States Coffee & Mercantile

Name

States Coffee & Mercantile

Legal name

States Coffee & Mercantile

Website

https://statescoffee.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG), Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG), Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC), Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee retail
• Café beverages
• Baked goods
• On-site roasting
• Coffee shop

Headquarters

HQ city

Martinez

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Coffee and Baked Goods Sales: Revenue generated from direct retail sales of freshly roasted coffee and baked goods at physical café locations. Customers purchase items in-person at café locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

States Coffee & Mercantile operates two specialty café locations selling freshly roasted coffee and baked goods directly to consumers. The Martinez location roasts coffee on-site, and both locations (States Coffee Martinez and Bright Coffee Oakland) serve as neighborhood cafés in California.

Product overview

States Coffee & Mercantile operates as a specialty coffee and baked goods business, consisting of two café locations: States Coffee Martinez and Bright Coffee Oakland. The Martinez location features on-site coffee roasting alongside its café offerings, while Bright Coffee Oakland operates as a separate café location. The company also has a brand collaboration called States Coffee X Bread. The business model centers on direct-to-consumer retail of coffee and baked goods across physical locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• States Coffee Martinez A coffee shop and baked goods café featuring on-site roasting, located at 609 Ward Street in Martinez, California, open daily from 7:00AM to 3PM. Serves local consumers seeking freshly roasted coffee and fresh baked goods.
• Bright Coffee Oakland A coffee shop location in Oakland at 419 40th Street, open daily from 7AM to 2PM, serving coffee and baked goods to local consumers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roastery and café operator with multiple locations across California, including the Bay Area. Directly comparable in category (specialty roaster + café) and target customer (third-wave coffee drinkers).
• Réveille Coffee Co. Independent Bay Area specialty coffee café operator with a small multi-location footprint. Comparable in scale, target customer, and East Bay-adjacent positioning.
• Sightglass Coffee: San Francisco specialty coffee roaster and café with an on-site roastery at its 7th Street location. Directly comparable for the roastery-cafe hybrid model and Bay Area specialty positioning.
• Ritual Coffee Roasters: San Francisco specialty coffee roaster with multiple café locations. Comparable as a Bay Area third-wave coffee roaster focused on quality and direct retail.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Oakland-born specialty coffee roaster and café chain with extensive Bay Area retail presence. Closest large-scale comparable to States Coffee: on-site roasting, café format, premium positioning, East Bay roots.
• Equator Coffees: Specialty coffee roaster and café operator with several Bay Area locations. Comparable in roasting-cafe hybrid model and premium specialty positioning.
• Philz Coffee: Bay Area-born specialty coffee chain with multiple East Bay locations. Comparable as a multi-location specialty coffee retailer targeting everyday consumers in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Established specialty coffee roaster and café operator (owned by Peet's/Strauss Group). Comparable as a third-wave specialty coffee retailer with roastery-cafe locations, though at significantly larger scale.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with training centers and café-adjacent retail across the U.S. Comparable as a specialty coffee roaster with café exposure, though primarily a wholesale and training brand.

Regional players

• Mr. Espresso: Oakland-based specialty coffee roaster with a long history in the Bay Area. Comparable as a Bay Area roaster with café and wholesale channels, though with a heavier wholesale focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key highlights5 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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