Cuban Coffee Queen

What Cuban Coffee Queen does

Cuban Coffee Queen (legal entity: Cuban Coffee Queen LLC) is a privately held, Key West, Florida-based specialty Cuban coffee roaster and café operator. The company operates five locations in Key West — Clinton Square (291 Front Street), Downtown at Key Lime Square, the original Waterfront site at the Historic Seaport, Duval Street near the Southernmost Point, and a dedicated Roasters facility at 6 Key Lime Square — where it roasts beans in-house daily under its 'Maestro Tostador' master-roaster program and serves an authentic Cuban coffee and food menu (café con leche, colada, cortadito, Cuban sandwiches, smoothies, breakfast, and pastries). Beyond in-café dining, pickup and delivery are supported through Toast Tab integration at the café sites.

Commercially, the company runs a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront (cubancoffeequeen.com) shipping roasted whole-bean coffee (eight varieties in 12oz and 5lb formats) plus branded apparel and drinkware nationwide, alongside the 'Queen of Clubs' subscription offering 10% off recurring coffee deliveries with customizable cadence and pause/cancel flexibility. Revenue is generated across four streams: in-café food and beverage sales, e-commerce merchandise and coffee, the subscription program, and gift/bundle sets — all operated by a lean team of approximately 9 employees.

The target customer base is segmented into three groups: tourists and visitors to Key West seeking an authentic Cuban coffee and food experience, Key West locals who frequent the cafés for daily coffee and meals, and nationwide coffee enthusiasts who purchase roasted beans or subscribe through the e-commerce channel. The company positions itself around Cuban heritage, in-house roasting freshness, its 'southernmost coffee roaster in America' identity, and recurring recognition in the Key West Bubba Awards for Best Coffee. Technology infrastructure is intentionally lightweight: a standard e-commerce platform, Toast Tab for off-premise ordering, and USPS/UPS for fulfillment, with no disclosed app, API, AI capabilities, or institutional funding.

Name

Cuban Coffee Queen

Legal name

Cuban Coffee Queen LLC

Website

https://cubancoffeequeen.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cuban Coffee Queen is a privately held Key West, Florida-based specialty Cuban coffee roaster and café operator running five locations with in-house roasting, a nationwide e-commerce store for beans and merchandise, and the Queen of Clubs recurring coffee subscription serving tourists, locals, and online coffee enthusiasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Retail & Roasting

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roaster
• Cuban coffee beans
• Coffee subscription service
• Branded coffee merchandise
• Authentic cuban food

Headquarters

HQ city

Key West, Florida

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Café Sales (Food & Beverage): In-person sales of Cuban coffee beverages, smoothies, and Cuban food at five Key West locations. Revenue generated through dine-in, pickup, and delivery orders.
2. E-commerce Coffee & Merchandise: Online sales of roasted whole bean coffee (8 varieties) and branded merchandise (hats, hoodies, shirts, drinkware, accessories) shipped nationwide. Includes one-time purchases and subscription orders.
3. Coffee Subscription (Queen of Clubs): Recurring subscription program offering 10% discount on all roasted coffee beans. Customers choose roast, frequency (weekly to every 8 weeks), and amount. Generates predictable recurring revenue with automatic renewal and billing.
4. Bundles & Gift Sets: Pre-packaged holiday and gift bundles combining coffee bags with merchandise (mugs, shirts, tumblers) at discounted bundle pricing, sold both online and in-store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cuban Coffee Queen roasts and sells authentic Cuban-style whole bean coffee through five retail café locations in Key West, Florida, and a nationwide e-commerce storefront. The company also operates the Queen of Clubs subscription program for recurring coffee deliveries and offers branded merchandise and gift bundles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roasted Whole Bean Coffee Freshly roasted whole bean Cuban-style coffee sold in 12oz and 5lb sizes, including varieties such as Queen's Roast, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, Si Mi Amor, Smooth Sailing Decaf, and First Crow Organic. Roasted in-house daily at the Key West Roasters location and sold online with nationwide shipping and in retail cafés. Targeted at individual coffee drinkers and home brewers nationwide.
• Queen of Clubs Coffee Subscription Recurring subscription program offering 10% off all roasted coffee beans with customizable roast selection, frequency (weekly to every 8 weeks), and amount, plus pause-or-cancel-anytime flexibility and automatic renewal/billing. Targeted at nationwide coffee enthusiasts seeking predictable home delivery of fresh Cuban-style coffee.
• Cuban Coffee & Food Service (In-Café Menu) In-café menu of authentic Cuban beverages (Cafe Con Leche, Colada, Cortadito, Cuban Frappe, Cold Brew, Bucci), smoothies, breakfast items, Cuban sandwiches, Havana Beans & Rice, and desserts like Key Lime Pie, served at four Key West café locations (Clinton Square, Downtown, Waterfront, Duval Street) for dine-in, pickup, and delivery. Targeted at Key West tourists and local residents.
• Branded Coffee Merchandise Cuban Coffee Queen branded apparel (T-shirts, long-sleeved shirts, V-necks, pullover hoodies, zip hoodies), headwear, and accessories sold online and at the Roasters location. Targeted at brand loyalists, tourists, and gift buyers nationwide.
• Branded Drinkware Cuban Coffee Queen branded drinkware including insulated tumblers (20oz and 32oz), insulated spirit tumbler (12oz), Royal Grand ceramic mug, Queen's Coffee Cup, enamel mugs, tin mugs, glass mugs, and espresso cup and saucer. Sold online and in-store to consumers and gift buyers.
• Gift Bundles and Sample Packs Pre-packaged holiday and gift bundles combining coffee bags with merchandise such as mugs, shirts, and tumblers, plus sample packs of three or four coffees, sold at discounted bundle pricing online and in-store. Targeted at gift purchasers, tourists, and first-time customers wanting to try multiple varieties.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Intelligentsia Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with cafés and wholesale distribution, known for direct-trade sourcing and single-origin focus. Comparable craft-roaster positioning and specialty café retail model.
• Colectivo Coffee: Mid-size specialty coffee roaster with multiple café locations, in-house roasting, and subscription service. Comparable multi-location roastery-retailer with regional focus and DTC channels.
• Panther Coffee: Miami-based specialty coffee roaster with multiple café locations, in-house roasting, and a strong DTC presence. Highly comparable operating model (roastery + cafés + e-commerce) and geographic proximity to Cuban Coffee Queen's Key West market.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster focused on sustainability and education, with cafés and DTC online sales. Comparable focus on craft roasting, brand storytelling, and direct-to-consumer channels.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty third-wave coffee roaster with cafés, e-commerce, and subscription service. Operates a similar roastery + café + subscription business model at a much larger scale.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with company-owned cafés, subscription program, and DTC e-commerce. Operates a near-identical vertically integrated roastery + café + subscription model.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with company-owned cafés across major U.S. cities, DTC e-commerce, and a subscription program. Comparable vertically integrated roastery-to-café model and similar nationwide DTC strategy.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty third-wave coffee roaster with cafés, wholesale, and DTC e-commerce/subscription. Similar vertical integration from roasting through retail and recurring online sales.

Broad incumbents

• Café Pilón: Established Cuban coffee brand widely sold in U.S. Hispanic grocery and online. Represents the legacy mainstream Cuban coffee option that Cuban Coffee Queen positions itself against with fresh-roasted, single-origin craft credentials.
• Café Bustelo: Mass-market Cuban-style coffee brand owned by JAB Holding/JDE Peet's. Directly competes in the Cuban coffee category but at vastly larger scale across grocery and foodservice; serves as the dominant incumbent that Cuban Coffee Queen differentiates against on craft authenticity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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