Krema Coffee House

Name

Krema Coffee House

Legal name

Krema Coffee House

Website

https://kremacoffeehouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop & Roastery

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Coffee house retail
• Mobile coffee catering
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Coffee fundraising program

Headquarters

HQ city

Plainfield, Illinois

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Coffee and Food Sales: In-store sales of in-house roasted coffee, loose leaf teas, fresh pastries baked on premises, craft toasts, sandwiches, and salads.
2. E-commerce Coffee Sales: Online sales of whole bean and ground coffee bags through Shopify storefront. Products include single-origin coffees, city blends, and specialty blends like Krema Kicks Cancer.
3. Mobile Coffee Cart Services: Mobile coffee cart rental for events including weddings, corporate gatherings, and community events with handcrafted drinks and fresh-brewed coffee.
4. Event Space Rental: Hourly rental of cafe spaces at various locations for meetings, bridal showers, baby showers. Pricing from $100/hour with food/drink packages.
5. Wholesale Coffee: B2B wholesale partnerships selling Krema coffee to other cafes and businesses with menu support and community networking.
6. Corporate Gifting: Co-branded coffee bag corporate gifts with custom logos for customer appreciation and employee gifts.
7. Fundraising Program: Co-branded fundraiser coffee bags where $5 per bag sold is donated to the organization. Includes QR codes and marketing materials.
8. Gift Cards: E-gift cards sent via email for in-person purchases at cafe locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Krema Coffee House is an independent specialty coffee roaster and multi-location cafe operator. It roasts small-batch coffee in-house from beans sourced from Costa Rica, Peru, Guatemala, Brazil, and Ethiopia, and sells it across four Chicagoland cafes, a Shopify e-commerce storefront, a mobile Krema Coffee Cart, a wholesale program, corporate gifting, fundraising bundles, and event space rentals. Its cafes also serve fresh pastries baked on premises, craft toasts, sandwiches, salads, and loose-leaf teas.

Product overview

Krema Coffee House is a multi-location independent coffee house and roaster operating 4 locations in the Chicagoland area (Plainfield, Lockport, Tinley Park, North Aurora). The core offering includes small-batch, premium roasted coffee sourced from select locations worldwide (Guatemala, Peru, Ethiopia, Colombia), supplemented by in-house baked goods, craft toasts, sandwiches, and salads. The product portfolio centers on retail coffee bags sold directly to consumers, with location-specific City Blend Collections for each store. Additional offerings include a mobile Coffee Cart service for events, wholesale programs for businesses, corporate gifting with co-branded bags, and a fundraising program where organizations receive $5 per bag sold. The company also offers a Cold Brew Kit for home brewing and event hosting services at all locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• City Blend Collection: Location-specific coffee blends for each store location (Plainfield, Lockport, Tinley Park, North Aurora).
• Krema Kicks Cancer
• Krema Coffee Cart

Products and services

• Krema City Blend Plainfield Location-specific house blend coffee for the Plainfield, IL cafe, part of the multi-location City Blend Collection featuring locally tailored roasts for each Krema store.
• Krema City Blend Lockport Location-specific house blend coffee for the Lockport, IL cafe, part of the City Blend Collection.
• Krema City Blend Tinley Park Location-specific house blend coffee for the Tinley Park, IL cafe, part of the City Blend Collection.
• Krema City Blend North Aurora Location-specific house blend coffee for the North Aurora, IL cafe, part of the City Blend Collection.
• Hollis Holla (Guatemala) Single-Origin Coffee Single-origin Guatemalan roast with tasting notes of chocolate, brown sugar, and red apples, sold via the Krema Shopify storefront.
• Tupac's Revolt (Peru) Single-Origin Coffee Single-origin Peruvian coffee roast with distinctive flavor profile, sold via the Krema Shopify storefront.
• King Kaleeb Collab (Ethiopia) Single-Origin Coffee Single-source Ethiopian roast celebrating King Kaleeb of Aksum, with tasting notes of black tea, dried apricot, floral, and peach. Sold from $20.00 USD.
• Krema Kicks Cancer Blend Specialty coffee blend created in partnership with The H Foundation; proceeds from each bag sold go directly to The H Foundation to support basic cancer science research. Priced at $20.00 USD.
• Bogotá (Decaf) Single-Origin Coffee Decaffeinated Colombian coffee roast, sold from $19.00 USD.
• Bo Chica's Bow Single-Origin Coffee Single-origin coffee with distinct flavor profile, available in whole bean and ground options.
• Cold Brew Blend Smooth, chocolatey, low-acid cold brew coffee blend for home preparation. Priced at $18.00 USD.
• Krema Cold Brew Kit Home cold brew brewing kit including a specially crafted cold brew coffee blend bag and brewing equipment to make cold brew at home. Priced at $60.00 USD.
• Krema Coffee Cart (Mobile Coffee Service) Mobile coffee cart rental bringing handcrafted drinks and fresh-brewed Krema coffee to weddings, corporate gatherings, community events, and other special occasions.
• Wholesale Coffee Program B2B wholesale coffee program supplying Krema roasted coffee to other cafes and businesses, with menu support organized by flavor profile and community networking.
• Cafe Event Hosting Hourly event space rental at all four cafe locations (Plainfield, Lockport, Tinley Park, North Aurora) for meetings, bridal showers, baby showers, and other small gatherings, with optional drink and food packages.
• Corporate Gifting Program Co-branded coffee bag corporate gifting service with custom logos for customer appreciation, employee gifts, and holiday gifts, including engagements such as Würth MRO customer appreciation gifting.
• Fundraising Program Co-branded coffee bag fundraising program for schools, churches, performing arts groups, and community organizations, with $5 donated per bag sold, custom QR codes, and marketing materials.
• Krema E-Gift Cards Digital e-gift cards delivered via email, redeemable for in-person purchases at Krema cafe locations via the Toast Tab platform.
• Krema Coffee House Cafe Locations Four retail cafe locations across Chicagoland (Plainfield flagship plus Lockport, Tinley Park, and North Aurora), serving in-house roasted coffee, loose leaf teas, fresh pastries baked on premises, craft toasts, sandwiches, and salads.
• Playnfield Players Fundraiser Coffee Co-branded fundraiser coffee in collaboration with Playnfield Players community theatre, with $5 from every bag sold donated to the organization.

Quantifiable outcome

• $5 donated per fundraiser bag sold

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The H FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Krema Coffee joined forces with The H Foundation to support basic cancer science research. Created the Krema Kicks Cancer blend where proceeds from each bag sold go directly to The H Foundation. Partnership active since 2017.
• Playnfield PlayersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Playnfield Players community theatre organization. $5 from every fundraiser bag sold is donated to support local arts. Includes QR code and marketing materials for fundraising.
• Würth MROminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate gifting customer using co-branded coffee bags for customer appreciation. Testimonial partner showcasing customized corporate gift solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Colectivo Coffee: Midwest specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator based in Milwaukee; comparable in-house roasting, cafe model, and community/mission positioning, though operating in Wisconsin/regional Midwest rather than directly in Chicagoland.

Direct peers

• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with strong education/coffee training focus and wholesale program; comparable in-house roasting, single-origin sourcing, and B2B/wholesale emphasis.
• Sparrow Coffee Roastery: Chicago specialty roaster and cafe; comparable size, in-house roasting model, and direct overlap with Krema for downtown and suburban Chicago specialty coffee customers.
• Metropolis Coffee Company: Chicago-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator; comparable through in-house roasting, multi-location cafe presence, and B2B/wholesale distribution in the same regional market.
• Brewpoint Coffee: Chicagoland-area specialty coffee roaster and growing cafe chain; comparable multi-location footprint, in-house roasting, and direct competition for suburban Chicago customers.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Chicago-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator; the closest geographic and category peer to Krema, sharing third-wave positioning, in-house roasting, and multi-location cafe model in the same metro.
• Dark Matter Coffee: Chicago specialty roaster with multiple cafe locations; directly competes with Krema for the same Chicagoland third-wave coffee consumer with in-house roasting and brand-led retail.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: National specialty coffee operator with cafes, e-commerce, and subscription; directly comparable cafe-retail-plus-roaster model and e-commerce/wholesale channels, though at materially larger scale.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: National specialty coffee roaster with cafe locations and wholesale distribution; overlaps with Krema on in-house roasting, cafe retail, and B2B/wholesale channels but at significantly larger scale.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Established specialty roaster with cafe locations, wholesale program, and direct-trade sourcing; competes with Krema in the third-wave segment and offers analogous wholesale/retail channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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