HOTTOP LTD

What HOTTOP LTD does

Hottop Americas LLC operates as the exclusive USA master distributor for Hottop-branded home and small commercial coffee roasting machines, selling directly to consumers through its e-commerce website at hottopamericas.com. Its active catalog comprises three current models — the KN-8828P-2K (programmable profile model), KN-8828B-2K (manual/automatic control model), and the flagship KN-8828B-2K+ ($2,150, with USB computer connectivity) — together with replacement parts, accessories, refurbishing services, and upgrade kits for legacy units such as the KN-8828D and KN-8828. The roasters share a common technical platform: a 250g-optimal stainless steel drum, computer-controlled heating and airflow, dual K-type thermocouples for bean (BT) and environmental (ET) temperature sensing, programmable roast profiles on P-series models, and on the flagship, USB integration with the open-source Artisan roast-profiling software for real-time graphing and control.

The business model is direct-to-consumer hardware sales with no dealer or reseller channel in the US, limited to 120V/60Hz units for the American market, with international buyers for other voltages routed to the factory directly. Revenue is concentrated on unit sales at roughly $1,500-$2,150 per roaster, supplemented by aftermarket parts, refurbishment, and upgrade-kit revenue from the installed base. Customers are primarily home coffee roasting enthusiasts who value precise, repeatable temperature control and quiet operation for hearing first and second crack, with a secondary segment of small commercial roasters, specialty coffee shops, and micro-roasteries using 225g-300g batch sizes. The company has operated continuously since at least 2008 and remains privately held with no disclosed funding, ownership, or leadership information in the available source material.

Name

HOTTOP LTD

Legal name

Hottop Americas LLC

Website

https://hottopamericas.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hottop Americas LLC is the exclusive US distributor of Hottop-branded home and small-commercial coffee roasters, selling the KN-8828P-2K, KN-8828B-2K, and flagship KN-8828B-2K+ (with USB and Artisan software integration) directly to consumers via e-commerce, plus parts, refurbishing, and upgrade services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Coffee Roasters

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee, Espresso & Tea Appliances Retail (CRACADAC)

Keywords

• Home coffee roasters
• Coffee roasting machines
• Coffee roaster parts
• Small batch roasting
• Specialty coffee equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Branford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coffee Roaster Sales: Primary revenue from selling coffee roaster appliances directly to consumers and small commercial users. Products include current models (KN-8828P-2K, KN-8828B-2K, KN-8828B-2K+) and replacement parts/accessories through their online store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hottop Americas designs, manufactures, distributes, and services home coffee roasting machines and related parts and accessories. The company operates as the USA master distributor, selling computer-controlled coffee roasters featuring K-type thermocouple temperature sensing, USB connectivity, programmable roast profiles, and dual bean/environmental temperature monitoring, primarily to home roasting enthusiasts and small commercial users.

Product overview

Hottop Americas offers a focused line of home and small commercial coffee roasters. The current product line centers on three models (KN-8828P-2K, KN-8828B-2K, and KN-8828B-2K+), with the KN-8828B-2K+ being the flagship model featuring dual temperature monitoring, USB connectivity, and Artisan software integration. Several discontinued models (KN-8828P-2, KN-8828B-2, KN-8828D, KN-8828) are also referenced with parts still available. All models share common features including computer-controlled roasting, stainless steel drums, smoke reduction systems, and manual emergency eject mechanisms. Capacity ranges from 225g-300g per roasting cycle with 250g optimal. The company also offers parts, accessories, upgrade kits, refurbishing services, and technical documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KN-8828P-2K Coffee Roaster Programmable profile coffee roaster featuring an accurate K-thermocouple and 9 user-programmable, eight-segment roast profiles. Temperature, time, and fan speed can be programmed and monitored with auto mode operation and manual emergency eject. Capacity: 225g-275g per roasting (250g optimal). Designed for home coffee roasting enthusiasts and small commercial users.
• KN-8828B-2K Coffee Roaster Auto and manual control coffee roaster with an accurate K-thermocouple. Temperature, time, fan speed, and heating element power can be modified during the roast. Capacity: 225g-275g per roasting (250g optimal). Designed for home roasting enthusiasts.
• KN-8828B-2K+ Coffee Roaster Flagship coffee roaster featuring dual K-type thermocouples for simultaneous bean temperature (BT) and environmental temperature (ET) display, USB computer connection for real-time graphing, logging, and control, bi-directional infinite rotation speed-sensitive knobs for heating power, fan speed, target temperature, and target roast duration. High-output heating element capable of dark roasts. Available in 120V AC. Capacity: 225g-300g per roasting (250g optimal).
• Roaster Refurbishing Service Service that restores used Hottop coffee roasters to working condition. Includes repair, replacement of worn components, and recommissioning for owners of older or discontinued models.
• Replacement Parts and Accessories Replacement parts, accessories, and upgrade kits sold through the Hottop Americas online store for current and discontinued roaster models, including control panel upgrades and main circuit board replacements.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Artisan (Open Source Roaster Control Software)coreTechnology or IntegrationArtisan is open-source roast profiling software that has been modified to accept the Hottop KN-8828B-2K+ and includes communication and connection data for the roaster. Hottop provides links to Artisan software and setup instructions. The integration enables real-time graphing, logging, and control of the roast through the USB connection.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aillio: Manufacturer of the Bullet R1 series electric home coffee roasters, directly competing with Hottop in the premium enthusiast/small-commercial segment with software-driven roast profiling capabilities.
• Kaffelogic: Producer of the Nano 7e home coffee roaster, another direct competitor in the small-batch home roasting appliance category with a focus on repeatability and profile control.
• Behmor: Maker of the Behmor 2000AB Plus home coffee roaster, a direct competitor to the Hottop line targeting the same home roasting enthusiast segment with similar batch-size and price-point positioning.
• Ikawa Pro: Makes the Ikawa Pro sample roaster and Ikawa Home V3, directly overlapping with Hottop's small-batch profiling use case and serving green-bean buyers, QC labs, and specialty roasters.

Emerging players

• Sandbox Smart R1: Emerging smart home coffee roaster with app connectivity and cloud profile sharing, representing a newer generation of digitally native competitors to traditional home roasters like Hottop.

Broad incumbents

• Loring Smart Roast: Manufacturer of commercial coffee roasters with a focus on eco-friendly and profile-driven systems, relevant as a category peer for Hottop's small commercial buyers as they scale up.
• Probat: Long-established German manufacturer of industrial and commercial coffee roasting equipment; not a direct competitor at the home scale but operates in the same coffee roasting category and represents the broader incumbent ecosystem Hottop's small commercial buyers may upgrade into.
• Diedrich Roasters: US-based manufacturer of commercial coffee roasting equipment, overlapping in the small commercial/micro-roastery segment that Hottop's KN-8828 line addresses.

Regional players

• Joper: Brazilian manufacturer of coffee roasting equipment serving small and mid-sized commercial roasters in Latin America, comparable in targeting micro-roastery buyers though operating in a different geography than Hottop Americas.
• Has Garanti (Hastek): Turkish manufacturer of small and commercial coffee roasters, comparable to Hottop's small-batch profile-controlled approach but serving primarily the EMEA and regional Middle East markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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