Coffee Haven

Name

Coffee Haven

Legal name

Coffee Haven

Website

https://coffeehavenma.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bookstore Cafe

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee
• Bookstore cafe
• Espresso beverages
• Fresh bakery
• Community cafe

Headquarters

HQ city

Holliston

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue from coffee, espresso drinks, teas, sandwiches, soups, salads, bakery items, smoothies, and other beverages. Sells coffee in multiple sizes (12oz, 16oz, 20oz) with various roasts and flavors. Iced coffee made with coffee ice cubes to maintain flavor.
2. Book Sales: New books sold for children and adults across multiple genres. Offers gift items and gift certificates. Can order books on request.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Coffee Haven is a single-location bookstore cafe in Holliston, MA that sells specialty coffee beverages (espresso, drip coffee in 12/16/20 oz, iced coffee made with coffee ice cubes, teas, chai, hot chocolate, smoothies), a food menu (breakfast and lunch sandwiches, soups, salads, fresh daily bakery items), and a curated selection of new books for children, teens, and adults, complemented by gift items and gift certificates. The business combines café and bookstore operations under one roof and serves as a community gathering space for local residents.

Product overview

Coffee Haven is a hybrid bookstore and cafe combining food and beverage service with book retail. The core offerings consist of espresso drinks and hot/iced coffee (including the signature iced coffee made with coffee ice cubes), hot tea, chai tea latte, hot chocolate, smoothies, and assorted cold beverages, paired with a full food menu of bakery items, breakfast sandwiches, sandwiches, soups, and salads. The bookstore component offers new books for both children and adults across multiple genres, with special ordering available. Gift items and certificates round out the product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espresso Drinks
• Hot and Iced Coffee
• Hot Tea and Unsweetened Iced Tea
• Chai Tea Latte
• Hot Chocolate and Hot Apple Cider
• Smoothies
• Other Cold Beverages
• Bakery Items
• Breakfast Sandwiches
• Sandwiches
• Soups
• Salads
• New Books - Children and Teens
• New Books - Adults
• Book Ordering Service
• Gift Items and Gift Certificates

Quantifiable outcome

• Longest continuously operating food establishment in Holliston under same ownership since 1997

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Green Mountain CoffeeminorOthersGreen Mountain Coffee is served at Coffee Haven as one of their primary coffee suppliers. Provides regular and seasonal coffee roasts.
• Jim's Organic CoffeeminorOthersJim's Organic is served at Coffee Haven as an organic coffee option. Includes Jim's Organic Dark Roast.
• Red Barn Coffee RoastersminorOthersRed Barn House blend is offered as part of Coffee Haven's wide coffee selection.
• Ghirardelli ChocolateminorOthersGhirardelli chocolate is used to make hot chocolate at Coffee Haven, ensuring quality chocolate flavor.
• Twinings and Mighty LeafminorOthersTwinings and Mighty Leaf teas are served as hot tea options at Coffee Haven.
• WestminsterminorOthersWestminster crackers are served with soups at Coffee Haven.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tattered Cover Book Store: Long-running independent Colorado bookstore chain that has operated cafe spaces inside its stores; directly comparable as a family/community-oriented independent retailer combining books and food/beverage service.
• Trident Booksellers and Cafe: Independent bookstore-cafe hybrid on the Boston/Cambridge border; closest geographic and conceptual analog to Coffee Haven, combining a curated book selection with full espresso and food service in a community-hub setting.
• The Elliot Bay Book Company: Long-established Seattle independent bookstore with an in-store cafe; similar decades-old, family/community-rooted bookstore-cafe hybrid serving a loyal local readership alongside food and beverage.
• Vroman's Bookstore: Historic independent Pasadena, CA bookstore with an attached cafe; comparable as a long-tenured, community-anchored independent combining new books with on-site food and beverage.

Broad incumbents

• Peet's Coffee: Established specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator; comparable on the cafe/coffee side as a broader incumbent competing for the same neighborhood specialty-coffee customer that Coffee Haven serves.
• Dunkin': Dominant New England coffee and breakfast chain with deep local presence; competes directly for Coffee Haven's daily coffee, espresso, and breakfast-sandwich occasions at a lower price point.
• Politics and Prose: Washington, D.C. independent bookstore with an in-store cafe and a heavy events/community programming calendar; comparable hybrid of new-book retail plus cafe seating that doubles as a community gathering space.
• Powell's City of Books: Iconic independent Portland, OR bookstore with an integrated cafe; operates at vastly larger scale but shares the bookstore-cafe hybrid model and community gathering positioning that Coffee Haven uses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coffee-haven

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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