Lamppost Coffee

What Lamppost Coffee does

Lamppost Coffee is a Central Texas specialty coffee roaster and café operator founded in 2015 by Brian Burns in Round Rock. The company operates five brick-and-mortar cafés (Georgetown, Hutto, Round Rock Downtown, Round Rock West, and San Marcos), an in-house roasting facility in Round Rock using Diedrich commercial roasters, and a mobile coffee catering service. Its coffee portfolio is organized into three sub-brands—Oh Hello! (co-fermented coffees for specialty newcomers), Pinkies Out (premium anaerobic and co-fermented lots from producers such as Edwin Noreña, Felipe Trujillo, and Ana Maria Donneys), and Daily Drinkers (versatile everyday roasts including Decaf Mexico, Guatemala Alma, and Lion's Mane)—supplemented by a proprietary house-made Lamba Syrup and nitrogen-flush packaging that extends shelf life to roughly six months.

The business generates revenue across six channels: retail café sales (in-store and Square order-ahead), wholesale bulk coffee to cafés, restaurants, offices, and hospitality operators, mobile coffee catering for events in Texas and Colorado, food catering through an EZ Cater partnership, fully managed office coffee programs with baristas and equipment, and Shopify e-commerce for whole-bean coffee, syrups, and branded merchandise. Pricing is unit-based across all channels ($14–$50 retail SKUs; 50% deposits on mobile catering; $50 minimum on food catering). Distribution is domestic-only with wholesale shipping nationwide and retail concentrated in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos corridor.

The company has accumulated six Golden Bean World Series medals in 2025–2026, including the 2026 Small Chain Overall Trophy, and is led by founder/CEO Brian Burns alongside a COO, Head Roaster, Director of Food Operations, Director of Mobile Coffee, and Senior Operations Manager. Lamppost Coffee is privately held and bootstrapped, with no disclosed outside funding, parent entity, or acquisition activity. A recurring coffee subscription is listed on the storefront as coming soon, signaling planned expansion into subscription-based D2C revenue.

Name

Lamppost Coffee

Legal name

Lamppost Coffee

Website

https://lamppost.coffee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lamppost Coffee is a Central Texas specialty coffee roaster and café operator running five cafés, an in-house roastery, mobile catering, wholesale, and office coffee programs, serving individual consumers and B2B hospitality clients across Texas and select event markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop Services

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192), Food Services and Drinking Places (722), Mobile Food Services (722330), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFADAE

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Cafes & Coffee Shops

SECONDARYTHAFADAA

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Cafes & Coffee Shops

SECONDARYAFAFADAJ

Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Coffee & Tea Processing (Roasting, Blending, RTD)

SECONDARYHSACAGAJ

Beverage Service (Coffee/Tea/Juice) & Refreshment Stations

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Catering Coordination & Food Service (Non-restaurant)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roaster
• Coffee shop and cafe
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Mobile coffee catering
• Office coffee programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Round Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Café Operations: Operates 5 café locations selling specialty coffee drinks, food items, and merchandise directly to consumers. Revenue generated from in-store purchases and online order-ahead.
2. Wholesale Coffee Sales: Bulk coffee sales to businesses including cafés, restaurants, offices, and hospitality programs. Includes account management, scheduled fulfillment, local and nationwide delivery.
3. Mobile Coffee Catering: Mobile espresso bar services for events including corporate gatherings, weddings, parties, and community events. Revenue from service fees, deposits, and optional add-ons.
4. Food Catering: Breakfast and lunch catering for gatherings of 10+ guests, featuring chef-driven pastries. Requires 3-day advance notice with delivery fees starting at $30.
5. Office Coffee Services: Fully managed workplace coffee programs providing espresso drinks, pastries, baristas, and equipment for offices. Long-term contracts for recurring service.
6. E-commerce Retail: Online sales of whole bean coffee, syrups, merchandise, and supplies through Shopify storefront with domestic shipping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lamppost Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and multi-location cafe operator that operates five brick-and-mortar cafes across Central Texas (Georgetown, Hutto, Round Rock Downtown, Round Rock West, and San Marcos) and a roasting facility in Round Rock. The company roasts specialty coffee in-house using Diedrich commercial machines with nitrogen-flush packaging, and sells roasted coffee, Lamba syrup, and branded merchandise through its cafes and Shopify e-commerce storefront. Beyond retail, Lamppost runs a wholesale coffee program for cafes and hospitality businesses, a mobile coffee catering service for events, a food catering program, and fully managed workplace coffee programs for offices.

Product overview

Lamppost Coffee is a specialty coffee company operating a platform of five brick-and-mortar cafe locations across Central Texas (Georgetown, Hutto, Round Rock Downtown, Round Rock West, and San Marcos), a roasting facility in Round Rock, mobile coffee catering services, food catering, office coffee programs, and a wholesale program. The product portfolio centers on specialty coffee offerings organized into three sub-brands: the Oh Hello! line (experimental coferments for specialty coffee newcomers), Pinkies Out (premium experimental coffees from renowned producers), and Daily Drinkers (accessible everyday roasts including Decaf Mexico and Guatemala Alma). Supporting products include house-made Lamba Syrup, merchandise (apparel, accessories, bags), and the wholesale program for B2B partners. Coffee subscriptions are listed as coming soon. The company is recognized for its roasting excellence, winning multiple Golden Bean World Series awards in 2025 and 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lamba Syrup: House-made signature syrup for coffee drinks

Products and services

• Cafe Locations Five brick-and-mortar specialty coffee shop locations in Georgetown, Hutto, Round Rock Downtown, Round Rock West, and San Marcos, Texas, plus a roasting facility in Round Rock, serving walk-in customers with order-ahead capability through Square.
• Wholesale Coffee Program

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Merit Coffee Co. Texas-based specialty roaster and café operator with locations across Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin. Same specialty category and Texas footprint as Lamppost, representing the in-state competitive set Lamppost would face expanding outside its current metro.
• Houndstooth Coffee: Multi-location specialty coffee roaster and café chain based in Austin, Texas. Direct same-category competitor but anchored in Austin proper versus Lamppost's Round Rock/Georgetown cluster — most regionally relevant peer in the same Texas specialty scene.

Direct peers

• Colectivo Coffee: Mid-size specialty roaster operating its own cafés, wholesale accounts, and e-commerce in the U.S. Midwest. Same integrated roastery-plus-café-plus-wholesale model as Lamppost, at a comparable scale.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Sustainability-focused specialty roaster with wholesale accounts, training centers, and a strong DTC subscription business. Closely matches Lamppost's B2B/wholesale emphasis and educational brand voice.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with multiple California cafés, wholesale accounts, and a DTC e-commerce business. Closely comparable channel mix to Lamppost (cafés + wholesale + retail subscriptions), with similar third-wave positioning.
• Joe Coffee Company: Specialty coffee roaster and café operator with multi-location retail in NYC and a robust wholesale and subscription program — directly comparable mid-scale competitor in the café-plus-wholesale-plus-DTC specialty space.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Pioneering third-wave specialty roaster with cafés in multiple cities and wholesale accounts nationwide. Closely aligned on product positioning (single-origin, direct trade) and on the café + wholesale + DTC channel mix.
• Onyx Coffee Lab: Award-winning specialty coffee roaster and café operator known for competition-level roasting (multiple Golden Bean / U.S. Barista Championship placements) and experimental processing — directly mirrors Lamppost's Pinkies Out / Oh Hello! experimental lines and award-driven positioning, with comparable scale of café + wholesale + e-commerce.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Large, venture- and corporate-backed specialty coffee roaster with its own cafés, wholesale program, and DTC subscription. Highly comparable to Lamppost on product category (single-origin specialty) and channel mix (cafés, wholesale, e-commerce), but at significantly greater scale and capital backing.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Established specialty roaster with cafés, wholesale, and national grocery distribution; comparable on every product/format axis but operates at much larger scale under Peet's/Peet's/JAB ownership — represents the well-capitalized competitor archetype.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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