City metro consumers and event-based catering clients; there are no disclosed enterprise customers, no public pricing, and no proprietary technology beyond standard retail/cafe digital tooling. The company has 7 employees and no disclosed funding, M&A, or institutional investors.

Name

Black Dog Coffeehouse

Legal name

Black Dog Coffeehouse + Ibis Bakery

Website

https://bdcoffeehouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Single-location specialty coffeehouse and cafe in Lenexa, Kansas, serving the Kansas City metro with Messenger Coffee drinks, on-site Ibis Bakery pastries, locally sourced food, catering, and a shared loyalty rewards program under the FairWave Coffee Collective.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Café

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG), Beverage Service (Coffee/Tea/Juice) & Refreshment Stations (HSACAGAJ), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee café
• Artisan baked goods
• Event catering services
• Locally sourced food
• Coffee loyalty program

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenexa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Black Dog Coffeehouse operates a neighborhood café in Lenexa, Kansas selling specialty coffee drinks, artisan baked goods produced on-site by partner Ibis Bakery, and a breakfast/lunch food menu. The business supplements in-store service with event catering and a multi-brand loyalty rewards program shared with the Messenger Coffee and FairWave Coffee Collective family of brands.

Product overview

Black Dog Coffeehouse + Ibis Bakery is a single-location coffeehouse and artisan bakery café. The core offering is freshly prepared coffee drinks and food, with Ibis Bakery providing on-site baked goods. Additional services include catering and a loyalty rewards program (Loyalty Annex). The café is part of the Messenger Coffee and FairWave Coffee Collective family of brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ibis Bakery: A micro-bakery with two locations - one on-site at Black Dog and one in the Kansas City Crossroads at Messenger Cafe.

Products and services

• Black Dog Coffeehouse + Ibis Bakery Café Neighborhood café serving specialty coffee drinks (roasted by partner Messenger Coffee), on-site artisan baked goods from Ibis Bakery, and a full breakfast/lunch food menu. Open daily 6AM-6PM with kitchen service 7AM-2PM at 12815 W 87th Street Pkwy, Lenexa, KS.
• Catering Services Event catering featuring Ibis Bakery pastries, boxed lunches, sandwich platters, salads, and Messenger Coffee beverages. Requires 4 days advance notice for pickup at the Lenexa café location.
• Loyalty Annex Rewards Program Loyalty rewards program for the Messenger Family of Brands. Members earn 5 points per $1 spent, receive birthday treats, and can redeem points for free drinks, food, and discounts. Accessible via the Messenger Loyalty Annex mobile app (iOS and Android) and integrated with online ordering.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Alma CreameryminorOthersHome of the famous Alma cheese. Provider of a variety of cheddar cheeses sourced from Alma, KS.
• Arrowhead MeatsminorOthersA Kansas City-based meat supplier providing high-quality meat for the foodservice industry since 1993.
• Baetje FarmsminorOthersA French-inspired artisan goat cheese dairy and creamery.
• Betty Rae's Ice CreamminorOthersInspired and flavorful homemade ice cream.
• Campo Lindo FarmsminorOthersA 280-acre family farm providing high-quality, natural free-range chickens, brown eggs, turkeys, lamb and beef.
• Crum's HeirloomsminorOthersA 10-acre farm producing heirloom varieties of vegetables used all over the KC metro area.
• Green Gate FarmminorOthersA leading supplier of fresh greens, operated by plant experts.
• Hemme Brothers CreameryminorOthersFresh and aged cheeses from crop to cow to milk to cheese. Practicing old-world cheesemaking.
• Hugo Tea CompanyminorOthersHugo Tea Company was founded by tea drinkers who wanted everything, no compromises.
• Ibis BakerycoreOthersA micro-bakery with two locations. One on-site here at Blackdog and one in the Kansas City Crossroads at Messenger Cafe.
• McGonigle's MarketminorOthersA high-quality local butcher shop and market serving Kansas City since 1951.
• Messenger CoffeecoreOthersMessenger is a collaborative vision to create excellent, artisan-level roasts from the best coffees while taking care of coffee farmers in a way that goes above and beyond the status quo.
• Milton CreameryminorOthersTraditional Amish-styled cheese. The makers of Prairie Breeze, Prairie Rose and Quark cheeses.
• Pastime FarmsminorOthersA family-owned and operated farm specializing in 100% grass-fed beef, pastured pork, chicken, lamb, eggs, butter, cheese & jams.
• Shatto Milk CompanyminorOthersHormone-free, family owned and operated dairy farm located just north of Kansas City.
• Speckman HoneyminorOthersRaw honey from a family owned and operated farm less than 10 miles away from the coffee house.
• Stony Crest Urban FarmminorOthersA USDA-certified organic urban farm committed to producing high-quality vegetables for the KC metro area.
• Sunflower OrchardminorOthersA family-owned orchard specializing in apples, peaches and blackberries.
• Urbavore Urban FarmminorOthersA husband-wife team committed to using sustainable growing practices and producing interesting varieties of fruit and vegetables.
• Webster City BaconminorOthersPremium-sliced bacon from the finest USDA-confirmed local hogs.
• Wood Mood FarmsminorOthersA small, locally owned and organic farm selling at the Brookside Farmers' Market since it opened in 2003.
• 180 FarmsminorOthersEgg and meat producers committed to pasture-raised, pasture-finished antibiotic-free products.
• FairWave Coffee CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFairWave celebrates and empowers local specialty coffee brands focusing on fair sourcing from farmers, the art and science of roasting, and people with a passion for coffee. Black Dog is part of this collective alongside Messenger Coffee and IBIS Bakery.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Large specialty coffee cafe chain known for fresh-roasted, single-origin coffee with light food pairings, broadly comparable to Black Dog on craft coffee cafe positioning.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Multi-city specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator offering draft lattes and cafe food, comparable to Black Dog on neighborhood cafe + specialty coffee positioning but at national scale.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Established specialty coffee roaster with a national cafe footprint, directly comparable on specialty coffee retail and food pairing but operating at a far larger scale than Black Dog.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Multi-city specialty coffee roaster and cafe chain with on-site baked goods, comparable to Black Dog on cafe-bakery concept and craft coffee positioning but at a much larger multi-location scale.

Regional players

• Oddly Correct Coffee Roasting Co. Kansas City specialty coffee roaster and cafe operating in the same metro, comparable on small-batch roasting and neighborhood cafe positioning to Black Dog.
• The Roasterie: Kansas City-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with multiple locations, directly comparable to Black Dog on local specialty coffee positioning and KC metro focus.
• Quay Coffee: KC-based specialty coffee roaster and multi-location cafe brand competing for the same neighborhood specialty coffee customer as Black Dog in the Kansas City metro.
• PT's Coffee Roasting: KC-area specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with multiple locations, directly comparable to Black Dog on craft coffee and food menu strategy.

Direct peers

• Heirloom Bakery & Hearth: Kansas City artisan bakery and cafe concept combining scratch baked goods with coffee service, comparable to Black Dog + Ibis Bakery on the cafe-bakery co-anchored model in the same metro.
• Messenger Coffee: Sister specialty coffee brand within the FairWave Coffee Collective, sharing roasting, loyalty, and bakery operations with Black Dog and operating the Crossroads cafe that houses the second Ibis Bakery location.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bdcoffeehouse
• Instagraminstagram.com/bdcoffeehouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/black-dog-coffeehouse

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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