Sound Coffee

What Sound Coffee does

Sound Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and café headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, founded in 2020 and operating as a privately held LLC. The company runs two physical locations: a production roastery at 2040 Main Street and a retail café at 2889 Fairfield Avenue in the Black Rock neighborhood, the latter acquired in March 2025 from the former Source Coffeehouse along with its management and barista team. Core operations center on small-batch micro-roasting using a Loring S7 Nighthawk single-burner convection roaster, which recirculates exhaust heat and delivers up to 80% less fuel consumption and emissions than conventional drum roasters. The product portfolio comprises music-themed signature blends (Power Chord, Turntable, Headliner, Unplugged, Pioneer, Beat Drop, Soundcheck) and rotating single-origin coffees (Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras COMSA, Costa Rica, Sumatra, Jazz Cat Anaerobic), sold in 12oz, 1lb, and 5lb formats, complemented by sample packs, subscriptions, and branded merchandise.

The business runs a hybrid go-to-market model: direct-to-consumer e-commerce via soundcoffees.com with free U.S. shipping over $60 and a recurring subscription offering 5% off; café walk-in and order-ahead service through Dripos, DoorDash, and Uber Eats; a wholesale program supplying 5lb bags and 2oz/4oz ready-to-brew vacuum-sealed packets to 100+ Connecticut businesses; and a mobile coffee cart catering operation covering ten Connecticut metros with two formats (Barista Bar Experience and Coffee & Fare). Revenue is generated across six streams: retail coffee sales, café beverage sales, subscriptions, wholesale coffee, merchandise, and event catering. Key team member Jeff Roy is identified as the public-facing blog author and operations lead; no external venture or PE funding has been disclosed, and ownership structure remains private.

Name

Sound Coffee

Legal name

Sound Coffee LLC

Website

https://soundcoffees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sound Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and café in Bridgeport, Connecticut, operating a small-batch roastery and two retail locations serving direct-to-consumer subscribers, wholesale business partners, and event catering clients across Connecticut. Founded 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

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), Coffee Blending & Flavoring (AFAFADAC), Beverage Service (Coffee/Tea/Juice) & Refreshment Stations (HSACAGAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Small-batch coffee
• Coffee subscription service
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Mobile coffee catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Coffee Sales: Direct sales of roasted coffee beans (whole bean and ground) to consumers through e-commerce and café. Products include single origins, signature blends, and sample packs. Available in 12oz, 1lb, and 5lb sizes.
2. Café Beverage Sales: In-café sales of espresso drinks, drip coffee, cold brew, matcha, tea, and seasonal specialty beverages. Includes food items like sandwiches and pastries.
3. Coffee Subscription: Recurring subscription service with 5% savings on every order. Customers choose their schedule, can pause/skip/cancel anytime, switch coffee varieties, and receive freshly roasted beans shipped before shipping.
4. Wholesale Coffee: B2B sales of coffee in 5lb bags and ready-to-brew packets (2oz and 4oz sizes) to cafés, restaurants, offices, hotels, and retailers. Targets high-volume daily brewing operations.
5. Merchandise: Branded merchandise including tumblers, hoodies, t-shirts, stickers, and hats sold alongside coffee products.
6. Coffee Catering: Mobile espresso bar and coffee cart services for events. Two tiers: Barista Bar Experience (full-service with professional baristas) and Coffee & Fare (self-serve with pastries). Pricing based on service type, duration, guest count, and travel distance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sound Coffee is a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based specialty coffee roaster and café that roasts small batches of single-origin and signature-blend coffee on a Loring S7 Nighthawk roaster, then sells those beans direct-to-consumer online, through a Black Rock café, to wholesale B2B partners, and via a mobile coffee cart catering service. The product portfolio spans music-themed signature blends, single-origin coffees, sample packs, a recurring subscription, ready-to-brew packets for offices, and a branded merchandise line.

Product overview

Sound Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and café operating as a single unified hospitality brand centered on freshly roasted coffee beans and café beverages. The core product portfolio consists of Signature Blends (music-themed house roasts including Power Chord, Turntable, Headliner, Unplugged, Pioneer Blend, Beat Drop, and Soundcheck) and Single Origin Coffees (Sumatra, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Honduras COMSA, Colombia, Jazz Cat). Complementary products include Sample Packs (Mixed Tape and Greatest Hits) for tasting discovery, and a Coffee Subscription service for recurring delivery. The company also operates a merchandise line (tumblers, hoodies, tees, hats, beanies, stickers) and two service modules: Mobile Coffee Cart catering (Barista Bar Experience and Coffee & Fare self-serve) and a Wholesale program for B2B coffee supply. All products are roasted in small batches at the Bridgeport CT roastery using a Loring S7 Nighthawk roaster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Signature Blends Collection House-crafted small-batch coffee blends with music-themed names covering dark, medium, light, espresso, decaf, and cold brew roast profiles, available in 12oz and 1lb bags as whole bean or ground. Designed for everyday drinking and espresso-based drinks for individual consumers and the company's wholesale accounts.
• Single Origin Coffees Specialty single-origin coffees sourced from distinct growing regions including Sumatra (dark roast), Ethiopia (light roast), Costa Rica (medium roast), Honduras COMSA (medium-dark roast), Colombia (light roast), and Jazz Cat Anaerobic El Salvador (light roast), showcasing terroir-driven flavor profiles for individual consumers.
• Mixed Tape Sample Pack

Quantifiable outcome

• Coffee roasted and shipped within days of roasting, not months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Moonsmoke Bakery (Roman Bergner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Roman Bergner of Moonsmoke Bakery will bring baked goods to the new Sound Coffee Black Rock location. This partnership brings artisan pastries and food offerings to complement the coffee experience at the expanded café space.
• Wholesale Partner NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 100+ Connecticut businesses serving Sound Coffee including: Markle, Atticus Market, Beardsley Zoo, Carpenters Pub, Chez Rosa, Daisuki Ran, Double L Market, Eco Evolution, Edge of the Woods Market, Fairfield Theatre Company, Get Fizzy, Gourmet United, Mermaid Books, Oliver Nurseries, Recollective Cafe, Stone Gardens Farm Market. Businesses purchase wholesale coffee for daily service or resale.
• Sacred Heart University Library CafécoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSound Coffee products available at the Library Café on Sacred Heart University's Fairfield campus, extending brand presence to university community.
• Hartford HealthCare AmphitheatercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSound Coffee is a featured food vendor at this 5,700-seat waterfront concert venue in Bridgeport, serving coffee at events and concerts.
• Feeding Families FoundationminorOthersCurrent 'Coffee for a Cause' beneficiary. Nonprofit created by a North Haven couple to eliminate hospital food insecurity for parents/caregivers of critically ill children by covering hospital meal costs. Supports Connecticut Children's and Yale Children's Hospital.
• Healing KitchenminorOthersPast nonprofit beneficiary. Provides groceries and hot meals for individuals dealing with food insecurity, particularly those impacted by cancer. Founded based on founder's personal experience with cancer treatment.
• The Tommy Fund for Childhood CancerminorOthersPast nonprofit beneficiary. Since 1953, has supported families whose children are undergoing cancer treatments at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale-New Haven affiliates across Connecticut.
• nOURish BRIDGEPORTminorOthersPast nonprofit beneficiary. Food-centered volunteer-powered community organization addressing food desert conditions in Bridgeport with 25% of residents facing food insecurity. Programs include Super Food Pantry, Baby Center, soup kitchen, and educational classes.
• Source Coffeehouse (Former)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSound Coffee expanded by taking over the former Source Coffeehouse at 2889 Fairfield Avenue in Black Rock. Welcomed existing Source management team and baristas to the Sound Coffee Crew. Property owners supported the transition.
• Ethical Importers NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWork with ethical importers who prioritize fair pricing, sustainable farming practices, and long-term relationships with farming communities. Importers participate in impact programs investing in farmer education, environmental stewardship, and community development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty roaster with strong sustainability and ethical sourcing positioning, plus a wholesale and training-focused business. Comparable to Sound Coffee's B2B/wholesale emphasis and ethical-sourcing story.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Pioneer third-wave roaster with direct-trade programs, cafés, and wholesale. Comparable as specialty roaster with strong B2B/wholesale business and single-origin focus.
• Joe Coffee: NYC-based specialty roaster and café chain focused on small-batch roasting and direct-trade sourcing. Comparable as multi-location roastery-café with strong wholesale relationships.
• Devoción: Brooklyn-based specialty roaster emphasizing ultra-fresh roasting and single-origin transparency. Comparable in freshness positioning (roast-to-ship within days) and café-plus-DTC model.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Café-and-roastery specialty chain founded on single-origin freshness and aesthetic brand experience. Direct comparable in café experience and DTC subscription model.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: California-origin specialty roaster with cafés, e-commerce, and subscription. Comparable across roastery-plus-café footprint and lifestyle-brand positioning.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Portland-origin third-wave specialty roaster with cafés, wholesale, and DTC subscription. Comparable in small-batch roasting ethos and full vertical stack from roastery to retail.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Philadelphia-based specialty coffee roaster and café operator with multiple channels (DTC, wholesale, café, draft latte RTD). Closest comparable in business model, multi-channel approach, and café-plus-roastery footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Peet's Coffee: Established specialty coffee chain with national wholesale and DTC. Competes with Sound Coffee in wholesale and DTC grocery channels but at much broader scale and with a less boutique positioning.
• Starbucks Reserve Roastery: Starbucks' specialty roastery and café concept offering single-origin and small-batch coffees. Represents the scaled-incumbent competitive threat in premium café and roasting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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