Wholly Grounds

Name

Wholly Grounds

Legal name

Wholly Ground

Website

https://whollyground.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Walker

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coffeehouse Food & Beverage Sales: Retail sales of coffee drinks, breakfast items, lunch items, and desserts through an on-site coffeehouse operation. Open Monday-Saturday with varying hours.
2. Facility Rental: Rental of 3200 sq. ft. event space including tables, chairs, sound system, and projector. Priced at $200-$600 depending on day of week and duration. Includes $50 non-refundable deposit.
3. Tithes and Offerings: Church accepts donations and tithes from congregation members. Members can give online through the church website.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wholly Grounds operates a combined coffeehouse and Southern Baptist church in Walker, Louisiana. The coffeehouse serves hot and cold coffee beverages, breakfast items, lunch items, and desserts during weekday and Saturday hours. The church component provides Sunday worship services, discipleship classes, men's, youth, and ladies' Bible studies, and recorded sermons streamed online. The facility also rents its 3,200 sq. ft. event space for private gatherings.

Product overview

Wholly Grounds operates as a combined coffeehouse and Southern Baptist church located in Walker, Louisiana. The core offering consists of a coffeehouse serving hot and cold beverages, breakfast, lunch, and desserts. The church component provides Sunday worship services, Bible studies, and recorded sermons. Additional services include event venue rental for the 3200 sq. ft. space and monthly devotional content. All operations are integrated under one ministry focused on community outreach through coffee and Christian teaching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholly Ground Coffeehouse Walk-in coffeehouse offering hot coffee (drip, French press, latte, cappuccino, Americano, etc.), cold coffee (cold brew, iced latte, iced Americano), breakfast items served until 10:30am (biscuits, bagels, breakfast wraps, quesadillas), lunch items served 10:30am-5:00pm (sandwiches, wraps, salads, quesadillas), and desserts (cake slices, brownies, cookies, muffins). Open Monday-Friday 6:30am-2:00pm and Saturday 7:30am-2:00pm. Targets local residents and visitors in Walker, LA.
• Wholly Ground Church Services Sunday worship services starting at 10:30am with discipleship classes beginning at 9:15am. Includes men's and youth Bible studies on Wednesdays, Ladies Bible Study on Sundays, and special needs ministry. Provides spiritual community, Christian teaching, and fellowship for families, individuals, youth, and special needs ministry attendees in Walker, LA.
• Event Space Rental 3,200 sq. ft. event space rental including access to a sound system, projector, 28 rectangular tables, 2 round tables, and 120 chairs. Priced at $200-$600 depending on day of week and duration (Monday-Thursday: $200 for 4 hours or $400 for 8 hours; Friday-Saturday: $300 for 4 hours or $600 for 8 hours). $50 non-refundable deposit and signed contract required. Available for private events such as meetings and celebrations in Walker, LA.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• PJ's Coffee of New Orleans: Louisiana-based specialty coffee chain headquartered in the same state as Wholly Ground. Directly comparable as a regional coffeehouse competitor serving similar customer preferences in the greater Baton Rouge/Walker catchment.
• Community Coffee: Louisiana-based family-owned coffee roaster with cafes across the Gulf South. Comparable as a regional incumbent coffee brand operating in the same home state and broader Southeastern market where Wholly Ground is located.

Broad incumbents

• Starbucks: Global coffeehouse chain that competes for the same daily coffee and breakfast occasion. Comparable as a broad incumbent setting the standard against which independent neighborhood cafes like Wholly Ground differentiate.
• Dunkin': National coffee-and-donut chain with deep Southeastern presence. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same grab-and-go coffee and breakfast customer that Wholly Ground serves in Walker, LA.

Emerging players

• Scooter's Coffee: Fast-growing specialty coffee drive-thru franchise expanding across the South and Midwest. Comparable as an emerging player pursuing neighborhood coffee customers with a leaner operating model.
• Black Rifle Coffee Company: Vet-founded specialty coffee brand with retail locations and strong community/identity positioning. Comparable as an emerging player using differentiated brand identity to build loyal community-driven coffee audiences.

Direct peers

• Higher Grounds Coffee House: Faith-rooted independent coffeehouse serving as both a community gathering space and a ministry platform. Directly comparable to Wholly Ground's hybrid cafe-plus-church operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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