Rochambo Coffee & Tea House

What Rochambo Coffee & Tea House does

Rochambo Coffee & Tea House is an independently owned, single-location coffee and tea house operating at 1317 E Brady Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 1995. The business serves walk-in customers from the local Milwaukee community and visitors, offering espresso-based and brewed coffee beverages, loose leaf teas and specialty drinks (including matcha lattes and cold brew), a food menu, and community event programming. Its physical storefront operates Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm and weekends from 8am to 12pm, functioning as a 'third-space' gathering venue with a pet-friendly environment.

The product portfolio is organized around coffee and espresso drinks, tea and specialty beverages, and food items, supplemented by event hosting as a community-focused offering. Operationally, the company uses a Square-powered online ordering site to enable remote pickup orders, and its website, social media marketing, and email marketing are managed through SpotHopper, a third-party restaurant marketing platform. Sourcing is positioned around Fair Trade, Certified Organic, ethically sourced, and climate-neutral credentials, and the company maintains a presence on Facebook, Instagram, Google Business, and an email newsletter for customer engagement.

The business model is straightforward direct-to-consumer retail: transaction-based in-store beverage and food sales, plus digital pickup orders through Square. Revenue is generated almost entirely from a single Milwaukee storefront with a 5-person team. There is no disclosed pricing structure, no enterprise or wholesale channel, no partnership or distribution relationships, no institutional ownership or funding events, and no proprietary technology platform beyond standard SaaS tooling for ordering and marketing.

Name

Rochambo Coffee & Tea House

Legal name

Rochambo Coffee & Tea House

Website

https://rochambo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rochambo Coffee & Tea House is a single-location, independently owned coffee and tea house on Brady Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in 1995, serving the local community with espresso drinks, loose leaf teas, and food via in-store retail and Square-powered pickup orders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee and Tea House

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFADAA

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

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

SECONDARYTHAFADAF

Tea Rooms & Tea Cafes

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

SECONDARYTHAFADAD

Espresso Bars & Coffee Bars

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

Keywords

• Specialty coffee shop
• Loose leaf tea house
• Artisan espresso bars
• Local cafe dining
• Fair trade coffee retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

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

Revenue model

1. In-Store Beverage and Food Sales: Traditional retail revenue from selling coffee drinks, tea beverages, and food items directly to walk-in customers at the Milwaukee location. Sales are one-time transaction-based purchases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rochambo Coffee & Tea House is a single-location specialty coffee and tea house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in 1995. It sells coffee and espresso drinks, loose leaf teas, specialty beverages, and food items to walk-in retail customers, with pickup orders accepted through a Square online ordering platform. The business also functions as a community event space hosting local gatherings on Brady Street.

Product overview

Rochambo Coffee & Tea House is a single-location, community-focused coffee and tea house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in 1995. It operates as a unified hospitality offering centered on three core pillars: expertly prepared coffee and espresso drinks, loose leaf teas and specialty beverages, and food items from a dedicated menu. The business also leverages a Square-powered online ordering platform to serve customers digitally. A fourth offering — community event hosting — supplements the physical experience. The portfolio is a single unified cafe brand, not a platform-plus-modules architecture; the named products are distinct menu and service categories within one hospitality business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coffee & Espresso Drinks Espresso-based and brewed coffee beverages including espresso, cold brew, iced coffee, cortado, and hot coffee, crafted with ethically sourced, Fair Trade, and Certified Organic beans for walk-in retail customers.
• Tea & Specialty Drinks Loose leaf teas, matcha lattes, iced lattes, hot chocolate, Irish cream coffee, and seasonal specialty beverages prepared for individual consumers in a cozy cafe atmosphere.
• Food Menu Food items served alongside beverages at the Milwaukee cafe, listed on the dedicated food menu section of the website.
• Event Hosting Community-focused event space and programming at the Brady Street venue, hosting gatherings and cultural events for the Milwaukee community.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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 highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Craft coffee company with a network of specialty cafes and strong direct-to-consumer channel. Comparable on single-origin/quality positioning, minimalist third-space design, and digitally enabled ordering.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster operating cafes and DTC channels nationwide. Comparable on specialty beverage menu (espresso, matcha, draft latte), ethical sourcing, and cafe-retail hybrid model.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator known for direct-trade sourcing and barista training. Comparable on third-wave specialty positioning, ethical sourcing, and high-quality espresso bar program, though operating at national scale.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with cafes in multiple U.S. cities, recognized for direct-trade sourcing and craft espresso. Comparable on specialty positioning, ethical supply chain, and cafe-as-third-space concept.

Regional players

• Colectivo Coffee: Milwaukee-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe chain operating multiple locations in Wisconsin and surrounding states. Directly comparable on geography and specialty positioning, but with wholesale roasting, broader menu, and multi-unit scale that Rochambo lacks.
• Stone Creek Coffee: Milwaukee-area specialty coffee roaster and cafe chain with multiple Wisconsin locations. Comparable product mix (espresso, loose leaf tea, food), ethical sourcing, and community-driven brand identity, but operating at multi-unit scale.
• Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. Milwaukee-based independent coffee roaster with cafes in the metro area. Comparable neighborhood-cafe positioning and specialty sourcing ethos, and competes for the same East Side / Brady Street-adjacent customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Caribou Coffee: Regional coffee chain with a presence in the Midwest including Wisconsin. Comparable product mix (espresso, tea, food) and neighborhood-cafe positioning, but competing at larger scale with stronger loyalty programs.
• Biggby Coffee: Regional coffee chain with strong Midwest presence and community-focused branding. Comparable in coffee-and-food cafe format and community positioning, though operating at multi-unit franchise scale rather than independent single location.
• Starbucks: Global coffee chain with broad beverage and food menu. Comparable in core product category (espresso, tea, food), but operates at vastly larger scale with standardized operations that compete on convenience and price rather than specialty quality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/165654549988
• Instagraminstagram.com/rochambomke
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rochambo-coffee-&-tea-house

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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