carib bean coffee roasters

Name

carib bean coffee roasters

Website

https://caribbeancoffeeroasters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Espresso Bars & Coffee Bars (THAFADAD)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Coffee equipment distribution
• Barista training services
• Coffee retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Liberta

HQ country

Antigua & Barbuda

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Coffee Sales: Core B2B revenue from supplying specialty coffee to hotels, resorts, yachts, restaurants, and supermarkets. Products include signature espresso blends, guest filters, all-day brews, in-room personalized coffee packs, and retail bags.
2. Retail Coffee Products: Direct-to-consumer sales of roasted coffee beans in various sizes (2oz, 8oz, 1lb, 1kg, 5lb) and formats (whole bean or ground). Available at roastery cafe and through retail partners.
3. Equipment Distribution (Fracino): Sole authorized Caribbean distributor of Fracino espresso machines. Revenue from equipment sales, installation, and ongoing support services.
4. Service and Support: Professional servicing, maintenance, and repairs for commercial and home coffee equipment including bulk brewers, espresso machines, and bean-to-cup machines.
5. Barista Training: Hands-on barista training for all skill levels, covering fundamental techniques to advanced brewing methods across all varieties of equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carib Bean Coffee Roasters roasts and supplies small-batch, specialty Arabica coffee daily using a Sivetz Fluid Bed Roaster. The company sells its 15 proprietary blends in various sizes to wholesale customers across the Caribbean (hotels, resorts, mega yachts, restaurants, cafes), operates The Roastery cafe in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, and is the sole authorized Caribbean distributor of Fracino espresso machines along with barista training and equipment servicing.

Product overview

Carib Bean Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roastery based in Antigua, operating since 1997. The company offers a portfolio of 15 distinct coffee blends across five roast categories (Medium, Medium/Dark, Dark, Darkest, and Decaf), including signature offerings like Hurricane Brew (their most popular), Primo Espresso (signature espresso), and Caribbean Dream. They operate a Sivetz Fluid Bed Roaster and roast to order daily in small batches. The product ecosystem includes: (1) wholesale coffee products sold to hotels, resorts, restaurants, and yachts; (2) The Roastery cafe serving beverages and food; (3) Fracino espresso machine distribution across the Caribbean; and (4) barista training and equipment servicing/support services. All coffee is available in multiple sizes from 2oz to 5lb, in whole bean or ground format.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hurricane Brew Medium/dark roast five-bean Arabica blend; the company's most popular coffee with easy-to-like taste, good body, and unthreatening complexity.
• Caribbean Dream

Named customers27 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FracinocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSole authorized distributor of Fracino espresso machines across the Caribbean region. Fracino is a UK-based manufacturer of commercial and domestic coffee machines, handcrafted in Birmingham and celebrated for quality, performance, and British engineering. Carib Bean provides complete service including equipment selection, setup guidance, technical support, and aftercare.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster founded in 1999 with a portfolio of proprietary blends and a wholesale program serving hospitality and cafes. Comparable to Carib Bean in small-batch roasting model, proprietary blend development, and B2B-first go-to-market.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster with a strong wholesale program, training/education services, and commitment to direct-trade relationships with origins. Mirrors Carib Bean's coffee-plus-training-plus-wholesale structure and origin-focused sourcing philosophy.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Pioneering specialty coffee roaster with signature blends, direct-trade sourcing, and a wholesale program serving cafes and hospitality. Directly comparable to Carib Bean on specialty-grade Arabica focus, proprietary blend storytelling, and wholesale-first distribution.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster operating roastery-cafe hybrid retail plus wholesale distribution. Closely comparable to Carib Bean's combined roastery/cafe/wholesale model, premium positioning, and proprietary blend portfolio.
• Verve Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with proprietary named blends, roastery-cafe locations, and wholesale to hospitality. Comparable on small-batch roasting, blend storytelling, and the cafe-plus-wholesale dual model.
• Heart Coffee Roasters: Small-batch specialty coffee roaster combining roastery-cafe retail with wholesale to hospitality. Comparable to Carib Bean on roast methodology, blend depth, and cafe-plus-wholesale dual model.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: Large, well-funded specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator. Operates a similar roastery-plus-cafe-plus-DTC model at significantly greater scale; represents both a comparable business model and the competitive benchmark Carib Bean would face in any US expansion.
• Café Britt: Latin American/Caribbean specialty coffee producer and DTC brand with strong tourist-channel presence and a broad origin portfolio. Comparable to Carib Bean on Caribbean-adjacent origin identity, gifting/souvenir channel, and tourism-driven demand.

Regional players

• Antigua Coffee Company: Antigua-based coffee company competing in the same local market as Carib Bean with overlapping wholesale and retail presence on the island. Most direct geographic and category overlap.

Emerging players

• Onyx Coffee Lab: Award-winning specialty roaster with a competition-grade product portfolio and modern DTC-plus-wholesale motion. Comparable as a small-batch specialty roaster with strong blend development, though operating at different scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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