Cloud Forest Cafe

What Cloud Forest Cafe does

Cloud Forest Cafe is a single-location independent cafe established in 2014 in downtown Davis, California, operating from 222 D St., Suite 10. The cafe serves espresso drinks, specialty coffees (including matcha lattes and cold brew), freshly-squeezed juices, smoothies, Italian sodas, iced and specialty teas, breakfast and lunch paninis, avocado toast variations, salads, pastries from a local bakery, and dessert paninis. Coffee beans are roasted by a roaster located only a few blocks away, and the cafe also features a rotating local art gallery. Revenue is generated entirely through direct point-of-sale counter transactions and curbside pickup orders placed via the Square online ordering platform. The cafe operates limited hours (Tuesday through Saturday 8am-3pm and Sunday 8:30am-3pm, closed Mondays) and has announced a temporary summer closure from June 29 through July 31, 2026.

The cafe's core technology footprint consists of an in-house coffee roasting partnership, a Square-based point-of-sale and online ordering system, and a Strikingly-hosted website. There are no proprietary technology platforms, mobile apps, APIs, or AI/ML components. The business model is straightforward direct-to-consumer retail: walk-in customers at the counter plus online order pickup, with marketing driven by organic social media (Instagram/Facebook), an email address for inquiries, and recurring live music events on the patio. Customer segments are horizontal consumer groups — primarily UC Davis students, downtown Davis residents and locals, hotel guests, and art and culture enthusiasts — rather than institutional or enterprise accounts.

Cloud Forest Cafe is privately held with no disclosed investors, parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or institutional ownership. The company shows no expansion signals beyond the single Davis storefront; no management team, leadership changes, partnerships, awards, patents, or certifications are publicly disclosed. Operationally, the business is a stable, neighborhood-scale food and beverage retailer whose strategic posture is community-oriented and locally-rooted rather than growth-driven.

Name

Cloud Forest Cafe

Legal name

Cloud Forest Cafe

Website

https://cloudforestcafe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cloud Forest Cafe is a privately-held single-location cafe in downtown Davis, California, established in 2014, serving specialty coffee, juices, smoothies, paninis, and pastries to UC Davis students and local residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee shop
• Artisan cafe beverages
• Locally roasted coffee
• Fresh juices smoothies
• Cafe with art gallery

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage retail: Direct point-of-sale transactions for food and drinks consumed on-premises or taken out. Menu includes espresso drinks, specialty coffees, cold brew, juices, smoothies, paninis, toasts, and pastries. Revenue is generated through single transactions at the counter.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cloud Forest Cafe operates a single brick-and-mortar cafe in downtown Davis, California, selling freshly prepared espresso and coffee drinks, specialty beverages, freshly-squeezed juices, smoothies, paninis, toasts, salads, pastries, and yogurt granola cups for on-premises consumption or curbside pickup. The cafe differentiates with locally-roasted coffee beans (roasted a few blocks away), daily-prepared fresh ingredients, a rotating local-art gallery, and community events such as patio live music.

Product overview

Cloud Forest Cafe is a single-location cafe in Davis, CA offering a unified food and beverage service. The product portfolio centers on freshly-prepared food and drinks, including espresso drinks, specialty coffee (cold brew, matcha lattes), freshly-squeezed juices, smoothies, teas, and Italian sodas on the beverage side, complemented by breakfast paninis, avo toast variations, lunch paninis, salads, and pastries. The cafe emphasizes locally-sourced ingredients including locally-roasted coffee beans, fresh juices, and baked goods from a nearby local bakery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espresso Drinks, Coffee and Cold Brew Core beverage lineup including espresso-based drinks, brewed coffee, and cold brew coffee served at the cafe for on-premises consumption or curbside pickup.
• Specialty Drinks Specialty beverages such as Specialty Mochas (Nutella, Zebra, Black & White Magic, Caramel), London Fog, and Honey Latte, targeted at customers seeking flavored coffee alternatives.
• Juices Freshly-squeezed juices including Pink Lady (O+P+B+L), Davis Sunshine (O+C), Sunset (O+B), Beet & Carrot, and Three Amigos (A+O+C).
• Smoothies Smoothies made from real fruit in Banana, Mango, Mixed Berry, Peach, Pineapple, and Strawberry flavors.
• Iced Teas Iced tea varieties including Arnold Palmer, Mango, Strawberry, Raspberry, Pomegranate, and Lemonade.
• SpecialTEAS Specialty tea beverages including Maharaja Chai Oolong Tea, Samurai Chai Mate Tea, and Green Tea Latte.
• Italian Sodas Italian soda flavors including Strawberry, Mango, Watermelon, Cherry, Lemon, Lime, and Orange.
• Breakfast Paninis Breakfast panini sandwiches served until 11:30am, including options with onion & roasted peppers with egg & pesto, bacon with chipotle & cheddar, sausage with chipotle & cheddar, and ham with chipotle & jack.
• Avo Toast Avocado toast variations including plain avo with cherry tomatoes and radish, avo poached egg with cherry tomatoes and radish, and avo salmon with capers and dill.
• Lunch Paninis Lunch panini sandwiches including BLT, Cache Creek Caliente, Cloud Forest (turkey, jack, pesto, mayo, avocado spread), Fresh Mozz, Roasted Eggplant & Fresh Mozzarella, Valley Veggie, The Villager, and Vegan Delight.
• Salads Salad options including Cloud Forest Toss with tomato, red onion, cucumber, mozzarella and croutons, Cranberry Bleu Mix with candied walnuts, and Spring Mix Quinoa Salad with carrots, red onion, homemade candied walnuts, and bleu cheese.
• Pastries Pastry selections from a local bakery including croissants, scones, muffins, and fresh baked cookies.
• Yogurt Granola Fruit Cups Yogurt and granola fruit cup options including Monkey Madness (Banana), Aggie Apple, and Berry Blitz (raspberry/blueberry).
• Dessert Paninis Sweet panini options including Almond Butter & Banana Walnut Toast and Ricotta Berry Toast.
• Matcha Latte Customer-favorite matcha green tea latte available in all sizes, served at the cafe and via curbside pickup.
• Almond Butter and Banana Walnut Toast Sweet toast made with almond butter, banana, topped with walnuts and honey.
• Coffee Beans for Sale Locally-roasted whole coffee beans available for retail purchase, sourced from the partner roaster located a few blocks from the cafe.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: California-origin specialty coffee cafe chain with broad national footprint. Comparable product category (specialty espresso, fresh pastries) but operates at much larger scale with venture backing.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster operating wholesale accounts and cafe locations focused on direct-trade espresso. Comparable third-wave coffee positioning and cafe format at multi-city scale.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with broad U.S. presence. Comparable in product category (specialty espresso, pastries) and cafe format, though owned by a larger corporate parent.
• Peet's Coffee: Established Bay Area-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe chain. Operates in overlapping geography and serves the same broad coffee/espresso + light food customer need, but at chain scale and with corporate ownership.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: California-based specialty coffee roaster with cafe locations emphasizing direct-trade coffee and a craft/café-culture brand. Comparable indie-ethos specialty coffee operator with multiple storefronts.
• Philz Coffee: Bay Area specialty coffee chain offering custom-mix espresso drinks and pastries in a cafe setting. Comparable specialty coffee positioning and counter-service model, though much larger footprint.

Direct peers

• Temple Coffee Roasters: Sacramento-based specialty coffee roaster operating multiple cafe locations serving coffee and light food in Northern California. Closest direct peer given overlapping geography, product (specialty coffee + light food), and cafe format.
• Pachamama Coffee Cooperative: Sacramento-area specialty coffee cooperative that roasts and operates cafe locations with a small-batch, farmer-direct ethos. Directly comparable as a Northern California indie specialty coffee operator with cafe storefronts.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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